Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New Lyme disease estimate: 300,000 cases a year
Health officials say Lyme disease is about 10 times more common than previously reported.
Aug 19, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cases in stomach bug outbreak continue to climb
(HealthDay)—As U.S. health officials continue to try to track down the source of a widespread stomach bug outbreak, the number of cases continues to climb, with 576 illnesses now reported in 19 states.
Aug 16, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stomach bug outbreak cases top 500
(HealthDay)—As U.S. health officials continue to try to track down the source of a widespread stomach bug outbreak, the number of confirmed illnesses keeps climbing.
Aug 8, 2013
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Health
Number of scientific publications on firearms shows modest increase in recent years
"In January 1996, Congress passed an appropriations bill amendment prohibiting the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from using 'funds made available for injury prevention ... to advocate or promote gun ...
Aug 6, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
400 now sickened in stomach bug outbreak
(HealthDay)—The ongoing outbreak of infection with the foodborne cyclospora parasite has now reached 400 cases and spread to 16 states and New York City, according to the latest U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Aug 2, 2013
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Medications
Drug overdose deaths up among middle-aged US women (Update)
Overdose deaths in the U.S. are rising fastest among middle-aged women, and their drug of choice is usually prescription painkillers, the government reported Tuesday.
Jul 2, 2013
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Health
US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent, report says
Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says. Last year, about 18 percent of adults participating in a national health survey described themselves as current smokers.
Jun 18, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: Multistate hepatitis A virus outbreak reported
(HealthDay)—A multistate outbreak of hepatitis A illnesses, possibly linked to a frozen berry and pomegranate mix, has been identified, according to a report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Jun 7, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Deaths from West Nile virus hit record last year
U.S. health officials say last year was the worst ever for West Nile virus deaths.
May 13, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: Rabies no longer threat to three organ recipients
Federal public health officials say three people who received organs from a rabies-infected donor in 2011 are no longer in danger of coming down with the deadly disease.
Apr 2, 2013
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