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New vaccine to combat rotavirus infection
Khaleej TimesEvery monsoon, hundreds of infants in Mumbai's slums suffer from rotavirus infection, leading to severe diarrhoea. And lack of adequate and timely medical help leads to unnecessary deaths. Though Mumbai is better off than most other parts of India...Tags: Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Science and Technology, Diarrhea, Chemical Industry, PATH
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CDC: 'Dirty' pools common
Los Angeles TimesAttention swimmers: More than half of the public pools tested in a new study contained bacterial evidence that someone may have used the pool as a restroom. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with state and local...Tags: Medical Research, Science and Technology, Diarrhea, Diseases and Illnesses, E. coli Infection
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Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that
PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-...Tags: NAACP, Dental Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Family, Civil Rights
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Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities
WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Medicaid, Government, U.S. Supreme Court
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Angelina Jolie's decision to get double mastectomy isn't unusual in Lehigh Valley
Kelly Vanek, a runner, cyclist and triathlete, was listening to sports talk radio in the car when the conversation shifted to Angelina Jolie. The actress and sex symbol took the public by surprise last week with the announcement that she had her healthy...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Allentown, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Science and Technology, Ovarian Cancer
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More guns used in suicides than homicides
When people think of gun violence, they typically think of a masked robber or a disturbed young man with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. In truth, the most common victim of fatal gun violence is a distraught man who, alone in a...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Justice System, Behavioral Conditions, Orlando Real Estate, Laws
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Stand-up Comedy, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health Organizations, Teaching and Learning
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Motorcycle warnings go out as temps go up
Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.Just days after three people died in separate motorcycle collisions in the region, a deadly motorcycle collision Friday in Virginia claimed the life of another, demonstrating the importance of being alert to a changing driving landscape, riders and...Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents
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EDITORIAL: We Can Decrease Highway Deaths ��� If We Want To
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.What exactly is the acceptable death rate on American highways? That's a rather blunt way to ask a question that most of us don't like to consider but that the National Transportation Safety Board is tasked with answering. We know things like slower...Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Highway Transportation, Drunk Driving, Transportation Industry
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Woman exposed to toxic water on Marine base making sure other 'Devil Dog pups' remembered
AP National WriterJACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — As she flipped through the cemetery register, Mary Blakely's eyes filled with tears. On line after line, the entry read simply "Baby Boy" or "Baby Girl," followed by a surname and a burial date. Like Blakely, many of those...Tags: Camp Lejeune (military base), Learning Disability, Spina Bifida, Lung Cancer, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Sesame paste sickens two Minnesota infants with salmonella
Star TribuneTwo Minnesota infants have fallen ill with salmonella poisoning after eating a brand of tahini sesame paste that is the subject of a multistate recall, state officials said Friday. Consumers are being directed to not eat Krinos brand tahini from the...Tags: Product Recalls, Health Organizations, Tahini, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms
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Fecal matter found in many public pools
aboll@kspr.comSpringfield, MO--"Everything so far has been great." says Carmel Gutierrez who takes her two kids to the pool four to five times a week. She went out of her way to make sure her kids didn't contaminate the pool water. "We had the baby swim diapers on or...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests, E. coli Infection, Disease Prevention, Health
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