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		<title>Texas: Alex&#8217;s aftermath brings flash flood watches to Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greenbelt MD--Tropical Depression Alex dissipated over the mountains of central Mexico, but his rainy remnants have moved into south, central and western Texas. The GOES-13 satellite is keeping an eye on Alex's remnants as they have prompted flash flood watches in those areas today.
The latest imagery from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-13, revealed Alex's [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas: Tests indicates VOC exposures in Dish similar to US population</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 12:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dish TX--Biological test results from a Texas Department of State Health Services investigation in Dish, Texas, indicate that residents' exposure to certain contaminants was not greater than that of the general U.S. population.
In response to community concerns about potential health effects of natural gas drilling, DSHS collected biological samples from 28 Dish residents in late [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas: DSHS encourages H1N1 shots as virus continues to circulate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Austin TX--With recent upticks in flu activity in the southeastern United States, the Texas Department of State Health Services is continuing to encourage people to get the H1N1 flu vaccination now to protect themselves.
“The virus is still circulating. It's still hospitalizing people. We're seeing some increases in H1N1 activity in other parts of the country, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas: DSHS to resume annual wintertime rabies bait drop Jan 6</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Austin TX--The Texas Department of State Health Services’ annual airdrop of vaccine baits – credited with reducing the spread of rabies strains carried by coyotes and gray foxes – is scheduled to begin Jan. 6. Some 2.9 million baits will be dropped over 42 counties in South and West-Central Texas.
“This innovative program is helping prevent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas: DSHS issues warning concerning &#8220;Nzu&#8221; product</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Austin TX--The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning consumers, especially pregnant or breastfeeding women, to avoid consuming a traditional product called “Nzu” because of the potential health risks from high levels of lead and arsenic.
Nzu, which is consumed as a traditional remedy for morning sickness, has been found by DSHS food inspectors at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas: H1N1 vax open to general public</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Austin--The Texas Department of State Health Services today announced it is opening up the state's H1N1 vaccine supply to the general public.
With supplies increasing, Texas health officials are now urging providers to offer the vaccine to the general population but to continue to ensure people in priority groups get the vaccine they need. Since early [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas: Community health investigation to be launched</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/11/texas-community-health-investigation-to-be-launched/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Corpus Christi TX--At a public meeting on Dec. 1 in Corpus Christi, the Texas Department of State Health Services will discuss an investigation of potential environmental exposures in the Hillcrest area of Corpus Christi. The meeting is set for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Oveal Williams Senior Center, 1414 Martin Luther King Drive.
The investigation [...]]]></description>
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