Muscle aches, fevers, chills: influenza can be an unpleasant experience during chilly weather. Chances are many of you have already…
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Health concerns loom in Rio ahead of 2016 Olympics
With open arms, Christ the Redeemer overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro, a place that elicits the sound of…
Read More‘Worrisome’ development: Chinese woman dies from bird flu new to humans
Chinese authorities said Wednesday that a 73-year-old Chinese woman died after being infected with a bird flu strain that had…
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Death toll from bird flu in China rises to 13
BEIJING – Two more people have died in China from a new strain of bird flu, raising the death toll…
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Cyclospora outbreak sickens more than 170 in Midwest
At least 81 people in Iowa, 53 people in Nebraska and an unknown number of people in neighboring states have…
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California tuberculosis patient found, arrested
A California man who was charged after authorities say he refused treatment for his tuberculosis has been found and arrested.…
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Polio virus found in Sao Paulo sewage, no human cases, WHO says
The World Health Organization has found traces of the polio virus found in sewage samples near Sao Paulo, Brazil, one…
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AIDS researcher pleads not guilty to fakery counts
DES MOINES, Iowa – A former Iowa State University scientist has pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he falsified his…
Read MoreRare disease linked to dengue virus caused Texas woman’s death
A woman in Texas who died in 2012 succumbed to a rare blood cell disease, which was caused by the…
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Nigeria declared Ebola-free after containing virus
The World Health Organization declared Nigeria Ebola free on Monday after a 42 day period with no new cases, in…
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