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Chipotle’s Boston Restaurant linked to Norovirus Outbreak Opens for Customers
Chipotle’s Boston Restaurant linked to Norovirus Outbreak Opens for Customers

With a hope to get back on track, restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill announced reopening of its Boston restaurant in Cleveland Circle neighborhood which was linked to illness of over 130 people earlier this month.

Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold said the Boston restaurant reopened on... read more

Boston Chipotle that sickened 136 students reopens
Boston Chipotle that sickened 136 students reopens

The Cleveland Circle Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant that was forced to close after several college students and other people fell sick after eating there has reopened.

Chipotle Mexican Grill reopened and resumed normal operation over the holiday weekend, around three weeks after Boston... read more

35% of children seen by primary care provider for mental health issues
35% of children seen by primary care provider for mental health issues

The journal Pediatrics published research has found that a big percentage of children with mental health conditions like ADHD and anxiety are treated by only pediatricians. The researchers have based their findings on the data from 43,235 people aged between 2 and 21 from 2008 to 2011.

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Career in football linked to degenerative brain disease
Career in football linked to degenerative brain disease

According to a new study, a career in football, particularly in the NFL, becomes a reason behind the degenerative brain disease, known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The study was conducted by researchers from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University.

As per... read more

Weight-loss surgery linked to reduction in Asthma flare-ups
Weight-loss surgery linked to reduction in Asthma flare-ups

Weight-Loss surgery could reduce asthma flare-ups among obese people, according to a study conducted by a medical team at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The team checked health records in California, Florida and Nebraska. Weight loss surgery is recommended for severely obese... read more

Two Record-breaking snowstorms pound Boston over past two weeks
Two Record-breaking snowstorms pound Boston over past two weeks

A record-setting run of snowstorms over the past two weeks has taken a heavy toll on Massachusetts, with Boston set to break new snow records.

The city set a seven-day snow record last week with 20 inches of fresh snow. In just two weeks, Boston witnessed nearly 6 feet of snow and more... read more

Boston’s Mayor taking necessary steps to prepare for Climate Change
Boston’s Mayor taking necessary steps to prepare for Climate Change

On the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, October 29, Wednesday, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh spoke at the Architecture Boston Expo at the Boston Convention Center, addressing that rising sea levels and powerful storms pose a serious threat.

The mayor and other regional city and... read more