Botulism

More than 100 people involved in Glendale wedding brawl

2012-06-13 16:36:48

<![CDATA[More than 100 people involved in Glendale wedding brawl]]>

Botulism suspected in death of Lake Forest ducks

2011-09-20 21:35:24

<![CDATA[Botulism suspected in death of Lake Forest ducks]]>

Food safety: Should canned foods come with a warning label?

2011-03-31 16:35:37

<![CDATA[Food safety: Should canned foods come with a warning label?]]>

Canning it: Getting into a pickle

2011-04-20 16:33:15

<![CDATA[Canning it: Getting into a pickle]]>

Avian botulism roadblock: one botulism test down, more research to go

2013-06-05 04:52:00

This is the second article in a two-part series investigating road blocks researchers encounter when trying to study avian botulism. During the summer and fall of 2012, more than 1,500 documented loons washed ashore in northern Lake Michigan, dead from...

Watching Michigan loons in the face of disease

2013-05-06 11:03:00

PETOSKEY — A few years ago Peggy and Phil Millard were kayaking on Round Lake and saw a pair of loons trying to drive a third away from the lake. "They were charging at it and being aggressive toward it," said Peggy, who lives on the Petoskey-...

Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health

2013-04-29 00:00:00

Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com. April 29, 2013 Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...

Extortion at funerals? That's low, even for low-life scammers

2013-03-05 16:29:04

Corning beef

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Q: I use to use a recipe I got from the Chicago Tribune for making your own corned beef from scratch, using whatever cut of beef you wanted. Recipe dates back to 1993 or 1994. The last time I used the recipe was 1999. I was going to try the recipe again...

Chain Of Environmental Consequences Slaughtering Birds

2013-02-07 14:08:35

I'm not much of a bird-watcher. But I'm a devoted and appreciative observer of the common loon. Every time I see its black-and-white beauty, hear its eerie wail or watch its deep-water diving is a blessing. Each cry of the loon is precious to me. So news...

Doctor says cold medicines don't work for young kids

2013-01-30 00:00:00

When a young child comes down with a cold — congestion, a scratchy sore throat and runny nose, maybe with greenish goo — many parents head straight for the drugstore for a bottle of children's cold medicine. Don't bother. It's worth it...

First birding festival held at the Salton Sea

2013-01-21 00:20:00

MECCA — Shane Mast and his wife, Sabrina, had heard that the Salton Sea was polluted, but after their first visit to the Salton Sea State Recreation Area Sunday, they don’t believe that’s the case. “The Salton Sea is great, it&...

This bird, photographed by Kristy Beyer of Petoskey's Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council near Cross Village, likely died of avian botulism.

2012-10-12 05:44:00

A dead loon, found near Cross Village in 2007, was suspected of dying from avian botulism.

2012-09-04 00:00:00

File photo of a Mallard duck

2012-07-24 07:09:00