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Staph infection kills SoCal high school wrestler
A high school wrestler died from complications of a drug-resistant staph infection and a teammate was being treated for the illness. Noah Armendariz, 17, died Sunday at Children's Hospital of Orange County from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus...Tags: Wrestling, Health Organizations, Virus Diseases, Pharmaceuticals, Diseases
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Attention deficit disorder increasingly common in older kids, CDC says
Associated PressMore older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while the rate is holding steady for children under 12, according to a government report released Wednesday. Some experts called the finding surprising, noting that...Tags: University of Michigan, Medical Staff, Demographics, People, Health Organizations
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US fentanyl deaths topped 1,000 over 2 years
AP Medical WriterMore than 1,000 people died over two years from an illegal version of the painkiller fentanyl, the government reported Thursday in its first national tally of those deaths. The spike of overdoses seems to have ended, health officials said, pointing to...Tags: Health Organizations, Pharmaceuticals, Diseases, Drug Trafficking, Addiction
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Hot detective story: Tracing jalapeno pepper lead in salmonella case
Associated PressIt was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People suddenly were getting salmonella at a restaurant in the state of Minnesota more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) from the center of the U.S. outbreak. Not my tomatoes, protested the manager. He...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Health Organizations, University of Minnesota, Diseases
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CDC data show more than one in four Americans obese
Americans, who have been getting fatter for decades, reached an unwelcome milestone in a report released last week: More than one in four of us are obese. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the number of adults who say they...Tags: People, Health Organizations, Diseases, Heart Disease, Adults
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Tomatoes Are Safe
The Associated PressIt's OK to eat all kinds of tomatoes again, the U.S. government declared last Thursday — lifting its salmonella warning on the summer favorites amid signs that the record outbreak, while not over, may finally be slowing. Hot peppers still get a...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Livestock Farming, Health Organizations, House, Diseases
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$30 million for sick 9/11 residents, students
Federal officials said Thursday they will give $30 million to offer health services to New York residents and students affected by the Sept. 11 attacks and their aftermath. The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control announced it would distribute...Tags: Terrorism, Society, Jerrold Nadler, John Howard, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Minnesota's food tracking offers lessons to feds
WASHINGTON - It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center of the nation's outbreak. Not my tomatoes, protested the manager. He'd switched his supply to...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Health Organizations, University of Minnesota, Diseases
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A pitchman for breast milk
Chicago Tribune reporterOf all the participants at the Mother's Milk Club, the one who looks least likely to be an expert is Henry Hale. It's not his age (25) or size (burly)—a jarring contrast to the fragile patients in the Rush University Medical Center Neonatal...Tags: Rush University, Medical Research, Health Organizations, Illnesses, Physiology
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Salmonella clue points to jalapenos
Associated PressGovernment inspectors finally have a big clue in the nationwide salmonella outbreak: They found the same bacteria on a single Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper handled by a small Texas produce shipper. Yesterday's discovery doesn't solve the mystery,...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Health Organizations, Diseases, Food Safety
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