Crosby News: Thousands expected to head to Merseyside’s beaches as temperatures soar

Source: Crosby Herald

LIFE was a beach for many Merseysiders as temperatures soared across the region. Crosby coastguard recorded temperatures of 26.7C yesterday with Liverpool at 26C. Crowds of sun worshippers stayed cool with chilled drinks and ice creams on Chavasse Pa ...
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Rabies victim 'failed to tell doctors about about dog bite or her trip to India'

Source: Daily Mail - UK

The woman, in her 50s, was bitten by a puppy while on holiday in India. She is said to be unlikely to survive Hospital admits turning woman away, claiming she didn't tell doctors she had been bittenHer pe ...
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Independent podcast: Vasily Petrenko - Shostakovich

Source: The Independent

These two hugely contrasting symphonies come from the opposite ends of Shostakovich's life and career. The Second Symphony was written to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Bolshevik October Revolution ...
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Crosby’s Olympic torch bearers are on their starting blocks

Source: Crosby Herald

AS THE Olympic flame begins to make its long journey around the country, Crosby’s torch bearers are preparing for their big day. Among those who will carry the torch through the village on Friday, June 1, are Crosby Stuart junior ...
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Aigburth and Grassendale news: Diamond Jubilee event in Aigburth hopes to raise cash for North West Cancer Research Fund

Source: Liverpool Echo

A GROUP of patriotic fundraisers is hosting a family fun day in honour of the Diamond Jubilee. The red, white and blue themed event is being organised by the Liverpool Committee of cancer charity North West Cancer Research Fund (NWCR ...
Full article at: Liverpool Echo  More like this  3 days ago, 12:21pm CDT

Parasite Proves To Be Troublesome For Diagnosing Bovine Tuberculosis

Source: RedOrbit

Researchers have uncovered new clues in the battle against bovine tuberculosis (bTB), which claimed the lives of thousands of U.K. cattle and wildlife last year. A parasitic flatworm often found in cattle, Fasciola hepatica – or common liver fl ...
Full article at: RedOrbit  More like this  4 days ago, 8:39am CDT

Hoylake Professor Alexander Trees becomes second vet to be appointed to the House of Lords

Source: Wirral News

A VETERINARY professor from Wirral is to be made a life peer. Alexander “Sandy” Trees, Emeritus Professor at the University of Liverpool and a leading expert in veterinary parasitology, is only the second vet to be appointed to th ...
Full article at: Wirral News  More like this  4 days ago, 6:00pm CDT

Research suggests why bovine TB continues to spread

Source: EurekAlert

Research at the University of Liverpool suggests that the failure of the current bovine tuberculosis (TB) Bovine TB is a bacterial disease that in 2011 resulted in the slaughter of approximately 25,000 cattle in England, at a cost to t ...
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Bovine TB disguised by liver fluke

Source: Nature.com

Cows infected with both bovine tuberculosis and a common liver fluke may not test positive on standard TB tests. Gavin Hellier / Getty Images Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) could be spreading across Britain because the most widely used test for the dis ...
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