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Tennessee Attorneys Reveal Call Logs Of OxyContin Sales Reps In Case Against Purdue Pharma Purdue Pharma's sales reps in Tennessee were pushing OxyContin even harder as the high-powered opioid came under more legal scrutiny in recent years.
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Tuberculosis spilled at Hopkins because latch failed Frozen tuberculosis spilled Thursday within the Johns Hopkins Cancer Research Building, creating a potential hazard after a latch failed on a transport container, an official with the medical institution said Friday.
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More than 200 people ill from parasite in Del Monte vegetable tray recall (CNN) An outbreak of cyclosporiasis has sickened 212 people in four states since May, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
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HIV vaccine shows promise in human trial An HIV vaccine that has the potential to protect people around the world from the virus has shown promising results. The treatment, which aims to provide immunity against various strains of the virus, produced an anti-HIV immune system response in ...
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Del Monte Recalls Vegetable Trays, Cyclospora Parasite Outbreak Affects Over 200 What's the best way to avoid cyclosporiasis? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is "avoiding food or water that may have been contaminated with feces.
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Scientists cautiously optimistic about HIV vaccine candidate (CNN) There may be a glimmer of hope in the fight to protect people from HIV-1, the most widespread type of the virus and the one that causes the most disease globally.
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NH residents warned to take precautions against mosquitoes New Hampshire health officials are warning residents to take precautions against mosquitoes and the diseases they can spread. Officials said mosquitoes that can carry diseases are becoming more active around dusk and dawn each day.
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West Nile Virus Found In Mosquitoes In Worcester, Auburn WORCESTER, MA—No humans have tested positive, but the West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitoes from both Worcester and Auburn, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health told city officials on Thursday.
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John Ochsner, renowned cardiac surgeon, dead at 91 John Lockwood Ochsner - a world-renowned cardiac surgeon - died Friday at age 91, Ochsner Health Systems in New Orleans announced.
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Common heart drug recalled in 22 countries for possible cancer link (CNN) A common drug used to control blood pressure and help prevent heart failure is being recalled in 22 countries because it contains a chemical that poses a potential cancer risk.
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Commonly prescribed heart drug is recalled in 22 countries A common drug used to control blood pressure and help prevent heart failure is being recalled in 22 countries because it contains a chemical that poses a potential cancer risk.
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Our moment in the sun: Irish people need to take care "Summertime, and the livin' is easy, Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high . . . " "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine .
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Common heart drug recalled in 22 countries for possible cancer link (CNN) -- A common drug used to control blood pressure and help prevent heart failure is being recalled in 22 countries because it contains a chemical that poses a potential cancer risk.
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Hundreds of years ago, American dogs mysteriously vanished Dogs' ancestors in the Americas likely came from Siberia, according to a new study. The study also suggests that these early dog populations almost totally disappeared, but left future generations a cancerous tumor that is still found in their canine ...
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Purdue Pharma pushed opioids as 'hope in a bottle,' records show A lawsuit filed on behalf of Tennessee taxpayers against Oxycontin-maker Purdue Pharma in May reveals company records that lay bare how a giant of Big Pharma intentionally fueled the opioid epidemic to snare profits.
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Multnomah County reports 2nd person diagnosed with measles This file photo, shows boxes of the measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine (MMR) and measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine inside a freezer at a doctor's office in Northridge, Calif.
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Marylanders warned to avoid Venezuelan crab meat after nine sickened by Vibrio bacteria State health officials are warning consumers to avoid unpasteurized Venezuelan crab meat because they believe it has sickened nine people in Maryland with infections of Vibrio bacteria.
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Mighty Miss Maya makes big strides, takes first steps TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A 4-year-old northern Michigan girl is making big strides, two months after receiving life-changing surgery.
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This Michigan girl, 4, with cerebral palsy just took her first steps A 4-year-old girl from Traverse City with cerebral palsy beamed with excitement as she walked independently for the first time. "I'm walking, yes!
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I Do Not Like This New Wasp Species Whose Giant Stinger Lays Eggs Inside Spiders Hi, do you see that long red thing? It belongs to that wasp. Its function is to both sting and lay eggs inside of another creature, which is eventually killed from the inside by the wasp's horrifying offspring.
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Opioid maker sued for allegedly placing profits over people A newly-unsealed lawsuit in Tennessee alleges Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, directed its salespeople to target the highest prescribers, in some cases despite numerous red flags.
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New wasp species with a giant stinger discovered in Amazonia Researchers from the University of Turku, Finland, have discovered a new wasp species in the Amazon with an exceptionally large stinger that surprised even the scientists.
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Drunk seagulls taken to RSPCA centres after 'drinking discarded alcohol on beach' Drunken seagulls have been taken to RSPCA welfare centres after drinking discarded alcohol on the beach, the charity has warned. The RSPCA centre at West Hatch near Taunton, Somerset, has had nearly 30 drunken birds "reeking of alcohol" in two weeks ...
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Pain management company to close Tennessee clinics in July NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - One of Tennessee's largest pain management companies is closing multiple clinics throughout the state in July, leaving some patients searching for a new source of painkillers.
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Austin family part of study that led to FDA approval on medical marijuana drug Last week, for the first time ever, the food and drug administration approved a prescription medication made from marijuana components.
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Bananas on the brink? Fruit faces extinction risk Scientists are racing to save bananas from a tropical disease that is threatening crops across the world. The Panama disease, a type of fungal infection that invades the soil, is currently spreading throughout Africa and Asia.
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The Doctor Is In: Summer's pesky scoundrels WAUSAU, Wis., (WSAW)-- Little pests can carry big risks. As part of the series, "The Doctor Is In," we highlighted tips to avoid the bite from mosquitos and ticks.
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Hancock County family warns of Lyme Disease An Elvaston, Illinois woman is recovering from symptoms of Lyme Disease. This comes after she found a tick on her earlier this week.
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Tick bites and Lyme disease Neither the tick's body nor its head burrows into the skin. Instead, the tick attaches by its mouthparts. It is said (but not inconclusively proven) that an infected tick can transmit an infection only after it has been attached, taken blood from its ...
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