Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Britain: Two people catch tuberculosis from pet cat

England's public health agency says two people have caught tuberculosis from a pet cat, the first time the bacterial disease has been documented to spread from cat to human.

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.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

China bird flu devastates Shanghai family

The virus has already killed her mother, and Kelly Gu's father lies critically ill with H7N9 bird flu in a Shanghai hospital bed—the only couple both infected in China's outbreak of the disease.

Health

Caricom to launch new health agency in Trinidad

(AP)—A Caribbean trade bloc says it has merged five different health research agencies into a single office that has already attracted nearly $10 million in aid.

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