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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Social Media, Diseases and Illnesses, Media Industry, FBI
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Government shuts down HIV/AIDS vaccine trial
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.In another major setback for efforts to develop a vaccine to boost immunity to the human immunodeficiency virus, known as HIV, a key clinical trial was ordered shut down this week after an independent panel of safety experts found that participants...Tags: Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Genetic Engineering, Viral Diseases and Infections, Trials
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Officials find no meningitis link between L.A. and New York cases
In an effort to quash any fears of a patterned outbreak, Los Angeles County health officials said a fatal case of meningitis found this month is not connected to any others across the country. "Public Health has not identified any other cases of...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Common Cold, Vaccines, AIDS, Headaches
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Common Cold, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, AIDS
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HIV vaccine trial shut down
In another major setback for efforts to develop an HIV vaccine, federal researchers have shut down a key clinical trial after an independent panel of safety experts determined that volunteers who got an experimental vaccine appeared to be slightly more...Tags: Chemical Industry, Health Organizations, Diseases and Illnesses, Genetic Engineering, Viral Diseases and Infections
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L.A. County to offer free meningitis vaccine to low-income residents
Los Angeles County health officials on Wednesday began offering free meningitis vaccinations to low-income and uninsured residents while downplaying fears about a potential outbreak of the disease. "We really sympathize with the heightened concern...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Personal Income, Flu, Vaccines
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L.A. County to offer free meningitis vaccine to low-income residents
Responding to escalating concerns about bacterial meningitis, Los Angeles County health officials announced Wednesday that they are offering free vaccines to low-income and uninsured residents. The vaccines protect against meningococcal meningitis, a...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Comprehensive Health, Meningitis, Hospitals and Clinics
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Hilary Koprowski dies at 96; developed oral vaccine for polio
Hilary Koprowski, a Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccine for polio, has died. He was 96. Koprowski died of pneumonia April 11 at his Philadelphia home, said his son, Dr. Christopher Koprowski, a radiation oncologist....
Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Chemical Industry, Rubella, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections
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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: Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, Vaccines
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Dozens line up for meningitis vaccine in West Hollywood
Dozens of men lined up Monday morning at an AIDS Healthcare Foundation pharmacy in West Hollywood to get a free meningitis vaccine, days after a local man died from the disease. Allen Smith, a 21-year-old dance student, said he had a weak immune...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Diseases and Illnesses, Common Cold, Disease Prevention
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CDC chief: No cases of H7N9 avian flu found in U.S.
There have been no reported cases of the new H7N9 avian flu in the U.S., officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said Friday. In China, however, the numbers of victims continue to creep up, with 16 people in four provinces having been...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Health Organizations, Bird Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu
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Who should own DNA? All of us
Most court cases involving patent law are corporate battles, with one company suing another for infringing on its intellectual property rights and, therefore, profits. Big companies fighting over big money can seem painfully irrelevant, especially when so...
Tags: Genetics, Biotechnology Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, American Civil Liberties Union, Civil Rights
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