Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Salmonella decline seen in food poisoning report
The government's latest report card on food poisoning is out, and it has some good news: a drop in illnesses from salmonella.
Apr 17, 2014
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Autism spectrum disorders
US autism estimate rises to one in 68 children (Update)
The U.S. government's estimate of autism has moved up again to 1 in 68 U.S. children, a 30 percent increase in two years.
Mar 27, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospital infections kill 200 daily in US
People who are hospitalized in the United States risk acquiring healthcare-associated infections, which kill 75,000 patients per year, US health authorities said Wednesday.
Mar 26, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
Obesity: Not just what you eat—Research shows fat mass in cells expands with disuse
Over 35 percent of American adults and 17 percent of American children are considered obese, according to the latest survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Associated with diabetes, heart disease, ...
Mar 20, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Boxer asks CDC to look into paralysis cases
(AP)—Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer is asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to initiate a formal investigation into what has caused polio-like paralysis in about 20 children in California over the past 18 ...
Feb 27, 2014
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Health
Colorado, Utah move to hike smoking age to 21 (Update 2)
Two Western states with some of America's lowest smoking rates are considering cracking down even more by raising the tobacco age to 21.
Feb 21, 2014
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Genetics
Rett syndrome genetic variants now available for advance testing, diagnosis and research
Despite the identification of gene mutations in methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2) being linked to Rett syndrome (RS), research has been hindered by the lack of commercially available reference materials. Through collaboration ...
Feb 7, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC says cruise ship bug was newer norovirus strain
A new strain of stomach bug was the virus responsible for almost 700 recent illnesses on a Caribbean cruise ship.
Feb 6, 2014
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Health
School lunches helping children from getting too-salty diets
New findings show that many Americans are at risk for high blood pressure because of too much sodium in our diets—and the risk is especially high for children.
Jan 7, 2014
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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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