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Mosquito-borne dengue virus lands in Key West
They call it "break-bone fever" because of the agonizing muscle and joint pain it causes, while extremely severe cases can trigger internal hemorrhaging. Although the mosquito-borne dengue virus was thought to be fully eradicated in the continental...
Tags: Symptoms, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Key West
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Searching for the tapeworm's Achilles' heel
Tapeworms are among humanity's oldest parasites, and were even studied by the ancient Greeks, yet a safe, effective cure to "bladder-worm" infection remains elusive. Part of the difficulty, scientists say, is that an adult tapeworm can live relatively...
Tags: Science and Technology, Health Organizations
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Parents beware: Pet frogs linked to salmonella outbreak, CDC says
A four-year survey of a strange salmonella outbreak in children found that the culprits appear to be pet African dwarf frogs, according to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study released Monday in the journal...
Tags: Disease Prevention, Science and Technology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Salmonella Infection
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CDC: Deadly, drug-defying CRE bacteria on rise in U.S. hospitals
A deadly bacteria that’s practically impervious to antibiotics is on the rise and has appeared in medical facilities in 42 U.S. states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. The rate of infection from carbapenem-resistant...
Tags: Disease Prevention, MRSA, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, E. coli Infection, Hospitals and Clinics
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TB outbreak is not just a skid row problem
There's a $200-million hotel on the drawing board for downtown Los Angeles, so tourists from around the globe can kick up their heels at LA Live. And a few miles away on downtown's skid row, there's a TB outbreak brewing in a stew of Third World-style...
Tags: Bloody Sputum, Symptoms, Tuberculosis, Mental Health, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Dementia care costs more than treating heart disease or cancer
The financial toll of caring for Americans with dementia adds up to at least $159 billion a year, making it more expensive than treatments for patients with heart disease or cancer, according to a new report in the New England Journal of Medicine....
Tags: Nursing, Symptoms, Long Term Care, Alzheimer's Disease, Science and Technology
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Another vaccine fails to prevent staph infections, study finds
Staph infections remain a significant problem for hospital patients, and scientists are trying to develop vaccines to prevent Staphylococcus aureus bacteria from establishing itself in vital areas like the heart, lungs or blood. But it’s turning out...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, American Medical Association, Disease Prevention, Medical Research, Science and Technology
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Cal Poly Pomona students warned about possible tuberculosis case
L.A. NOWStudents at Cal Poly Pomona are being notified about possible exposure to tuberculosis after a student might have become infected with the disease, school officials said. Public health officials advised the university that a student "might have become... -
Forcing the feds' hand on marijuana [Blowback]
In opposing HR 689, a bill by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) to federally reclassify marijuana as most other legal prescription drugs and remove oversight from the Drug Enforcement Administration and give it to the states, The Times states in its Feb. 28...
Tags: Heroin, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Earl Blumenauer, Multiple Sclerosis, Science and Technology
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Young superhero has a team behind him
Sounds strange, I know. But I hope you never have reason to meet Dr. Noah Federman, who makes his living saving children's lives. Extraordinary guy. Take all the athletes I've met in more than 40 years and this is my hero, even though he has to admit,...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Lung Cancer, Cancer, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Hospitals and Clinics
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TED 2013: Larry Brilliant reflects on impact of his TED Prize
Among those in Long Beach for TED 2013 this week is Larry Brilliant, former head of Google.org. Brilliant was an influential epidemiologist and technologist whose life and career was altered in 2006 when he received the TED Prize. The TED Prize was one...
Tags: Polio, Larry Page, Movies, Health Organizations, Bill Clinton
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