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3 hrs ago | Reuters

U.S. government taps GlaxoSmithKline for new antibiotics

The U.S. government has signed an antibiotics development deal worth up to $200 million with GlaxoSmithKline to tackle the dual threats of drug resistance and bioterrorism.

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Related Topix: GlaxoSmithKline, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

6 hrs ago | CNN

They discovered the cure for...

Before the term "vaccination" was coined, millions died every year from infectious diseases such as smallpox, tuberculosis and yellow fever.

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Related Topix: Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Immunology, Biology, Science, Health, Chickenpox

9 hrs ago | MLive.com

West Nile virus warning: 'People are not afraid enough,' says woman who survived infection

Michelle Dann applies bug spray outside her home Tuesday, May 21, 2013. In August 2013 Dann spent 3 weeks hospitalized with a neuroinvasive form of the West Nile virus.

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Related Topix: West Nile Virus, Health, Grand Rapids, MI

Tue May 21, 2013

Chosun Ilbo

Korea Confirms First Death from Tick-Borne Virus

The first death due to a tick-borne virus has been confirmed in Korea, setting off alarm bells in the country following reports of deaths from the virus in Japan and China.

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CBS News

Peers of suicide victims more likely to think about killing themselves

Children and teens who had a peer commit suicide may be more likely to think about and attempt suicide themselves, an effect that appears to be more pronounced in younger kids.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Suicide

CBS News

Bed sharing may increase risk of SIDS by five times

Sharing a bed with an infant significantly increases their risk of dying from sudden infant death syndrome , according to a new study published online on May 20 in BMJ Open .

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Business Opportunities Weblog

Salt is Back

After years of telling consumers that eating too much salt was bad for their health, a new report from the Institute of Medicine at the behest of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention turns conventional wisdom on it's head: There [is] no rationale for anyone to aim for sodium levels below 2,300 milligrams a day.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, University of Pennsylvania

Examiner.com

Can vitamins be used to repel mosquitoes and ticks?

Getting enough vitamin B1 in your diet is essential for maintaining a healthy body.

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Related Topix: Supplement, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B, Entomology, Science, Chemistry

Drugs.com

Americans Still Making Unhealthy Choices: CDC

The overall health of Americans isn't improving much, with about six in 10 people either overweight or obese and large numbers engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking or not exercising, a new government report shows.

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The Washington Post

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The fight has drawn comment from bands including the Dandy Warhols and the Decemberists The medical establishment near universally supports fluoridation.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Dentistry, Sports

ABC News

Portland Set to Vote on Fluoride

Residents of Portland, Ore., will vote today on whether to add fluoride to their drinking water - a move hailed by some as one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century .

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Dentistry

Science Daily

Gym class reduces probability of obesity, study finds for first time

The study represents some of the first evidence of a causal effect of PE on youth obesity, and is forthcoming in the Journal of Health Economics .

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Related Topix: Cornell University, Lehigh University, Emory University

Patch.com

Official: Cobb Swimming Pools Safe

Despite a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found fecal bacteria in more than half of the water samples taken from metro Atlanta public swimming pools , Cobb officials said the county's pools are safe.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Mon May 20, 2013

Lowell Sun

Staying fit helps middle-age men ward off cancer death, study says

Middle-aged men who stayed fit were less likely to die from three common cancers after being diagnosed than those who were out of shape, research found.

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Related Topix: Colorectal Health, Medicine, Health, Oncology, Lung Cancer

Hollywood Reporter

FX's 'The Strain' Taps 'Alias' Alum to Co-Star Opposite Corey Stoll

Mia Maestro will play Dr. Nora Martinez, a colleague and love interest for Ephraim Goodweather in the pilot from Guillermo del Toro and Carlton Cuse.

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Related Topix: Mia Maestro, Corey Stoll, New York, New York Government

InteliHealth

CDC: 1 in 5 Kids Has a Mental Disorder

In any given year, up to 1 in 5 U.S. children has a mental health disorder, a new report says.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Biotech, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, ADHD, Health, Depression, Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse)

Examiner.com

CDC: 1 in 5 U.S. kids has a mental illness; ADHD most common

One in five children in the United States has a mental illness. After ADHD , conduct disorder, anxiety, depression, and autism spectrum disorder are the most prevalent mental health issues among U.S. children.

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Related Topix: Medicine, ADHD, Health, Family, Kids, Depression, Biotech, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Healthcare Industry

Patch.com

Health Dept. Activates West Nile Virus Hotline, Asks Public to Report Dead Birds

The Will County Health Department is asking residents to help minimize the public's risk of West Nile Virus by reporting dead bird sightings.

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Related Topix: West Nile Virus, Health, Will County, IL

NewsandSentinel.com

Lawsuit in Ohio cancer cluster will take years

The wait for answers is far from over for parents who for years have lived with the worry of not knowing what's behind the mysterious cancers that have sickened dozens of children in a rural area of northern Ohio.

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Related Topix: Whirlpool Corporation, Appliances

Sun May 19, 2013

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Wisconsin bill would eliminate workplace flu-shot requirement

Wisconsin employers, including hospitals, nursing homes and other health care agencies, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature.

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Related Topix: Health, Vaccinations, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu