Northeast Bat Populatio...

New Jersey (ChatterShmatter) – If you have noticed an increase in the summer mosquitoes in and around in the New York and New England area you can point to the mysterious disease causing massive deaths of bats in the area. The scientists, who study the flying rodents, are seeing...
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Even Cancer Cannot Dete...

Morgantown W. Virginia (ChatterShmatter) – We all know the risks associated with smoking, and for some the risk outweighs the benefits and for others this is not the case. It is found to be especially true in those diagnosed with cancer. A study done by West Virginia University...
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New Study Reveals Stero...

Boston (ChatterShmatter) – A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine which shows the lack of an impact of steroids on children. Typically steroids are given to help the patient battle infections or trouble breathing such as coughing or wheezing. The study was...
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Cleaner Air Leads to a ...

Washington DC (ChatterShmatter) – C. Arden Pope led a research team from Brigham Young and Harvard University which studied the impact of changes in air quality on the life span of people in 51 cities between the years 1980 and 2000. The results show an increase in the life expectancy...
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Salmonella Outbreak Lin...

Atlanta (ChatterShmatter) – The recent outbreak of salmonella which is being investigated by a joint task force of the Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has to date sickened at least 625 people in 47 states and is being linked...
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Largest Settlement By H...

Washington (ChatterShmatter) – The nation’s second largest health insurer UnitedHealth Group, Inc was found guilty of what is being called blatant and obvious fraud, and will be forced to pay $350 million in damages to compensate affected customers. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo...
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Statistics Show Increas...

Washington (ChatterShmatter) – Studies conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics revealed that the teen birth rate in the United States increased in 2006, the first time in 15 years. Mississippi was the state leading the way with the highest rate of teenage births....
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Drew Peterson to Re-Mar...

Chicago (ChatterShmatter) – From the files of my 15 minutes are up and I need more fame comes the latest news from Drew Peterson, he is engaged to his 23 year old mystery girlfriend.
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Happy Birthday to you...

New Jersey (ChatterShmatter) – While this story may read as even too big a publicity stunt for Tom Cruise’s new film “Valkyrie” it is all too real. It all started when Heath and Deborah Campbell were rebuffed by the bakery within a local ShopRite to have a birthday cake made...
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UPDATE: OJ Receives 15 ...

Las Vegas (ChatterShmatter) – Today we will find ourselves in a familiar position, as we await the results of an O.J. Simpson trial. This time however we know he will be going to prison. About 14 years ago Simpson was acquitted in the trail of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole...
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