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Zika virus has been around for years Travel warnings about the Zika virus, especially for pregnant women, are very much in the news now, but the germ was discovered more than a half century ago, and you may have already visited places where it flourishes.
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CDC expands Zika virus alert; more countries issue pregnancy warnings (CNN) Pregnant women should not travel to Barbados, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Guyana, Cape Verde and Samoa because of Zika virus, the CDC said Friday.
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As Zika virus spreads, El Salvador asks women not to get pregnant until 2018 MEXICO CITY - The rapid spread of the Zika virus has prompted Latin American governments to urge women not to get pregnant for up to two years, an extraordinary precaution aimed at avoiding birth defects believed to be linked to the mosquito-borne ...
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UK reports Zika cases as El Salvador urged to lift abortion ban over virus risk (CNN) Three British travelers have been infected with the Zika virus, health officials revealed this week. "As of January 2016, three cases associated with travel to Colombia, Suriname and Guyana have been diagnosed in UK travelers," Public Health ...
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1 dead, 11 others hospitalized in listeria outbreak linked to Dole salads A listeria outbreak linked to Dole packaged salads has hospitalized 12 people in six states in the past six months, including a Michigan resident who died of the illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.
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Thailand Reports 2nd MERS Case in a Man From Oman BANGKOK - Thailand has reported its second confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, detected in a 71-year-old man from Oman who arrived in Bangkok on Friday.
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Thailand reports second MERS case as virus detected in Omani man BANGKOK Thailand has confirmed its second case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus on Sunday, the country's health minister said.
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Thailand Confirms Second MERS Case, Omani Man Quarantined, 37 Others Under Surveillance mers thailand People wear masks to prevent contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) at the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, June 19, 2015.
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Thailand reports 2nd MERS case in a man from Oman Thailand has reported its second confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, detected in a 71-year-old man from Oman who arrived in Bangkok on Friday.
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If You Bought Dole Salads Recalled For Listeria, Don't Panic! We received so many comments about the Dole salad recall for Listeria monocytogenes linked to a deadly outbreak that I thought I would write more about the illness and your risk of contracting it.
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One of conjoined twins discharged from hospital after long stay One of the conjoined twins has been released from Wolfson Children's Hospital for home and the other one remains in the hospital for the treatment.
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A baby, once a conjoined twin, is finally at home after multiple surgeries JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After a year in treatment, a formerly conjoined twin waved goodbye to doctors and nurses on Wednesday, headed to spend his first days at home with his parents in Florida.
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Thailand Confirms Second Case of MERS BANGKOK—Health officials in Thailand on Sunday confirmed the country's second case Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS.
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Fresno State professor key in new Alzheimer's research Fruit fly research from a Fresno State chemistry professor is playing a key role in developing a new approach to understand the role of environmental toxins in ALS and Alzheimer's disease.
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Florida leads US in new HIV cases after years of cuts in public health Dr. John Armstrong, Florida's Surgeon General and head of the Department of Health, listens to Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, last Tuesday as he comments at Commission on Health Care and Hospital Funding meeting.
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Prairie voles show human-like consoling Small social rodents can exhibit the kind of consoling behavior to others once thought to be strictly a human trait, researchers at Emory University's Yerkes National Primate Research Center found.
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Tinder adds STD-awareness page to repel attacks from sexual health advocacy groups Tinder, one of the most famous dating sites, has added an STD-awareness page to help its registered users to find the nearest STD testing center in their surrounding area.
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Toxin in blue-green algae increases risk of Alzheimer's A new research study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, suggests that a toxin produced by blue-green algal bloom could be linked to a number of neurological condition, The Sun reports.
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Baby Develops Scurvy on being Fed with only Almond Milk Don't go on what others say; just listen to what is right for you and your family. You will be shocked to know that a baby has been diagnosed with a rare case of scurvy because of being fed with almond milk from two-months of age to 11-months of age.
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Consumer Reports backs Fitbit accuracy despite lawsuit Given that there's a lawsuit over the accuracy of Fitbit trackers' heart rate monitors, you might be wondering how trustworthy those wearables really are.
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NIH chief: 'We've got cancer's number' More than four decades ago, former president Richard Nixon declared a "War On Cancer." Just last month, President Obama launched the latest salvo in the conflict by appointing Vice President Joe Biden launch a "moonshot" in the fight to find a cure for ...
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Heart rate failure lawsuit filed against Fitbit, Consumer Reports offers limited test results The best fitness bands, trackers and apps ZDNet Fitbit. As Fitbit was showing off its new Fitbit Blaze at CES in Las Vegas, a lawsuit was filed claiming that the Fitbit Charge HR and Surge provide inaccurate heart rate data.
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Arizona lawmaker pulls bill to restrict medical marijuana The Arizona lawmaker who sought to ban homeopaths and naturopaths from authorizing use of medical pot for their patients has pulled the bill.
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Baystate Noble in Westfield: Risk of infection from colonoscopes 'low ... not zero' Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield Announces Safety Lapse Westfield hospital says 293 colonoscopy patients might have been exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.
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Flu strain type confirmed for two dogs housed in Kent This marks the first two cases documented in Washington state of the novel virus that has sickened at least 2,000 dogs nationwide since last spring, according to Public Health - Seattle and King County.
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Three Big Island Dengue Cases 'Potentially Infectious' The Hawai'i Department of Health updated its map of potential areas of dengue fever infection, based on confirmed case information as of Wednesday, Jan. 20.
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Tips To Help Implement The New Dietary Guidelines BROOKINGS - Following the new Dietary Guidelines released by the USDA could reduce South Dakotan's risk for major chronic diseases, explained SDSU Extension Nutrition Field Specialists and Registered Dietitians, Megan Erickson and Megan Olesen.
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