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Thimerosal To Return To Vaccines?

December 21, 2012March 23, 2022 Anna Tomasulo

In a press release from Dec. 17, the American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed the World Health Organization’s recommendation that thimersol, an organomercurial compound used as

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Measles Outbreak Infects 37 More in Nigeria

December 20, 2012March 23, 2022 Lauren Edmundson

Thirty-seven more cases of measles have been identified in an outbreak in Kebbi state, Nigeria. Of the over 250 cases recorded so far, seven children

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Dengue On The Rise In Europe

December 19, 2012March 23, 2022 Elaine Nsoesie

A recent outbreak of dengue in Madeira has resulted in a flurry of articles and reports. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC),

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NDM-1 “Superbug” Now Acquired in Canada

December 13, 2012March 23, 2022 Katharina Schwan

The emergence of locally acquired NDM-1 in two Canadian hospitals raises concerns about “superbugs” and antibiotics’ future futility. NDM-1, or New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase-1, is actually

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Cluster of Deadly Fungal Infection Investigated in Post-Tornado Joplin, Missouri

December 12, 2012March 23, 2022 Steven Purcell

On May 22, 2011, the town of Joplin, Missouri was ravaged by a tornado that left nearly 160 dead and over 1000 injured. Of the

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Unusually High Rates of Gonorrhea Hit Maine

December 11, 2012March 23, 2022 Lauren Edmundson

The CDC in Maine has recorded 370 cases of gonorrhea in the first ten months of this year, an unusually high number. Last year, the

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Water Without Worms: Guatemalan Department Ends River Blindness

December 11, 2012March 23, 2022 Jason Hayes

In the Huehuetenango department of Guatemala, Onchocerca volvulus, commonly called river blindness, is no more. According to a recent study in the Journal of Parasitology

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New Method to Diagnose Malaria

December 10, 2012March 23, 2022 Adham Abdel Mottalib

Thanks to a team of researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark, it is now possible to conduct a highly sensitive malaria diagnosis from a single

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Flu Season Hits Early This Year

December 5, 2012March 23, 2022 Jane Huston

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed this week that the flu season has hit the United States early this year. In fact,

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Novel Coronavirus Kills 2 More in Jordan

December 4, 2012March 23, 2022 Lauren Edmundson

Recent lab testing by the WHO confirmed two more deaths from coronavirus infections that occurred in Jordan in April 2012. These cases bring the coronavirus

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