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Valley Fever Infecting Thousands In Agricultural Heartland

AP | GOSIA WOZNIACKA | Posted 05.06.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Sickness, Cdc, Health, Valley Fever Center for Excellence, Royce Johnson, Fungus, John Galgiani, Dale Pulde, Gil Chavez, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Valley Fever, Illness, California Department of Public Health, Healthy Living News

FRESNO, Calif. -- California and federal public health officials say valley fever, a potentially lethal but often misdiagnosed disease infecting more ...

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New Look At Ancient Mud Yields 'Unexpected Discovery'

Posted 03.08.2013 | Science
Read More: Rna, Pharmaceutical Industry, Video, Sea Creatures, Fungi, Ocean Fungus, Deep Sea, Fungus, Genetics, Marine Fungus, Pacific Ocean, Ancient Fungus, Sea Floor, Ocean, Science News

By: Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer Published: 03/07/2013 10:01 AM EST on LiveScience The story of life on Earth keeps getting stranger...

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House Eating Fungus Is Costly Visitor

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 11.02.2012 | Home
Read More: Poria Incrassata, House Eating Fungus, Video, Safeco Insurance, Insurance, House Eating Mold, Fungus, Fugi, Judy Moore, Walter Moore, Los Angeles, Home News

Homeowners may not know poria incrassata by its fancy name, but they'll know when it becomes an unwanted houseguest. The house-eating fungus looks lik...

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'A Bunny's Garden of Eatin'

Jerry Zezima | Posted 10.07.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Stamford Advocate, Strawberries, Humor, Fungus, Garden, Flowers, Impatiens, Herb, Sage, Song, Landscaper, Bugs Bunny, Butterfly Bush, Paul Bunyan, Rabbit, Doctor, Sequoia, Rosemary, Daisies, Parsley, Comedy News
Jerry Zezima

In the 14 years we have lived in our house, I have killed virtually every form of flora I have encountered. It's a good thing I don't know anyone named Flora or I'd be in jail right now.

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What Is Toe Jam?

Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S. | Posted 09.10.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Smelly Feet, Hammer Toes, Personal Health, Toe Jam, Toenail Fungus, Fungus, Smelly-Feet, Calluses, Hammertoes, Foot, Feet, Corns, Explained, Dr. Blitz, Tell Me Why, Neal Blitz, Bacteria, Scabies, Smelly Feet Cures, Healthy Living News
Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.

Toe jam is common non-medical term used to describe the 'gunk' that accumulates between the toes. Not all toe jam is the same, however -- and it can result in serious medical issues for some and should not be neglected.

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Colorado Bat Caves Closed To Prevent Transmiss

AP | BOB MOEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: White Nose Syndrome, Caves, Fungus, U.S. Forest Service, Bats, Bat Caves, Denver News

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Even Batman isn't immune from an eviction notice these days. The U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday it was barring entry to cave...

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Extreme Hygiene: Infectious Germs Are Bulking Up at the Gym

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Fungal, Staph Infection, Showers, Barefoot, Working Out, Exercise, Gym Hygiene, Health, Fungus, Dr. Braunstein, Warts, Germs, Los Angeles News
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Health clubs and gyms are known to harbor a host of contagious germs, and people who frequent them are at a greater risk for contracting infections that range from mild (but annoying) to more serious.

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'Himalayan Viagra' Murders Ruling Delayed

AFP | Claire Cozens | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Himalayan Village, Himalayan Viagra, Fungus, Murder, Nepal, Tibet, Himalayan Murders, Viagra, Kathmandu, China, Nar, Himalayas, Manang, Ohchr, World News

KATHMANDU (AFP) -- A tiny court in one of Nepal's most remote areas Wednesday postponed its verdict on 36 men charged with murdering a group of farmer...

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Gatorade Could Be The Cure For Dying Frogs

New Scientist | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Frog Disease, Gatorade Cure, Fungus, Gatorade, Frog Fungus, Animals, Frog-Killing-Fungus, Frogs, Frog, Electrolytes, Green News

The fungus now decimating frog populations around the world does its damage by impairing the animals' ability to absorb electrolytes through their ski...

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The Crazy World Of Mushrooms (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Mushrooms, Fungi, Poisonous Mushrooms, Fungus, Food, Slideshow, Medical Mushrooms, Shrooms, Edible Mushrooms, Green News

There are estimated to be more than 140,000 species of mushrooms in existence, but only about 10 percent of those have been identified. Of that percen...

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Meet Quorn: This Fungus Ain't No Portobello

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Healthy Eating, Quorn, Vegetarian, Fake Meat, Fungi, Vegan, Fungus, Portobello, Food, Diet, Vegetarianism, Wellness, Healthy Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

Meet Quorn-brand foods. In the 1960s, scientists and others became alarmed by the prospect of a global shortage of edible protein. In 1967, some British scientists thought they found the answer: A fungus growing in the dirt near Buckinghamshire, England.

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Forget Person Of The Year, Debate The Most Important Species

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Bats, Most Important Species, Bees, Plankton, Animals, Fungus, Primates, Poll, Green News

If you thought the season for debates and voting had ended, think again! Some folks over in the UK -- specifically, the EarthWatch institute -- are de...

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