A fourth person died during the weekend in a growing Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the South Bronx, and city officials…
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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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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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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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Deadly Ebola outbreak spreads in West Africa
Samples from victims of a viral hemorrhagic fever that has killed more than 50 people in Guinea have tested positive…
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Spanish nurse who survived Ebola offers blood to treat others
The Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola in Madrid, a case that caused alarm and political recriminations, said on Wednesday she…
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Cold, wet weather may help spread deadly pig virus, USDA says
Frigid temperatures across a large swath of the United States this week followed by warmer conditions could aid the spread…
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Hospital discharges US Ebola patients
Atlanta – Emory University Hospital has discharged two American missionaries treated for Ebola. “Today is a miraculous day,” Dr. Kent…
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