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Virus quarantines 700 inmates at Cook County Jail
Tribune reporterA bad case of a norovirus, sometimes called the stomach flu, among several dozen prisoners has led to a quarantine in a division of the Cook County Jail affecting 700 inmates, officials said. The quarantine means that the inmates in the minimum and...Tags: Gastroenteritis, Viral Diseases and Infections, Prisons, Flu
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Some say this is a fine beginning for what could be a longer list
Change of SubjectMichael Moynihan at the Daily Beast: What follows are a list of words routinely employed by journalists that must..be committed to the “memory hole.” Exclusive ... Breaking ...A better word, with less urgency—so of absolutely zero... -
Infecting others
People may be getting sick in restaurants and it isn't from poorly prepared food. Restaurant Opportunities Centers United in Miami reported on Wednesday that almost 90 percent of restaurant workers do not have paid sick leave. In addition, the federal...Tags: Employees, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Epidemics and Plagues, Career and Workplace
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Study says leafy greens top food poisoning source
NEW YORK (AP) — A big government study has fingered leafy greens like lettuce and spinach as the leading source of food poisoning, a perhaps uncomfortable conclusion for health officials who want us to eat our vegetables. "Most meals are safe,"...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Tacos, Disease Prevention
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Dawn Turner Trice: A visit to the herbalist to talk about the flu
Apparently your tongue speaks volumes about your health without you saying a word. And this is why Lisa Lau, a Chicago herbalist, recently had me saying "Ahhhh." But that was as far as the examination went with Lau, whose clients call her "Dr. Lisa."...
Tags: Eastern Medicines, Vegetarian Diet, Viral Diseases and Infections, Herbal Supplements, Multiple Sclerosis
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Leafy greens top source of food-borne illnesses, CDC says
Those leafy greens you're always trying to incorporate into your diet? A study released Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says leafy greens such as spinach, kale and lettuces were accountable for the most food-borne illnesses...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Heart Attack, USA Today, Food Industry, Disease Prevention
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Stomach flu season is here
WSBT-TV800 hundred people die from it every year in the U.S. We're talking about the stomach flu. It's sounds like a simple illness, but the Indiana Department of Health has detected a new, serious strain of it in our area. It's also known as norovirus and...Tags: Gastroenteritis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Advil (drug), Flu Vaccine
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Stomach flu spreads in Indiana
Influenza isn't the only type of flu Hoosiers need to worry about this season. The Indiana State Department of Health said Friday that a new strain of norovirus, typically called stomach flu, is circulating throughout the U.S. and has recently made...
Tags: Gastroenteritis, Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu
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'Vomiting virus' strain of norovirus strikes US from Australia
Pop2itIf you're feeling sick, it may not be the flu. It could be the "vomiting virus" -- a strain of norovirus that originated in Sydney, Australia and struck New Zealand and France before sweeping the U.S.... -
New strain of stomach bug impacts the Ozarks
lpozen@kspr.comSPRINGIFIELD, Mo. -- A new strain of the norovirus is sweeping through the United States and impacting residents in the Ozarks. It's called the Sydney strain of norovirus. It is most commonly spread in closed places. This strain has been dubbed the...Tags: Gastroenteritis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Abdominal Pain, Disease Prevention
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Flu season strikes early and, in some places, hard
AP Medical WriterNEW YORK (AP) — From the Rocky Mountains to New England, hospitals are swamped with people with flu symptoms. Some medical centers are turning away visitors or making them wear face masks, and one Pennsylvania hospital set up a tent outside its ER...Tags: Gastroenteritis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lab Tests, Viral Diseases and Infections, New York City
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CDC: New version of stomach bug causing US illness
Health officials say a new strain of stomach bug that's sweeping the globe is taking over in the U.S. In the last four months, more than 140 outbreaks in the U.S. have been caused by the new Sydney strain of norovirus. These kinds of contagious...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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