Results of a new laboratory study by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers suggests that some rare "missense" mutations in the HER2 gene are apparently not—on their own—capable of causing breast cancer growth ...
Nov 10, 2015
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The ubiquitous handicapped symbol that marks parking spaces, building entrances and restrooms around the world is getting an update, a modernization that emphasizes ability rather than disability.
Oct 16, 2015
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An unusually high number of cases of human plague have been recorded by US health authorities since April—11 in all, with three of them fatal, officials said Tuesday.
Aug 25, 2015
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A second tourist who visited Yosemite National Park has likely contracted the plague, Californian authorities said.
Aug 19, 2015
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California health officials are investigating another possible case of plague in a tourist from Georgia who fell ill after visiting Yosemite National Park, the second case in less than a month.
Aug 19, 2015
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The deaths of two young campers killed when a tree branch fell on their tent and a campground closure because of plague has cast a pall over California's Yosemite National Park at the height of the summer tourist season.
Aug 15, 2015
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The Northeast may have just escaped one of the coldest and snowiest winters to date, but that still will not reduce the risk of Lyme disease or other tick-borne illnesses.
Apr 16, 2015
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A measles outbreak centered around Disneyland in California has spread to six more US states and Mexico, and an international visitor to the theme park likely sparked the health alert, officials said Friday.
Jan 24, 2015
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California public health officials say unvaccinated people and children too young to be immunized against measles should avoid Disneyland after new infections were linked to the theme park.
Jan 21, 2015
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A recent measles outbreak traced to Disney theme parks in California includes five park employees who were infected, officials said Tuesday.
Jan 21, 2015
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