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Texas health officials administer TB tests for babies who may have been exposed at hospital
Health officials in West Texas have begun testing some babies for tuberculosis after the revelation that more than 700 infants…
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A note being circulated by mobile phones in West Africa claims a plant can “cure” Ebola, BBC News reported. The…
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Plane transporting 2nd Ebola patient continues to Atlanta after refueling in Maine
A plane carrying a second American aid worker infected with Ebola from West Africa arrived in Maine to refuel on…
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Norovirus blamed for illness outbreak at upscale California hotel
California health authorities have determined that the highly contagious norovirus was responsible for sickening 60 people at an upscale Bay…
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