Children living in urban centers have a much higher prevalence of food allergies than those living in rural areas [Science Daily]

A "fascist" is merely a socialist who has dropped the pretense [American Conservative]

Governments hate Bitcoin [Ars Techica]

Rabid skunk problem around Ann Arbor

Fourth incident with rabid skunks in the past six months reported. 

Sign of the times: Tick bites can kill you

Deer tick

A husband and wife attending an outdoor event in Minnesota earlier this month contracted a viral infection from Deer Tick bites. The husband is now gravely ill and his wife has died.

"The Powassan virus was first identified in 1958 in Powassan, Ontario. Since that time about 60 cases have been identified in North America. The virus was mostly seen in eastern Canada and the northeastern U.S. until the last decade when, cases were reported in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. (Nathan Hansen, Winona Daily News)

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Whooping cough has become an epidemic in Washtenaw county. And with the school year about begin it could get worse.

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Heavy Drinkers Outlive Nondrinkers! - TIME

I can live with that. A beer or glass of wine with dinner and then maybe a cocktail during the evening is about right. Anything more than that (too often) is probably askin' for trouble. My view any how.