New York is now requiring the testing and inspection of building cooling towers across the state to combat Legionnaires’ disease…
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Health officials tell US doctors to watch for MERS
Health officials are advising U.S. doctors to be on the lookout for people sickened by Middle East respiratory syndrome, also…
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Canada says husband of woman diagnosed with avian flu also infected
The husband of a woman who tested positive for the H7N9 avian flu virus earlier this week was also infected,…
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Doctor fears rise of a drug-resistant strain will help malaria spread
Despite a sharp drop in malaria-related deaths over the past decade, a veteran doctor here, in the heart of the…
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Inability to contain Ebola sparks fears of virus going airborne
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) recent prediction that the Ebola epidemic in West Africa could afflict more than 20,000 people…
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Texas hospital could face probe over handling of Ebola patient as records released
The Dallas hospital where the first Ebola patient in the United States spent his final days could be investigated by…
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Second Ebola-infected nurse flown from Dallas to Atlanta for specialized treatment
The second nurse infected with Ebola at a Dallas hospital after treating a man who later died of the virus…
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Emory University Hospital to treat American with Ebola
Emory University Hospital in Atlanta plans to treat an American aid worker in Africa who has been diagnosed with Ebola,…
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FDA lifts hold on experimental Ebola drug
WASHINGTON – U.S. health authorities have eased safety restrictions on an experimental drug to treat Ebola, a move that could…
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