An Indiana county at the center of the state’s drug abuse-related HIV outbreak will continue its needle exchange for up…
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Listeria concerns spark Hy-Vee recall of pasta salad
Hy-Vee Inc. says it is recalling Hy-Vee Summer Fresh Pasta because of a potential listeria contamination. The West Des Moines-based…
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Brazil dengue outbreak exposes tough challenge for Rousseff
SAO PAULO – An epidemic of dengue fever is fanning public anger over what Brazilians say is President Dilma Rousseff’s…
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New Sri Lankan health minister vows to help kidney patients
Sri Lanka’s new health minister said a mystery kidney disease that has ravaged farmers in part of the country for…
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AIDS number 1 killer of adolescents in Africa, agencies say
AIDS has become the leading cause of death for adolescents in Africa and the second leading cause of death among…
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Unusual ice cream recalls raise questions about cause
WASHINGTON – Major recalls from two well-known ice cream companies due to the discovery of listeria bacteria raise questions about…
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With painstaking effort, a group of Chicago hospitals has managed to cut by half the number of infections caused by…
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University of California to require all students to get measles shot
Students at all 10 campuses of the University of California will be required to be screened for tuberculosis and vaccinated…
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Infant in Georgia diagnosed with measles
An infant in Georgia has been diagnosed with measles, marking the state’s first reported case of the disease since 2012,…
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US bird flu outbreak accelerates as wild ducks migrate north
A U.S. outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu accelerated on Wednesday with the infection of a sixth turkey…
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