[Health] Passengers on Queen Mary 2 sickened by unidentified pathogen

Passengers on Queen Mary 2 sickened by unidentified pathogen
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/suspected-norovirus-outbreak-sickens-19-passengers-on-queen-mary-2-docked-in-st-lucia/2012/12/28/ea2d32f0-5135-11e2-835b-02f92c0daa43_story.html
By Sharon Begley. NEW YORK | Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:05pm EST. NEW YORK (Reuters) - An unknown illness, suspected of being a norovirus, has sickened 194 passengers and 11 crew members aboard the luxury cruise ship Queen Mary 2, causing vomiting ...

Flu kills two Colorado kids; health department advises vaccination
http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/Flu-Outbreak-to-Hit-the-San-Joaquin-Valley-185113521.html
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Friday said statewide the number of people who have been hospitalized for influenza has reached more than 240 and two children have died.

Graphic anti-smoking ad launched
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20805059
A series of hard-hitting government adverts featuring people smoking cigarettes with a tumour growing from the end is being launched in England.

FDA deems Island 'frankenfish' egg facility safe
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2012/12/28/pei-aquabounty-genetically-engineered-salmon-584.html
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says genetically modified salmon eggs from P.E.I. are unlikely to harm the environment, opening the door for a scientifically engineered salmon that grows twice as fast as normal.

Smoked salmon sold at Sam's Club recalled d...
http://www.salon.com/2012/12/28/wal_marts_sams_club_pulling_smoked_salmon_over_listeria_fears/
Miami, FL company, Multiexport Foods, Inc, announced an expansion of a recall instituted last week to include 12-ounce twin packs and 1.25-pound packs of the salmon sold under the “Paramount Preserve” brand after routine lab testing revealed the ...