Your ATM dispenses bacteria and other top stories.

• Your ATM dispenses bacteria

  Probably the best reason to wash your hands regularly is that the world is covered in feces. New York City is par ticularly gross, and some of the most shared surfaces of this spendfriendly city are automated teller machines. Quite appropriately, the good scientists at New York University tested them for microbes. The study, published in the journal mSphere and conducted between June and July 2014, took swabs of keypads from 66 ATM machines from Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, ranging ..

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• Ready-to-eat chicken sold in Minnesota recalled

  

  Ready-to-eat chicken sold in Minnesota recalled KARE 11 Staff , KARE 2:53 PM. CST November 19, 2016 Stock photo grilled chicken breast Thinkstock Images WASHINGTON - Wayne Farms, LLC, a Georgia company, has recalled 4,059 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products due to undercooking.The USDA released information about the ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast items. They were produced on Aug. 1, 2016 and Aug. 29, 2016. The chicken was sold as 9-lb. foodservice bulk cas..

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• Two diabetes types are very different

  

  Q. What are the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? A. Twenty-nine million Americans live with diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetes is an abnormality in the body's blood-sugar levels caused by the body's inability to produce enough insulin. As a result, the body will have high levels of sugar in the blood, as insulin is responsible for converting starches, sugar, and other food into the energy your body needs to properly function. T..

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• Experts say surgeon general's report may change perception of addiction

  

  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Experts dealing with those suffering with alcohol and drug addiction are calling a new report from the nation’s chief medical officer something that could change the way people perceive the problem. The U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a 400-page study called “Facing Addiction in America,” covering various aspects of abuse, treatment and recovery, as well as the stigma of addiction being a personal choice or a character flaw. Dr. Dan Brown, with Meridian..

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• UN agency lifts Zika emergency, prepares for long-term fight

  

  GENEVA (AP) — Acknowledging Zika is “here to stay,” the United Nations health agency on Friday lifted a 9-month-old emergency declaration and prepared for a longer-term response to the mosquito-borne virus that can result in severe neurological defects in newborns whose mothers were infected. The World Health Organization was quick to note that the move does not mean the agency is downgrading the threat of the virus that has spread across Latin America, the Caribbean and elsewhere. Nearly 30 co..

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• Florida Keys Approves Trial Of Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes To Fight Zika

  

  Protest signs at the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District Board's meeting Saturday in Marathon, Fla. Greg Allen/Greg Allen hide caption toggle caption Greg Allen/Greg Allen Protest signs at the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District Board's meeting Saturday in Marathon, Fla. Greg Allen/Greg Allen ..

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• Sabra hummus products recalled over Listeria concerns

  

  Story highlightsListeria monocytogenes were found in a plant but not in tested products, the FDA saysThe products were distributed in the United States and CanadaThe products were manufactured before November 8 at a plant where Listeria monocytogenes have been found, but the bacteria has not been found in products that have been tested, the FDA said. The products were distributed to retail outlets in the United States and Canada.Consumers are urged to discard any product with a "Best Before" dat..

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• Alabama hunters cautioned to beware importing CWD infected deer

  

  Though Alabama is one of the best whitetail deer states in the nation, there's an undeniable appeal for many hunters to visiting other areas during the deer season, particularly those in the Midwest and in Canada where deer get a whole lot bigger and grow larger racks than those found anywhere in the South. But this year that can be a bit of a problem for any hunter who does not carefully follow the new regulations put in place by Alabama's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADC..

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