Parasite
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Domestic cats helping spread dangerous parasite to wildlife, UBC study findsAn infected cat can shed as many as 500 million Toxoplasma eggs in two weeks through feces. Those eggs can go dormant and wait years before infecting a wild animal.EnvironmentNov 13, 2021
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People in N.S. bitten by tick can now go to pharmacy for Lyme disease assessmentPreviously, those with tick bites had to go to a doctor or nurse practitioner to get a provincially covered assessment.HealthOct 29, 2021
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‘Moving black worm’ removed from tonsil of woman with sore throatA Tokyo woman complained of a sore throat five days after eating sashimi.TrendingJul 14, 2020
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Trump slams ‘Parasite’ Oscar win: ‘Can we get ‘Gone With the Wind’ back, please?’Trump also dismissed actor Brad Pitt, who won an Oscar for best supporting actor for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."EntertainmentFeb 20, 2020
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Saskatoon Korean Association ‘amazed’ with ‘Parasite’ Oscar winsBong Joon-ho's film "Parasite" took home top prizes at the 92nd Academy Awards, which is very exciting for Koreans around the world, including in Saskatchewan.EntertainmentFeb 11, 2020
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Oscars 2020: Viewership ratings plunge to record lowCompared to 29.6 million in 2019, viewership for the Oscars fell to 23.6 million last Sunday — which is more than a 20 per cent drop, according to Nielsen.EntertainmentFeb 11, 2020
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Alberta woman told she was dying of cancer discovers it’s actually a parasiteFirst Cassidy Armstrong was diagnosed with a rare, terminal cancer. Then, doctors discovered she actually had a rare parasite found in coyote and dog feces.HealthFeb 3, 2020
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U of S researchers help discover new parasite found in wolverinesUniversity of Saskatchewan researchers have helped find the 13th form of a parasite called Trichinella.ScienceJan 17, 2020
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Best movies of 2019: 11 films that rose above the rest this yearIt's been a soft year at movie theatres, but there were a few gems.EntertainmentDec 28, 2019
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Johnson Lake drained in effort to eliminate parasiteParks Canada has taken a dramatic step in the war against whirling disease by partially draining Johnson Lake in Alberta.EnvironmentOct 23, 2019
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