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Mumps in Maine came from Canada Medicine & Health / Diseases December 21, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet An outbreak of mumps in Maine appears to be a Canadian import.

Canada confirms new mad cow case Medicine & Health / Diseases December 20, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The Canadian government Wednesday said a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the province of Alberta.

Chicago struggles with high diabetes rate Medicine & Health / Diseases December 07, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A healthcare consulting group says the Chicago area has a higher rate of Type 2 diabetes than the national average.

Study: Males should be given HPV vaccine Medicine & Health / Diseases November 28, 2007 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 A U.S. study suggested that, in addition to girls and young women, men and boys should be given the human papillomavirus vaccine.

17 infected with TB before student's death Medicine & Health / Diseases November 26, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A Nepalese student at Colorado State University-Pueblo who died of tuberculosis in June likely infected 17 others, officials said.

WHO probes illness outbreak in Angola Medicine & Health / Diseases November 19, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The World Health Organization says it is searching for the origin of a mystery illness that has struck more than 370 people in Angola.

Cold virus strain kills 10 Medicine & Health / Diseases November 16, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said 10 people have been killed by a potent new form of the common cold virus.

HPV early detection test created Medicine & Health / Diseases October 31, 2007 \| User rating: not rated yet \| User comments: 1 U.S. scientists have developed a technology that can detect a single molecule of the virus associated with female cervical cancer.

Topps E. coli outbreak traced to Canada Medicine & Health / Diseases October 27, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the recent outbreak of E. coli linked to Topps Meat Company has been traced to a Canadian supplier.

Six staph cases reported in North Carolina Medicine & Health / Diseases October 19, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet School officials in Winston-Salem, N.C., said six football players at East Forsyth High School were found to have drug-resistant staph infections.

Bacteria tied to 19,000 U.S. deaths Medicine & Health / Diseases October 17, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 A study of a virulent drug-resistant bacterium has tied the infection to nearly 19,000 U.S. deaths in 2005.

Study: Dengue fever is underreported Medicine & Health / Diseases October 16, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is concerned about the U.S. blood supply due to underreporting of dengue fever.

Schizophrenics gain by practice, not meds Medicine & Health / Diseases October 15, 2007 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet A U.S. study suggested cognitive gains in schizophrenic patients treated with newer antipsychotic medications are due to practice effects, not the drugs.

Bluetongue jumps from cattle to sheep Medicine & Health / Diseases October 15, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Britain's bluetongue outbreak has jumped species, having been found in sheep after first infecting cattle this summer.

New bird flu strain dangerous to humans Medicine & Health / Diseases October 08, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A new strain of the bird flu virus spreading around the world is more infectious to humans, a study lead by a U.S. researcher has found.

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Mumps in Maine came from Canada Medicine & Health / Diseases December 21, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet An outbreak of mumps in Maine appears to be a Canadian import.

Canada confirms new mad cow case Medicine & Health / Diseases December 20, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The Canadian government Wednesday said a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the province of Alberta.

Chicago struggles with high diabetes rate Medicine & Health / Diseases December 07, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A healthcare consulting group says the Chicago area has a higher rate of Type 2 diabetes than the national average.

Study: Males should be given HPV vaccine Medicine & Health / Diseases November 28, 2007 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 A U.S. study suggested that, in addition to girls and young women, men and boys should be given the human papillomavirus vaccine.

17 infected with TB before student's death Medicine & Health / Diseases November 26, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A Nepalese student at Colorado State University-Pueblo who died of tuberculosis in June likely infected 17 others, officials said.

WHO probes illness outbreak in Angola Medicine & Health / Diseases November 19, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The World Health Organization says it is searching for the origin of a mystery illness that has struck more than 370 people in Angola.

Cold virus strain kills 10 Medicine & Health / Diseases November 16, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said 10 people have been killed by a potent new form of the common cold virus.

HPV early detection test created Medicine & Health / Diseases October 31, 2007 \| User rating: not rated yet \| User comments: 1 U.S. scientists have developed a technology that can detect a single molecule of the virus associated with female cervical cancer.

Topps E. coli outbreak traced to Canada Medicine & Health / Diseases October 27, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the recent outbreak of E. coli linked to Topps Meat Company has been traced to a Canadian supplier.

Six staph cases reported in North Carolina Medicine & Health / Diseases October 19, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet School officials in Winston-Salem, N.C., said six football players at East Forsyth High School were found to have drug-resistant staph infections.

Bacteria tied to 19,000 U.S. deaths Medicine & Health / Diseases October 17, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 A study of a virulent drug-resistant bacterium has tied the infection to nearly 19,000 U.S. deaths in 2005.

Study: Dengue fever is underreported Medicine & Health / Diseases October 16, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is concerned about the U.S. blood supply due to underreporting of dengue fever.

Schizophrenics gain by practice, not meds Medicine & Health / Diseases October 15, 2007 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet A U.S. study suggested cognitive gains in schizophrenic patients treated with newer antipsychotic medications are due to practice effects, not the drugs.

Bluetongue jumps from cattle to sheep Medicine & Health / Diseases October 15, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Britain's bluetongue outbreak has jumped species, having been found in sheep after first infecting cattle this summer.

New bird flu strain dangerous to humans Medicine & Health / Diseases October 08, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A new strain of the bird flu virus spreading around the world is more infectious to humans, a study lead by a U.S. researcher has found.

Mumps in Maine came from Canada

Canada confirms new mad cow case

Chicago struggles with high diabetes rate

Study: Males should be given HPV vaccine

17 infected with TB before student's death

WHO probes illness outbreak in Angola

Cold virus strain kills 10

HPV early detection test created

Topps E. coli outbreak traced to Canada

Six staph cases reported in North Carolina

Bacteria tied to 19,000 U.S. deaths

Study: Dengue fever is underreported

Schizophrenics gain by practice, not meds

Bluetongue jumps from cattle to sheep

New bird flu strain dangerous to humans

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