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No New Ebola Infections in Dallas: CDC

2014-10-05 01:15:36| Waste Management - Topix.net

No new cases of Ebola have developed among more than four dozen people possibly exposed to the deadly virus in Dallas, public health officials said Saturday. Health workers continue to observe "nine individuals who we're pretty sure are definite contacts" with Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan, who is in intensive care for Ebola infection, Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a midday news briefing.

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Breastfeeding tied to fewer ear, sinus infections in kids

2014-09-12 17:30:18| Biotech - Topix.net

'Health benefits of breastfeeding go beyond infancy,' said the CDC epidemiologist who led the study. Breast milk may stimulate a baby's immune system.

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First U.S. Chikungunya Virus Infections Take Hold

2014-07-18 19:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Geographic: Two people in South Florida are the first to contract a debilitating mosquito-borne disease called chikungunya within the continental United States. The disease, which causes severe joint pain but is rarely lethal, has spread rapidly throughout the Caribbean in recent months. Of the previous 234 cases reported in the continental U.S., all were in people who got mosquito bites while traveling. elated: "Mosquitoes Carry Painful Chikungunya Disease to Americas.") The two people, one in Miami and...

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FDA approves Cubist antibiotic for skin infections

2014-06-21 01:14:38| Biotech - Topix.net

Regulators cleared the company's Sivextro as a pill and as an intravenous solution for adults with skin infections caused by bacteria that are often resistant to older antibiotics.

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