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Required tally of flu shots for health workers sought
Baltimore hospitals, doctors' offices and long-term care facilities would have to report the rates of influenza vaccination among their workers under new regulations being proposed by the city Health Department. Low vaccination rates among health care...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases, Employees, Long Term Care
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Genome lights the way to cancer 'milestone'
Researchers cataloging the genetic codes of deadly human brain and pancreatic cancers say they have found several dozen defective genes that appear to work in concert to set off the tumor growth that eventually kills their victims. The team, at the Johns...Tags: Edward M. Kennedy, Natural Science, Research, Death and Dying, Genetics
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4 arthritis drugs will get stiffer warnings
The Associated PressThe Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings Thursday on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal fungal infections. The drugs -- Enbrel,...Tags: Medical Conditions, Medicine, Western Medicines, Pharmaceuticals
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Diaper Rash Cream (Zinc Oxide) Doubles As Deodorant
Q: Years ago, I was suffering with sensitivity to all underarm deodorants on the market. I found an alternative product at the health-food store and bought it, though it was dreadfully expensive ($12). The directions said to apply a small amount of this...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Get lawful citizens health care before crack abusers
Staff writer June Torbati wrote an interesting article Aug. 5 about the lack of health care for Florida's crack-cocaine users and the difficulties for HIV-infected drug users to get help in our state's strained health care system. Fortunately, researchers...Tags: Private Health Care, Medicaid, Government Health Care, Medical Research, AIDS
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Jesse Jackson hospitalized for stomach pains
Chicago Tribune reporterRev. Jesse Jackson was being treated Thursday in Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago after falling ill. Jackson told the Tribune during a morning telephone interview he had stomach pains, but the pains were subsiding. "I have high regard for...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases, Jesse Jackson
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Probe Underway Of E. Coli In Willington Oaks Apts. Water
Courant Staff WriterState and local health inspectors Thursday began investigating how E. coli got into the water supply at the Willington Oaks Apartments, off-campus apartments popular with UConn students. After E. coli bacteria — an indicator of recent contamination...Tags: Medicaid, Water Pollution, Government Health Care, Academic Progress, University of Connecticut
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FDA strengthens infection warning on arthritis drugs
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings yesterday on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal fungal infections. The drugs...Tags: Medical Conditions, Health Treatments, Medicine, Prescription Drugs, Western Medicines
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ANTIQUE CAR SHOW. Hosted by the Long Island Horseless Carriage Club of America, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Sagamore Hill Road, Cove Neck, free, 516-922-4788. ANTIQUES SHOW AND SALE. Hosted by the East Hampton Rotary...Tags: New York Weather, Fires, Festive Event, Tourism and Leisure, Furniture
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FDA orders stronger warnings for 4 arthritis drugs
The Associated PressThe Food and Drug Administration is ordering stronger warnings on four medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. The drugs -- Humira, Cimzia, Enbrel and Remicade -- work by suppressing the immune system, and the FDA says that can expose some...Tags: Medical Conditions, Medicine, Western Medicines, Pharmaceuticals
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Bar could lose liquor license over smoking
The Iowa attorney general's office says it is seeking the suspension or revocation of a West Burlington bar's liquor license after repeated violations of the state's smoking ban. State officials filed a complaint this week with the Iowa Alcoholic...Tags: Medicaid, Government Health Care, Burlington
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Scabies outbreak at Oakdale prison
Prison officials say dozens of inmates at the state prison at Oakdale have been treated for scabies -- and the outbreak caused an entire unit to be quarantined. Scabies is an infestation of the skin caused by microscopic mites. It looks like a rash...Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases, Prisons
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