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West Nile virus impacts Iowa, reaches Massachusetts

Jul 31, 2014

The West Nile virus, a sometimes deadly disease that is spread through the bite of mosquitoes, has made Iowa officials urging action to be taken to prevent the disease. Meanwhile, another U.S. state - Massachus...

Young boy with brain tumor receives 100,000 cards, packages

Platonium

Jul 25, 2014

Health

Danny Nickerson, a little boy from Foxborough, MA who is battling a brain tumor, has just turned six-years-old today. And for his birthday, he received over 100,000 cards and packages from people around the wor...

New England angered over rising gray seal populations

Platonium

Jul 20, 2014

Innovation

A few short decades ago, the gray seals were almost completely wiped out of New England waters. But over the years, their population has grown immensely, so much so that people in the area are calling for contr...

Lethal Mosquito Virus Reported in Eastern Massachusetts

Abby Smith

Jul 20, 2014

Health

The summer this year has been neither too hot nor too humid and it is the perfect setting for the arrival of a potentially lethal disease caused by a virus in the Bay State. Mosquito population has been steadi...

Little boy fighting cancer just wants birthday cards

Platonium

Jul 20, 2014

Health

Danny Nickerson, a 5-year-old Massachusetts boy who is battling cancer, will be turning six on July 25. All he wants for his birthday, he has said, is a box of birthday cards. Last October, Danny was diagnos...

Mosquitoes spreading deadly EEE virus in Massachusetts

Platonium

Jul 19, 2014

Health

Health authorities in Massachusetts have announced that someone has been infected by the deadly eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE) this summer, and warn Mass residents to wear proper insect repellants. ...

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