[ad_1] updated 6:36 am CDT, Thursday, October 11, 2018 LONDON (AP) – The number of new cases of Ebola has more than doubled since September after rebel violence in northeastern Congo briefly …
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[ad_1] The dangerous bacteria which causes pneumonia can be spread via hands, they found. Previously, it was thought that the bacteria was spread only through such things as coughs and sneezes. Labour …
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[ad_1] Vaping may be as usual, according to new research. Flavorings in e-cigarettes may be particularly harmful to the lungs by triggering inflammation, scientists have warned. Battery-powered vapes, like the Juul, are …
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[ad_1] Because no available evidence supports the use of over-the-counter decongestants and antihistamines in young children with the common cold, and the safety of these medications remains uncertain, the authors of an …
Read More »New 3-in-1 vaccine can effectively deter travelers' diarrhea: study
[ad_1] Washington: For the first time, a vaccine has been designed to control three common pathogens of travelers' diarrhea. A new study conducted by a chemist from the University of Guelph, Mario …
Read More »100 years ago today: the province closed to fear the Spanish flu
[ad_1] One hundred years ago, the world was ravaged by an epidemic just as the First World War was ending. The 1918 flu epidemic, also known as the Spanish flu, has killed …
Read More »Weight stigma: five unspoken truths
[ad_1] This can cause a lot of damage. Credit: Shutterstock Weight stigma – a negative response to a person based on weight – is the fourth most common form of social discrimination …
Read More »The typhus epidemic in California continues to grow
[ad_1] October 10, 2018 – Los Angeles public health officials are still working to fight an outbreak of typhus, a bacterial disease spread by infected fleas, in the downtown core and elsewhere …
Read More »More 'polio-like' illnesses reported in Pennsylvania, Illinois
[ad_1] More and more cases of a rare polio-like illness are being reported across the country, according to news reports. In recent weeks, six cases of the disease, known as flaccid myelitis …
Read More »What does bovine tuberculosis do in deer
[ad_1] <div _ngcontent-c15 = "" innerhtml = " In the picture, a white-tailed deer. (Photo by: Arterra / UIG via Getty Images) What does a cow, a deer and a hunter have …
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