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Antibiotics in livestock raising concerns up the food chain
While Sam Spitz's friends were loading up on pizza for lunch, the Whitney Young High School sophomore opted for a chicken Caesar salad. Spitz was in training for a big sophomore baseball season — after having pitched on the school's varsity team...
Tags: Conservation, Energy Resources, McCormick Place, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Health and Safety at School
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Adults Need Vaccinations, Too
Internist and Hospital of Central Connecticut medical staff memberMany people believe vaccinations are relegated to childhood, but the viruses and bacteria that cause severe illness in youth can also infect adults. In fact, certain common infectious diseases, like chickenpox or flu, are more aggressive in adulthood....Tags: Internists, Long Term Care, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Flu, Whooping Cough
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Drowning most common fatality during Superstorm Sandy
The leading cause of death during Superstorm Sandy last fall was drowning, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, which analyzed 117 storm-related deaths, comes amid a National Oceanic and...
Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Demographics, Natural Disasters
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Teen birth rate decreasing, according to CDC report
WSBT-TVTeen pregnancy rates are down, way down, about half what they were twenty years ago, according to a new government report. It's encouraging news for nurses and counselors who say more teens are showing up at their offices, asking about contraception,...Tags: Family Planning, Health Treatments, Birth Control, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Equine herpes virus
Equine herpesvirus (EHV-1, EHV-4) is also known as rhinopneumonitis and has received a lot of media attention in the last two years due to the rare neurologic form it has exhibited at some major equestrian events. Clinical Signs Equine herpesvirus has...Tags: Flu, Physiology, Social Issues, Vaccines, Respiratory Disease
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RPT-FEATURE-Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug
ReutersBy Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped develop the $4 billion a year...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Chemical Industry, Novartis AG, Health and Safety at School, GlaxoSmithKline PLC
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GSK flu shot may raise adult narcolepsy risk -Finnish scientists
ReutersHELSINKI/LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's H1N1 pandemic flu shot may put adults at higher risk of developing narcolepsy, not only children as previous studies found, Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare said on Thursday....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Finland, Preventative Medicine, Sleep Disorders, Flu Vaccine
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Antibiotics report ignores food safety
A recent Environmental Working Group (EWG) report blames antibiotic use in food animals for the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. This report overlooks important data and the facts about food safety. Consumers can remain confident that strict...Tags: Health Organizations, Food Industry, Animal Science, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Sports, Diarrhea, Science and Technology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Not everyone raving about electronic music festival
As Joliet awaits this weekend's Electric Daisy Carnival, one of the country's biggest electronic dance music festivals, many local officials have been emphasizing economics. The festival's promoter, Insomniac, has commissioned impact studies to...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Live Nation, Memorial Day, Hospitals and Clinics
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A CDC study reveals a rise in E. Coli in public pools
ReporterSeveral pools across the area are set to open for the season this coming Memorial Day weekend. A study just released from the Centers for Disease Control shows 58% of the pools it studied, tested positive for E. Coli. The Green Ridge Recreation Center...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Memorial Day, Sports, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, E. coli Infection
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UK first in EU to get Merck's new Schmallenberg vaccine
ReutersLONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - British farmers will be the first in Europe to get a vaccine against Schmallenberg virus, a new livestock disease that hit the continent in 2011. Britain's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said on Tuesday that...Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated, Preventative Medicine, Vaccines, United Kingdom, Drugs and Medicines
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