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A new study provides evidence from lab experiments that a drug already used in people to fight tapeworms might also prove effective against strains of the superbug MRSA, which kills thousands of people...

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What is canine influenza (dog flu)? Canine influenza (also known as dog flu) is a contagious respiratory disease in dogs caused by specific Type A influenza viruses known to infect dogs. These are called...

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Greystone Foods, LLC voluntarily recalls Today’s Harvest Field Peas with Snaps, Silver Queen Corn, and Broccoli Florets with the sell by date 04/21/16 shipped to Publix Supermarkets warehouse in Lakeland,...

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Out of an abundance of caution, Publix Super Markets is issuing a voluntary recall for green peas available for selection from the company’s 68 Deli Self-Service Salad Bars. The Deli Salad Bars are...

In a follow-up to the initial report on the Lancaster, OH botulism outbreak that is linked to a church potluck last weekend, health officials put the total tally at around 30 as of Friday. One local media...

The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County (DOH-Pinellas) is investigating a suspected case of tuberculosis (TB) in a 17-year-old student at Pinellas Park High School. In a notice to parents,...

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The Florida Department of Health today confirmed a second case of measles in an unvaccinated child in St. Lucie County. This locally acquired case was isolated as a precaution as the first case was confirmed...

The HIV outbreak in southeastern Indiana continues to grow as state health officials now put the total cases at 142. Scott and Jackson counties both have reported at least five cases, which is the State’s...

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Following the complete recall of all Blue Bell Ice Cream products due to the multistate Listeria monocytogenes,  Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams has initiated a voluntary recall of all ice creams, frozen...

The number of dengue fever cases and deaths in Malaysia continue to rise as the health ministry puts the case count at over 38,000 and the death toll at 117. This represents an approximately 40 percent...