Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Head of troubled CDC anthrax lab has resigned
(AP)—Health officials say that the head of the government lab which potentially exposed workers to live anthrax has resigned.
Jul 23, 2014
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US gets first local case of mosquito-borne chikungunya
A Florida man who has not recently traveled outside the country is the first person in the United States to get the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus locally, officials said Thursday.
Jul 17, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC outlines five incidents in which deadly pathogens were mishandled
Dangerous germs, including anthrax, botulism and a strain of bird flu, were improperly sent among government laboratories in five incidents during the last decade, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
Jul 14, 2014
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It's Your Game ... Keep It Real reduces dating violence among minority youth
New research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) shows that It's Your Game…Keep it Real (IYG), a health education program designed to delay sexual behavior and promote healthy dating ...
Jul 10, 2014
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Researcher says precautions should be taken to avoid a chikungunya outbreak in the US
Cases of chikungunya continue to rise, with more than 100 people from the United States infected with the mosquito-borne virus that they contracted while out of the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Jul 10, 2014
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One in 25 reports falling asleep at the wheel: CDC report
(HealthDay)—In a new government survey, one in 25 U.S. drivers said they had fallen asleep at the wheel a least once over the prior month.
Jul 4, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US probes lab workers' possible anthrax exposure (Update)
Some workers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have been accidentally exposed to dangerous anthrax bacteria this month because of a safety problem at some of its labs in Atlanta, the federal agency ...
Jun 19, 2014
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Number of induced labors falling in US, CDC says
(HealthDay)—After almost two decades of steady increases, the number of U.S. infants born early due to induced labor and C-section has declined in recent years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control ...
Jun 18, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
C. difficile epidemic should concern not only hospital patients but people at home
Without proper infection prevention in hospitals, and now homes, the Clostridium difficile bacteria poses a major health threat, cautions a Case Western Reserve University infection control researcher.
Jun 16, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chia powder linked to salmonella illnesses
(AP)—Those who seek to make food healthier by adding chia powder should avoid several recalled brands that are linked to salmonella illnesses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Jun 13, 2014
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