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No Cause Found for Brain Tumors Near Cameron

A state investigation into a rise in brain tumor cases around Cameron found no central cause, a state epidemiologist said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Missouri

Fri Oct 10, 2008

Joplin Globe

Missouri: No main cause found for tumors near town

CAMERON, Mo. - A state investigation into a rise in brain tumor cases around Cameron found no central cause, a state epidemiologist said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Cameron, MO, Medicine, Clinton, MO, Health, Lung Cancer

Thu Oct 09, 2008

CBC

Strep outbreak kills 10 in Thunder Bay area

An outbreak of streptococcal infection contributed to the deaths of 10 people in the Thunder Bay area over the past year but the risk to the general public is low, health officials say.

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Related Topix: Canada, Medicine,

Wed Oct 08, 2008

Woodstock Sentinel Review

Oxford County babies healthier

Oxford County babies are healthier than others in the province when compared to the provincial average, according to a recent public health report entitled Reproductive Health Status in Oxford County.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Canada

Tue Oct 07, 2008

Staunton Daily News Leader

Area clinics begin flu-fighting efforts

Medical officials say it is time to start thinking about the upcoming flu season.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Influenza, Health, Staunton, VA, Waynesboro, VA, Augusta County, VA

Mon Oct 06, 2008

Health

SIDS: Bedroom fan helps protect baby

Bedroom Fan Cuts SIDS Risk by 72% MONDAY, Oct. 6 a ' Just keeping the air moving around a bedroom seems to dramatically reduce a baby's risk of sudden infant death syndrome , new research suggests.

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Related Topix: Medicine, San Francisco Metro, Oakland Metro, Oakland, CA, Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh

Sun Oct 05, 2008

Denton Record-Chronicle

Steep drop in West Nile infections reported in North Texas

North Texans have heard the high-pitched whine of mosquitoes less frequently this summer.

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Related Topix: West Nile Virus, Health, Texas, Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Looking Back in Fairbanks - Oct. 3

Oct. 3, 1998 - Trying to halt the worst outbreak of measles in America this year, the state required Friday that all Alaska schoolchildren have two doses of vaccine.

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Related Topix: Alaska, Medicine

Fri Oct 03, 2008

CBC

Long sick leaves may signal early death risk: study

People who take extended sick leave from work may be at a higher risk of dying early, a finding that could help doctors identify life-threatening problems sooner.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Boston.com

3 afflicted by E.coli in Orleans County

A third person has been diagnosed with disease related to the E.coli bacteria, and state health officials suspect raw milk was the source.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Thu Oct 02, 2008

The Colorado Department of Public Hea...

October 2, 2008: Rabies Confirmed in Denver Skunk

Following reports earlier this year of rabid skunks circulating in eastern counties of Colorado, the state lab at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has confirmed a rabid skunk in the ...

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Related Topix: Denver, CO, Colorado, Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Scientific American

More than 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United States

More than 1.1 million people in the United States are living with human immunodeficiency virus , as more people are infected with the AIDS-causing virus than die from it each year.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicine

The Straits Times

Sick leave indicate fatal illness?

PEOPLE who take long spells of sick leave at least once in three years face a higher risk of early death, according to a study that could help doctors pinpoint patients with life-threatening problems.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Wed Oct 01, 2008

The Daily Targum

Hospital works to stop spread of Legionnaires'

Officials at St. Peter's University Hospital confirmed yesterday eight patients who contracted Legionnaires' disease were confined to the oncology unit in the D wing between Aug.

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Related Topix: Marketing, New Jersey Government, New Jersey, Medicine

Tue Sep 30, 2008

New Scientist

Big babies at higher risk of breast cancer

Big baby girls are likelier to develop breast cancer as adults than average-sized infants, according to a study of more than 22,000 women with the disease.

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Related Topix: Health, Breast Cancer

Mon Sep 29, 2008

MediLexicon

Dr. Sarah Cleaveland Receives Trevor Blackburn Award - British Veterinary Association

Dr Sarah Cleaveland was on Saturday announced as the winner of the Trevor Blackburn Award in recognition of her work on zoonotic, livestock and wildlife diseases in East Africa and for her outstanding ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Sun Sep 28, 2008

The Californian

REGION: Health officials warn seniors about risk of HIV, AIDS

When people think of someone at risk for HIV or AIDS, the image of a senior citizen might not spring to mind.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Temecula, CA, Murrieta, CA, Lake Elsinore, CA, Wildomar, CA, Riverside County, CA

Fri Sep 26, 2008

Harlan Daily Enterprise

Viral meningitis report prompts letter to parents

While many parents are concerned about the safety of their children after it was reported that a student who attends Cumberland Elementary School was diagnosed with viral meningitis, local health and school ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cumberland, KY, Harlan County, KY

Wed Sep 24, 2008

Southeast Missourian

Mo. blacks closing racial gap in new cancer cases

Blacks in Missouri are closing the racial gap for newly diagnosed cancers, but their progress reducing cancer mortality is slower, a new report found.

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Related Topix: Missouri, Missouri Government, Smoking, Medicine

Tue Sep 23, 2008

Newswise

Spatial Epidemiology Becoming a More Effective Method of Evaluating Environmental Factors and Disease

A series of articles, published in the August 2008 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives , explores applications of spatial epidemiology in identifying trends in the occurrence of diseases such as breast ...

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Related Topix: Boston University, Health Care Policy, Health, Medicine

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