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The McCormick Bird House would be closed "until further notice," the zoo said. Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu ...

The US Food and Drug Administration announced this month that it's effectively banning Red No. 3, the controversial artificial red dye found in food and drinks that's been linked to cancer.

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Pauline Quirke's husband said she now "just wants to spend time with her family" Pauline Quirke, famous for starring in TV sitcom Birds of a Feather, has retired from acting following a dementia ...