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Millions of Americans are drinking tap water that?s contaminated with large amounts of chemical byproducts from chlorine which are far greater may be safe for pregnant women.

Although chlorine is commonly used to disinfect drinking water, when it?s added to water that contains organic matter such as runoff from farms or lawns, it can form compounds such as chloroform that can make you ill.

The Environmental Working Group and Public Interest Research Groups have identified parts of the United State where there may be increased health risks for pregnant women who drink the water, including miscarriage, neural tube defects and reduced fetal growth.
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A new injectable microchip could turn people into ?human bar codes.? Radio-frequency identification chips, which are used in toll road passes, may soon be able to be injected into the human body. Applied Digital Solutions of Palm Beach, Florida has introduced a chip that could be injected through a syringe and is compatible with human tissue, and wants to develop it for use in pacemakers, defibrillators and artificial joints.
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Ebola is back in Africa. It?s one of the most deadly viral diseases known and can incubate for up to three weeks before flu-like symptoms set in. It then starts attacking internal organs, causing bloody diarrhea and vomiting. Within two weeks, the victim usually is dead from massive blood loss. There is no cure. But the virus usually kills its victims faster than it can spread, so it doesn?t spread too far.

The Ebola death toll in West Africa is now 24, the World Health Organization says. The latest fatality occurred in Republic of Congo, where seven people have now died. The disease has killed 17 people in neighboring Gabon.
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Russian police have arrested seven people who were trying to sell more than 2 pounds of weapons-grade uranium, Russian television reported.

The suspects allegedly belonged to the Balashikha criminal gang. They were arrested on Tuesday in a town near Moscow, trying to sell a container of uranium-235 for $30,000 and were charged with illegal handling of nuclear materials. A later report said that according to ?preliminary information,? the materials were weapons-grade.

The seizure would be the first officially confirmed case of theft of weapons-grade material in Russia, and would further tarnish the weak reputation of Russian nuclear security.

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