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Indian-Origin Epidemiologist Gets Key Role At US Centers For Disease Control
Nirav D Shah, an Indian-origin epidemiologist, has been appointed Principal Deputy Director at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making him the second-in-command at the national public health agency.
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Los Angeles County Confirms First Monkeypox Death In US
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said that the death was confirmed by an autopsy report.
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Safe To Travel To India, Says US Amid Drop In Covid Cases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Monday against travel to Turkey because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases in that nation but eased its advisory for India.
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Email, Password Details of Nearly 25,000 Employees at WHO, CDC, NIH Dumped Online: Report
Around 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly related to the employees at health organisations the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation among others working to fight the coronavirus outbreak were dumped online, ...
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Inside The Secret US Stockpile Meant To Save Us All In A Bioterror Attack
The need for biodefense has become more clear in the wake of outbreaks of Ebola in West Africa, Zika in the Americas, devastating wildfires and hurricanes, and the poisonings of the North Korean leader's half brother in Malaysia and former Russian spies in England with nerve and radiological agents.
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Big Soda Sponsored 96 Health Groups - A Big Conflict of Interest, Study Says
Nearly 100 national health and medical groups - including the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - enjoy sponsorship's by Coca-Cola Co. or Pepsi-Co, according to a new study by two Boston University researchers.
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Even Before They Start Breathing, Babies Can Be Harmed By Air Pollution, Scientists Say
Air pollution in the U.S. may be causing thousands of premature births each year, a new study suggests - costing the nation billions of dollars along the way. The study, published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, lends support to a growing body of research pointing to the grim health consequences of air pollution all over t...
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Autism Rate Doubles in US to One in 45 Kids: Survey
Autism affects one in 45 children in the United States, almost twice the rate from a few years ago, said a survey today that uses a new approach to assess the frequency of the developmental disorder.
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51 Laboratories in 17 States, 3 Nations Got Suspected Live Anthrax Samples: Pentagon
The Pentagon said on Wednesday that 51 labs in 17 U.S. states and three foreign countries have received suspected live samples of anthrax - a larger number than previously disclosed - and that the number may rise as an investigation continues.
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China's Toughest Anti-Smoking Legislation Comes into Effect in Beijing
The toughest anti-smoking legislation in China's history came into effect Monday in Beijing, with unprecedented fines and a hotline to report offenders following fears of weak enforcement.
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First Swine Flu Case of 2015 Reported in Delhi
Delhi reported the year's first case of swine flu, taking the figure to 39 since last year, health official said.
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Sierra Leone Urges Safe Burials to Stem Ebola
Officials are resorting to increasingly desperate measures to clamp down on traditional burials in Sierra Leone, where Ebola is now spreading fastest. The head of the Ebola response has even threatened to jail people who prepare the corpses of their loved ones.
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Only Three in 10 HIV+ Americans Have Condition Under Control: Government Report
Just 30 percent of Americans living with HIV have the virus in check, putting others at risk of infection, US health officials said on Tuesday.
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West Africa Struggles to Contain Ebola as Warnings and Deaths Mount
The United Nations said on Tuesday the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa was causing food shortages in one of the world's poorest regions and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned the disease was threatening the stability of stricken countries and their neighbors.
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US Watches Airline Passengers for Ebola Symptoms
Government agents at US airports are watching travelers from Africa for flu-like symptoms that could be tied to the recent Ebola outbreak, as delegations from some 50 countries arrive in the nation's capital for a leadership summit this week.
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Indian-Origin Epidemiologist Gets Key Role At US Centers For Disease Control
Nirav D Shah, an Indian-origin epidemiologist, has been appointed Principal Deputy Director at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making him the second-in-command at the national public health agency.
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Los Angeles County Confirms First Monkeypox Death In US
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said that the death was confirmed by an autopsy report.
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Safe To Travel To India, Says US Amid Drop In Covid Cases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Monday against travel to Turkey because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases in that nation but eased its advisory for India.
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Email, Password Details of Nearly 25,000 Employees at WHO, CDC, NIH Dumped Online: Report
Around 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly related to the employees at health organisations the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation among others working to fight the coronavirus outbreak were dumped online, ...
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Inside The Secret US Stockpile Meant To Save Us All In A Bioterror Attack
The need for biodefense has become more clear in the wake of outbreaks of Ebola in West Africa, Zika in the Americas, devastating wildfires and hurricanes, and the poisonings of the North Korean leader's half brother in Malaysia and former Russian spies in England with nerve and radiological agents.
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Big Soda Sponsored 96 Health Groups - A Big Conflict of Interest, Study Says
Nearly 100 national health and medical groups - including the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - enjoy sponsorship's by Coca-Cola Co. or Pepsi-Co, according to a new study by two Boston University researchers.
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Even Before They Start Breathing, Babies Can Be Harmed By Air Pollution, Scientists Say
Air pollution in the U.S. may be causing thousands of premature births each year, a new study suggests - costing the nation billions of dollars along the way. The study, published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, lends support to a growing body of research pointing to the grim health consequences of air pollution all over t...
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Autism Rate Doubles in US to One in 45 Kids: Survey
Autism affects one in 45 children in the United States, almost twice the rate from a few years ago, said a survey today that uses a new approach to assess the frequency of the developmental disorder.
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51 Laboratories in 17 States, 3 Nations Got Suspected Live Anthrax Samples: Pentagon
The Pentagon said on Wednesday that 51 labs in 17 U.S. states and three foreign countries have received suspected live samples of anthrax - a larger number than previously disclosed - and that the number may rise as an investigation continues.
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China's Toughest Anti-Smoking Legislation Comes into Effect in Beijing
The toughest anti-smoking legislation in China's history came into effect Monday in Beijing, with unprecedented fines and a hotline to report offenders following fears of weak enforcement.
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First Swine Flu Case of 2015 Reported in Delhi
Delhi reported the year's first case of swine flu, taking the figure to 39 since last year, health official said.
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Sierra Leone Urges Safe Burials to Stem Ebola
Officials are resorting to increasingly desperate measures to clamp down on traditional burials in Sierra Leone, where Ebola is now spreading fastest. The head of the Ebola response has even threatened to jail people who prepare the corpses of their loved ones.
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Only Three in 10 HIV+ Americans Have Condition Under Control: Government Report
Just 30 percent of Americans living with HIV have the virus in check, putting others at risk of infection, US health officials said on Tuesday.
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West Africa Struggles to Contain Ebola as Warnings and Deaths Mount
The United Nations said on Tuesday the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa was causing food shortages in one of the world's poorest regions and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned the disease was threatening the stability of stricken countries and their neighbors.
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US Watches Airline Passengers for Ebola Symptoms
Government agents at US airports are watching travelers from Africa for flu-like symptoms that could be tied to the recent Ebola outbreak, as delegations from some 50 countries arrive in the nation's capital for a leadership summit this week.
