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Ewwww -- poop in pools more common than you may think, CDC warns
Attention swimmers: More than half of the public pools tested in a new study contained bacterial evidence that someone may have pooped in the pool. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with state and local public...
Tags: Swimming, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology, Calicivirus, E. coli Infection
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FDA issues salmonella warning for ProtiDiet protein bars
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat certain ProtiDiet High Protein Chocolate Dream bars due to possible contamination with salmonella, according to an FDA statement Monday. The manufacturer, Pro-Amino International Inc....
Tags: Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses, Food and Drug Administration, Salmonella Infection
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Probiotics: A gut-check on bacterial health
A fascinating, if disconcerting, fact: More than 100 trillion so-called good bacteria thrive in or on the human body. A sizable chunk of them maintain residence in the human digestive tract. Probiotics, live microorganisms that benefit their human host,...
Tags: Symptoms, Dietary Supplements, Urinary System, Food and Drug Administration, Immune System
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Death rate soars in drenched South Sudan refugee camps
World NowSoaked by rain yet short on clean water, refugees who have fled from Sudan to South Sudan are perishing from diarrhea and other preventable diseases at devastating rates, as aid agencies make anguished pleas for more help.... -
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Turkish pine nuts linked to 43 salmonella infections nationwide
Nation NowPine nuts: Turkish pine nuts have been linked to 43 cases of Salmonella; no deaths have been reported.... -
Bill Gates and others pledge $4.3 billion for vaccines for children in poor countries
Top of the TicketBill Gates calls the donations for poor kids "human generosity at its finest"... -
Lawsuits begin in connection to salmonella-tainted turkey
Money & CompanyFirst, there was the contaminated frozen and fresh turkey. Then, scores of people got sick. Now, here come the lawyers. An Oregon family has filed a lawsuit against a division of the giant meat processor Cargill Inc., saying their toddler...... -
Even the most common medications pose threats
Some drugs are so common that consumers -- at their peril -- don't think twice about them. But each drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, poses risks. To highlight these risks, we offer up a few details on five of the most-prescribed...Tags: Muscle, Liver, Potassium (dietary supplement), Diabetes, Levothyroxine (drug)
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Radiation exposure and the effects on human health
As engineers have fought to avert a meltdown at the earthquake- and tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 (Daiichi) power plant, nuclear authorities have reported that spikes of radiation have escaped from the facility at levels that can be dangerous to...Tags: Health Treatments, Career and Workplace, Cancer, Emergency Incidents, Chernobyl (Kiev Oblast, Ukraine)
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Well, the plastic surgeon recommended arnica
Special to the Los Angeles TimesI never actually intended to harm anyone. Honestly. In fact, I think the waiter is to blame. I was dining at a restaurant with my sister when the waiter casually asked if I was enjoying the evening with my daughter. I tried to shrug off the comment but...Tags: Hemorrhaging, Symptoms, Crimes, Obstetrics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Potential new treatments for tough infections
Booster ShotsA combination of three antiviral drugs may be more effective at treating seasonal and novel H1N1 influenza compared with a single drug or two drugs, according to research presented today at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and...
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