Oct 23, 2018 | Updated: 04:34 PM EDT

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Patients lie in beds before treatment at the hospital.

Jun 08, 2017

CDC Finds Legionnaires Disease Hide in Plumbing Systems of Hospital, Nursing House

This alarming discovery is announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday, June 6 regarding the plumbing system in hospitals and nursing houses.
Sudden Infant death

Jun 08, 2017

Sudden Infant Death Risks Higher In Some Racial And Ethnic Groups

Certain racial and ethnic families are more prone to risks of infants dying suddenly.
A man from Portugal was reported to be diagnosed with anisakidosis.

Jun 08, 2017

Sushi Gone Wrong: Parasitic Worm Called ‘Anisakis’ Discovered In Portuguese Man’s Stomach

After eating sushi, the stomach of a man from Portugal was discovered to have a parasitic worm sticking onto it.

Jun 08, 2017

Acknowledging Major Blunder, The Pentagon Sent Out Anthrax to Labs Across the US

In what can only be described as a colossal blunder, 26 Department of Defense (DOD) employees were exposed to live anthrax after the US military shipped samples of the live microbe by accident. Thought in error to be dead samples, they were simply shipped via FedEx.

Jun 08, 2017

Pathologist Warns Measles Outbreak Threatens Herd Immunity

Gary W. Procop, MD, a fellow of the College of American Pathologists (FCAP), wants the public to better understand the benefits of herd immunity-and to realize that they will not work if too many people refuse to vaccinate.
E-cigarette smoking prevalent among teens

Jun 08, 2017

E-cigarettes Lure the Young Into Tobacco Smoking: Study

With the publicity that e-cigarettes are the safer alternative for the more health hazardous tobacco products, more people resort to e-cigarettes (also referred to as e-cigs) and the younger generation have been drawn to the "cooler and hipper" e-cigarettes with their attractive packaging and fruity taste. However, a recent study found that e-cigarette smoking increased the likelihood among youngsters to smoke the nicotine-rich cigarette.
Binge Drinking

Jun 08, 2017

CDC Asks What’s Worse—Occasional Binging or Full-Blown Alcoholism?

Here in the U.S., with peaking numbers of DUI’s and staggering alcohol-related deaths, the government and the general public realizes that we’re facing a problem with alcohol and its effects on society. But many are left wondering, what’s worse: an occasional binge when out for a night on the town, or full-blown alcoholism? You may be surprised to find out that a new study conducted by the U.S. government’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that while excessive drinking is responsible for over 88,000 deaths a year, nine out of ten Americans who drink excessively do not meet the criteria to be classified as “alcoholics”. So it’s binge drinking that’s the main culprit for these deaths.
Adipose Tissue

Jun 08, 2017

Researchers find the relation between obesity, and Latina and Black women

Researchers find the relation between obesity, and Latina and Black women
Dallas Ebola Outbreak

Jun 08, 2017

In United States 21 Days Signals Waning Ebola Infection

Today marks 21 days of quarantine since the Ebola infection spread into the US by an infected Dallas patient, who recently fled Liberia. And as none of the individuals quarantined for their close contact with the infected have developed the often fatal hemorrhagic fever, health officials are hopeful that their clean bill of health is a sign that the Ebola virus will not find a foothold here in the United States.

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