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After illness outbreak, FDA warns of oysters distributed in 23 states
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday afternoon warned consumers not to eat oysters harvested from Washington state's Hood Canal Area 4 between Aug. 30 and Sept. 19. The oysters are suspected of carrying vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria, and are...Tags: Health, Kidney Disease, Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Foods and Beverages
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The Vaccine Hunter: Henry Daniell's research earns UCF grants, patents and acclaim
Tinkering in his million-dollar greenhouse at the University of Central Florida, microbiologist Henry Daniell is at work on preventing infectious diseases that kill 15 million people worldwide each year.
Inspired by the passion of French physicist...Tags: Biotechnology, Preventative Medicine, University of Central Florida, Tuberculosis, Medical Research
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Imperial County health officials investigate possible case of cholera
Staff WriterImperial County health officials are investigating the possible case of a cholera infection of an Imperial woman who was hospitalized and placed into quarantine Oct. 27 at Pioneers Memorial Hospital in Brawley. County officials could not confirm on...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Laguna hotels to recycle all soaps
Laguna Beach welcomes more than 6 million visitors annually to its sandy shores. Now visitors who stay in the city's 22 hotels and lodging establishments will be inadvertent participants in a citywide effort to recycle all of the soaps, shampoos, hair...Tags: Health, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Disneyland Park
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County health officials investigate possible case of cholera
Copy Editor and Staff WriterCounty health officials have determined that an Imperial woman who was hospitalized and placed into quarantine last month did not have the organism that causes epidemic cholera. The laboratory sample that the county Public Health Department had sent...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics
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Laguna Beach hotels to recycle all soaps -- a first in U.S.
GreenspaceLaguna Beach hotels: Starting Monday, Laguna Beach hotels will make Laguna Beach the first city in the nation to have all of its large hotel properties participate in Clean the World -- a nonprofit that provides recycled hotel soaps and hygiene products... -
In tsunami's wake, top priorities are treating trauma, ensuring clean water and limiting infections
After the surging ocean waters spawned by Japan's magnitude 8.9 earthquake receded from that country's northeast coast, the drowned were only the first victims to be counted. Over the next several days, physicians and public health officials in Japan can...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Science and Technology, Manhattan (New York City), Human Interest, Water Supply
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Loren Halifax in Haiti: Day Two, Part Two: Cholera
Day Two: part two.. Fun with cholera!
So the first thing I noticed in Haiti is the garbage and sewage mix that you see in or along every street. Except for here and there, the constant stream makes way for a massive stinking heap. I saw a few today...Tags: Health, Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses, Human Interest, Haiti
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Japan will face extraordinary health challenges after tsunami
After the surging ocean waters spawned by Japan's magnitude 8.9 earthquake receded, the drowned were only the first victims to be counted.
In the coming days, physicians and public health officials along Japan's hard-hit eastern coast can expect a second...Tags: Tsunamis, Disasters and Accidents, Diseases and Illnesses, Manhattan (New York City), Human Interest
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Official: 3 Cholera Victims In New York Have Recovered
CNNThree people who contracted cholera at a wedding in the Dominican Republic before returning to New York have recovered, and the risk of their infecting anyone else is low, officials said Sunday. None of the three adults had to be hospitalized, said...Tags: Health, New York, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CNN (tv network), Diseases and Illnesses
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Stephen Colbert boosts Orlando’s Clean the World aid to Haiti
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelStephen Colbert has sent, via Twitter, words of support for Orlando's Clean the World. At 9 last night, the host of "The Colbert Report" tweeted: "The cholera outbreak in Haiti could be contained with simple soap. So go to www.cleantheworld.org and give...
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 6, 2011
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