Health
CDC: 221 sickened by synthetic pot in Colorado
Synthetic marijuana is believed to have sickened 221 people in Colorado during an outbreak earlier this year.
Dec 12, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: Flu season starting a little more normally
Health officials say the flu season seems to be getting off to more normal start this year.
Dec 12, 2013
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Immunology
Whooping cough vaccine antigen disappearing from bacteria in US
Vaccines for whooping cough contain three to five protective antigens, the presence of which are critical to the vaccine's effectiveness. But one of the antigens, pertactin, which had been present in almost all isolates of ...
Dec 12, 2013
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Health
CDC: Water at Marine base linked to birth defects
A long-awaited study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms a link between tainted tap water at a U.S. Marine Corps base in North Carolina and increased risk of serious birth defects and childhood ...
Dec 6, 2013
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Health
More signs that US births may have stopped falling
There's more evidence that U.S. births may be leveling off after years of decline.
Dec 6, 2013
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Health
US abortions had slower decline in 2010 than 2009
U.S. abortions have continued to decline, but not quite as steeply as before.
Nov 27, 2013
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Health
CDC report card: Good, bad marks on target battles
Three years ago, the nation's top public health agency picked its key battles. Now, its first report card on reaching those goals gives it a grade of pretty good but needs improvement.
Nov 21, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Baby illnesses tied to parents nixing newborn shot
Health officials are reporting four Tennessee cases of a rare infant illness that have been linked to parents refusing a routine shot for newborns.
Nov 14, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Colon cancer testing may be leveling off in US
After years of increases, testing for colon cancer may be leveling off.
Nov 5, 2013
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Immunology
Feds post food allergy guidelines for schools
The federal government is issuing its first guidelines to schools on how to protect children with food allergies.
Oct 30, 2013
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