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  150 Afghan girls sick after suspected poisoning

Egypt investigates new student food poisoning case

A security official says that Egyptian authorities are investigating a new case of food poisoning at Al-Azhar, Cairo's centuries-old seat of Sunni Muslim learning. Full story

Afghan girls' school feared hit by poison gas

TALUQAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - As many as 74 schoolgirls in Afghanistan's far north fell sick after smelling gas and were being examined for possible poisoning, local officials said on Sunday. Full story

Food poisonings up from raw milk, poultry bacteria

Bacteria commonly linked to raw milk and poultry is causing more and more food poisonings, health officials said Thursday. Full story

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Schoolgirls who fell ill after smelling gas at their school, receive treatment at a hospital in Takhar province, Afghanistan
Schoolgirls who fell ill after smelling gas at their school, receive treatment at a hospital in Takhar province, Afghanistan

Schoolgirls who fell ill after smelling gas at their school, receive treatment at a hospital in Takhar province, Afghanistan, April 21, 2013. As many as 74 schoolgirls fell sick after smelling gas at their school Bibi Maryam in Takhar province's capital Taluqan, and were being examined for possible

Police take notes as they speak to children suffering from poisoning from colored powder and water used during Holi celebrations, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 8, 2012. More than 140 children from Dharavi area of Mumbai were hospitalized following poisoning from col