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Oklahoma urges 7,000 dental patients to get hepatitis, HIV tests
As many as 7,000 dental patients in Oklahoma are being urged to take blood tests for hepatitis or the virus that causes AIDS after health officials said they discovered that instruments in a local practice were not properly cleaned. The warning of...
Tags: Jared Lee Loughner, Medical Procedures and Tests, HIV, Hepatitis, Health
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Caution advised after West Hollywood lawyer contracts meningitis
The deteriorating condition of a West Hollywood lawyer diagnosed with meningitis earlier this week heightened concerns by local officials about the possible spread of the disease. [For the record, 11:46 p.m. April 12: An earlier version of this article,...
Tags: Vaccines, Meningitis, Justice System, Diseases and Illnesses, Lawyers
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The bee hero: Fighting the largest die-off of bees in U.S. history
This being Utah, the self-proclaimed Beehive State, Darren Cox is an expert in -- what else -- bees. Civic fathers use the term for the population’s strong work ethic, but Cox deals with the stinging, honey-producing real McCoy. Now the fourth-...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Hundreds of Tulsa dental patients are screened for hepatitis, HIV
Hundreds of dental patients in Tulsa were screened for hepatitis and HIV on Saturday at a special testing clinic for those who might have been exposed to disease by what authorities called the unsafe practices of a local dentist. More than 7,000 current...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests, HIV, Hepatitis, Hospitals and Clinics
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Oklahoma officials set to begin blood testing for dental patients
Oklahoma health officials on Saturday begin testing dental patients in the Tulsa area for a variety of blood-borne viruses that cause hepatitis and AIDS, a precautionary measure to deal with what officials call the largest such incident in the state&...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, HIV, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Drug overdose prevention could be right at our fingertips
What do you think is the leading cause of accidental death in California? If you said car accidents, you were wrong. In 2009, the most recent year for which statistics are available, 3,200 people in the state died in automobile crashes, while 3,561...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, OxyContin (drug), General Practitioners, Epinephrine, Tom Ammiano
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Man sues Boy Scouts over alleged abuse from 1970s
A Pennsylvania man on Friday sued the Boy Scouts of America, alleging that the youth organization failed to protect him from sexual abuse by a Scoutmaster nearly 37 ago and then covered it up. Carl Maxwell Jr. was one of five boys, ages 13 and 14, who...
Tags: Philadelphia County, Crime, Law and Justice, Boy Scouts of America, Social Organizations, Trials
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Federal panel says everyone 15 to 65 should have HIV test
Citing recent evidence that HIV infections are best managed when treated early, an influential panel of medical experts has finalized its recommendation that all people ages 15 to 65 be screened for the virus that causes AIDS. The recommendation from...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, HIV, U.S. Congress, Drugs and Medicines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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L.A. County condom mandate pushes porn producers into Ventura County
Here is a political object lesson from the seamier, steamier end of the entertainment business: The new law in Los Angeles County requiring actors in pornographic films to wear condoms seems merely to have pushed the smutty movie industry into the quiet...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Star Wars (movie), Methamphetamine (drug), Judges, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Pictures in the News | April 17, 2013
FrameworkWednesday's Pictures in the News begins in London, where pallbearers set down the coffin of Baroness Margaret Thatcher inside St Paul's Cathedral in London. Dignitaries from around the world today join Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of... -
Free meningitis vaccines offered after West Hollywood man's death
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation will offer free meningitis vaccines starting Monday. The move comes just days after a West Hollywood man died from the disease. Anyone who might have been exposed to the disease or might be at risk should to make plans...
Tags: Vaccines, Meningitis, Pharmaceuticals, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses
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No meningitis link between L.A. and New York cases, officials say
In an effort to quash any fears of a patterned outbreak, Los Angeles County health officials said a fatal case of meningitis discovered earlier this month is not connected to any others across the country. “Public Health has not identified any...
Tags: Vaccines, Meningitis, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Common Cold
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