Recent reports in Texas suggest the growing problem of Chagas disease, a potentially life-threatening condition transmitted by triatomine bugs, or…
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Workers in stressful, demanding jobs more likely to show up when sick
Demanding, stressful or insecure jobs may motivate workers to show up even when they should stay home sick, a research…
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Indoor pesticide exposure tied to childhood cancers
A new analysis of existing research finds that kids exposed to pesticides indoors are at higher risk for childhood cancers.…
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Arthritis may be worse in poor countries but seem worse in rich ones
A study of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) finds that those in wealthy nations are more troubled by it, even…
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Minor changes turned Black Death germ from mild to murderous
The bacterium Yersinia pestis has inflicted almost unimaginable misery upon humankind over the centuries, killing an estimated 200 million or…
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Samsung scion apologizes for MERS spread at group hospital
SEOUL – The heir-apparent of South Korea’s massive Samsung Group bowed in apology during a nationally televised address on Tuesday…
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Manufacturers’ tests of procedures to clean medical scopes linked with “superbug” outbreaks contained flaws that render their cleaning instructions unreliable,…
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White House: Science indicates parents should vaccinate kids
Amid the measles outbreak stemming from California, the White House is telling parents that science indicates they should vaccinate their…
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Man who caught listeria-related meningitis sues Blue Bell
A man is suing Blue Bell, saying he contracted listeria-related meningitis after eating ice cream produced by the company. David…
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Drug-resistant malaria found close to Myanmar border with India
LONDON – Malaria with total resistance to the antimalarial drug artemisinin has taken hold in Myanmar and spread close to…
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