There is only “a small window of time” for relief workers in Nepal to put in place measures to protect…
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Commuter infected with measles is San Francisco LinkedIn employee
The Northern California commuter who health officials say may have exposed tens of thousands of people to measles while riding…
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In Pakistan, vaccinating children has become a deadly battle
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – While vaccine distrust has sparked debates amid a measles outbreak in the United States, Pakistan is in…
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Indiana lawmakers OK needle exchange programs
Lawmakers looking to prevent a repeat of an HIV outbreak that has rocked a southern Indiana county sent Republican Gov.…
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Ebola vaccine trial begins in Liberia
A trial of an Ebola vaccine was to start Monday in Liberia’s capital following a launch event featuring musicians. In…
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Health officials: New strain of rabies found in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A new strain of rabies has been discovered in southern New Mexico, federal and state health officials…
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Brewers ban high fives to avoid spread of pink eye
PEORIA, Ariz. – A clubhouse outbreak of pink eye is forcing the Milwaukee Brewers to find a new way to…
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Vaccine phobia and the autism ‘epidemic’
The current controversy over whether parents should be forced to have their children vaccinated for measles is one of the…
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Why the flu shot works better for women
Research published today suggests that making more of the hormone testosterone causes men to have a weaker immune response to…
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MERS virus detected in air samples from Saudi camel barn
Saudi scientists have found gene fragments of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus in air from a barn…
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