Head lice is one of those things every mother hopes and prays won’t happen to her kid. Although lice don’t…
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Las Vegas cryotherapy business where employee died closes
Nevada state officials have closed the Las Vegas cryotherapy business where an employee died reportedly after freezing to death in…
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Ebola in male survivors can survive up to 9 months, study says
Doctors have found that Ebola can linger in some male survivors for up to nine months but aren’t sure if…
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Measles can be a lesser-known risk for travelers
Measles is still a risk for travelers, regardless of destination, and vaccination remains the best way to prevent it, according…
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Florida woman on the mend after mistaking glue for eye drops
A Florida woman is reportedly healing after doctors pried apart her eyelids, which got stuck together when she mistook superglue…
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Countries at heart of Ebola outbreak see first virus-free week
DAKAR – The three West African countries at the heart of an Ebola epidemic recorded their first week with no…
Read MoreCooling towers blamed for Legionnaires’ disease at California prison
Dirty cooling towers were to blame for an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that has sickened dozens of inmates and at…
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Doctors, patients preparing for US health care system’s expansion of diagnostic codes
Doctors, hospitals and insurers are bracing for possible disruptions on Oct. 1 when the U.S. health-care system switches to a…
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The idea that people eat breakfast, lunch and dinner (and maybe a snack or two) turns out to be a…
Read MoreNovel plan to curb drug costs seeks candidates’ attention
Consumer-friendly ratings of the benefits of new drugs. Limits on what patients pay. Requiring drug companies to disclose how much…
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