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  • The news website based its rankings on the percentage of local adults with degrees in science and computer math as well as the share of those with graduate and professional degrees.

    It says 24.22 percent of Boulder adults hold a graduate or professional degree, 7.84 percent have one in computer math and 3.15 percent have a science degree.

  • Two new brands were added to salmonella-linked egg recall centering on two Iowa farms, according to an unpdated list provided by the Egg Safety Center.

    Wright County Egg, whose plants produced 380 million of the 550 million recalled eggs, said it has found salmonella in the Cardenas Market brand and are beginning a voluntary recall. Affected cartons have the plant number 1026 on the side and Julian dates between 136 and 228.

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    Struggling with your hearing aids? Learn how cochlear implant users have gained more than just their hearing! Meet cochlear implant users. Attend educational sessions. Meet with surgeons and doctors of audiology.

    This Health Fair is sponsored by Cochlear Corporation.  Advanced Audiology, Inc. is proud to be one of the contributing affiliates to this program.

  • Another consequence of the latest salmonella scare: The price of breakfast has jumped.

    Since the first salmonella case was reported, buyers have dished out 38 percent more cash for their eggs. The wholesale price of a dozen eggs is up to $1.35 from $0.98 on Aug. 13.

    More than half a billion eggs have been affected by the current recall. Food and Drug Administration officials said Monday that there is no evidence a massive outbreak of salmonella in eggs has spread beyond two Iowa farms, though a team of investigators is still trying to figure out what caused it.

  • The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service says Zemco Industries, is recalling approximately 380,000 pounds of deli meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

    The agency says the meat was distributed to delicatessens where they were further processed into sandwiches. A number of the delis are operated by Wal-Mart stores.

    Wal-Mart said the recall involves Marketside Grab and Go sandwiches, but not individual packages of deli meat.

  • More than a half-billion eggs have been recalled in the nationwide investigation of a salmonella outbreak that expanded to include a second Iowa farm. The outbreak has already sickened more than 1,000 people and the toll of illnesses is expected to increase.

  • Hundreds of people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in four states and possibly more, health officials said Wednesday as a company dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs.

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with state health departments to investigate the illnesses. No deaths have been reported, said Dr. Christopher Braden, a CDC epidemiologist involved in the investigation.

    The Food and Drug Administration also is investigating.

  • Continued concerns over salmonella contamination have prompted Procter & Gamble to expand its previous recall to include some Iams and Eukanuba dry dog and cat foods.

    The Procter & Gamble said it's taking the action because the pet food has the “potential to be contaminated” with salmonella, a bacterium that can cause food poisoning.

    The company -- which makes Iams and Eukanuba products -- said it has not received any reports of illnesses linked to the recalled foods.

  • Denver ranks as the nation’s eighth-best city for new college graduates.

    The report ranks what it considers the nation’s top 30 cities for recent grads, based on such factors as number of entry-level employers based on data from the AfterCollege jobs wesbite, as well as average annual pay, cost of living and unemployment rate.

    Read more: Denver Business Journal

  • Kellogg said Wednesday that higher-than-normal amounts of certain chemicals in its package liners caused the unusual smell and flavor that prompted a recall of 28 million boxes of its cereal in late June.

    Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops and Honey Smacks were recalled after about 20 people complained, including five who reported nausea and vomiting.

    Consumers reported the cereal smelled or tasted waxy and others said the taste or smell was similar to that of metal or soap. Others simply described it as stale.