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Redevelopment plan to be submitted for Neighborhood Congregational Church site in Laguna Beach
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Redevelopment plan to be submitted for Neighborhood Congregational Church site in Laguna Beach

LA Times  

A rendering of a 44-unit affordable housing development and spiritual center to be built on the Neighborhood Congregational Church site in Laguna Beach. “Also, to visually kind of reduce the scale of the building further, we’ve used three distinct architectural styles, so the building will appear to be three separate smaller developments.” The spiritual center will be given “modern character,” …

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Brain-eating Amoeba Kills Las Vegas Teenager; ‘Don’t Panic’ Say Experts
2 years, 5 months ago

Brain-eating Amoeba Kills Las Vegas Teenager; ‘Don’t Panic’ Say Experts

News 18  

Experts have said that the death of a teenager in the Las Vegas area from a rare brain-eating amoeba should prompt caution, not panic, among people at freshwater lakes, rivers and springs. “It gets people’s attention because of the name,” Brian Labus, a former public health epidemiologist, said on Friday of the naturally occurring organism officially called Naegleria fowleri but …

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Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among few in US
2 years, 5 months ago

Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among few in US

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The death of a Las Vegas-area teenager from a rare brain-eating amoeba that investigators think he was exposed to in warm waters at Lake Mead should prompt caution, not panic, among people at freshwater lakes, rivers and springs, experts said Friday. “It gets people’s attention because of the name,” former public health epidemiologist Brian Labus said of …

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Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among few in US
2 years, 5 months ago

Experts: Lake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among few in US

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The death of a Las …

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When Will Concerts Return? Experts Weigh In.
4 years, 5 months ago

When Will Concerts Return? Experts Weigh In.

Huff Post  

Pitinan Piyavatin/EyeEm via Getty Images Concerts are particularly risky in the coronavirus era. If we try to change these things, we would really change the entire concert experience.” “The social aspect of traditional live music concerts makes it difficult to transition to a scenario where concertgoers are asked to enjoy the music in a socially distanced setting.” - Dr. Kristin …

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Is It Safe To Let People Use Your Bathroom During The COVID-19 Pandemic?
4 years, 9 months ago

Is It Safe To Let People Use Your Bathroom During The COVID-19 Pandemic?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The COVID-19 pandemic has altered our social lives in many ways. “The real risk is from person-to-person interaction, so letting someone use your bathroom would not pose a major risk of disease exposure,” said Brian Labus, a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ School of Public Health. “If they can use a guest bathroom that …

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Should You Travel To A Reopened State?
4 years, 9 months ago

Should You Travel To A Reopened State?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING When Georgia allowed businesses to reopen at the end of April, many visitors from elsewhere flocked to the Peach State to take advantage of the restaurants, salons, bowling alleys and more. “Just because your favorite vacation destination has opened does not mean that you have to go visit right now,” said Brian Labus, a professor at the …

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Is It Safe To Send Flowers For Mother's Day Amid Coronavirus?
4 years, 11 months ago

Is It Safe To Send Flowers For Mother's Day Amid Coronavirus?

Huff Post  

Boris SV via Getty Images Mother’s Day 2020 is going to be a bit. “Sending your mom flowers has no more risk than if you send her gifts from an online retailer or have a nice meal from a restaurant delivered,” said Brian Labus, a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ School of Public Health. “Touchless delivery, which …

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Latest: China’s virus outbreak steady, with 143 new cases
5 years ago

Latest: China’s virus outbreak steady, with 143 new cases

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The Latest on the virus outbreak : 8:40 a.m. China’s outbreak of the new coronavirus is holding steady. ___ 8:20 a.m. South Korea’s premier has criticized Japan’s 14-day quarantine on all visitors from South Korea due to its viral outbreak, demanding that Tokyo immediately withdraw the “excessive and irrational measures.” South Korean Prime Minister Chung Se-kyun made the …

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Tourist mecca Las Vegas sees Nevada’s first coronavirus case
5 years ago

Tourist mecca Las Vegas sees Nevada’s first coronavirus case

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Health officials in Las Vegas said Thursday that the tourist destination has its first case of coronavirus — a man in his 50s who recently returned from a trip to Washington state. “Nevada and our local health authorities are taking this situation very seriously and have been preparing for weeks in anticipation of a presumptive case.” Sisolak …

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