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Obama Signs Executive Order to Detain Americans With 'Respiratory Illnesses'
As the Ebola outbreak continues to cause concern, President Barack Obama has signed an amendment to an executive order that would allow him to mandate the apprehension and detention of Americans who merely show signs of “respiratory illness.”
The executive order, titled Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases, amends executive order 13295, passed by George W. Bush in April 2003, which...
Indiana stores babies' DNA for research without parental consent
The Indiana State Department of Health has been collecting babies’ blood and DNA without their parents’ permission since 1991, according to an investigation by a local news station. Now the state wants to know what to do with the blood samples.
When a baby is born in Indiana, as with other states, the state conducts a newborn screening test. A nurse or midwife takes a few drops of blood from the...
MERS virus reaches US, first case, CDC alarmed
Microscopic images of the Middle East Respiratory Virus (MERS)
The US’s first case of the MERS virus has been detected in Indiana, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Friday.
The patient is a healthcare worker who returned to the US from Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on April 24. Along the way, the person passed through London and Chicago before taking a bus to Indiana....
Lethal brain amoeba found in US drinking water supply for first time
Naegleria fowleri lifecycle stages
A deadly brain amoeba that has killed two children this year has been found in a drinking water supply, a first in the US, authorities said Monday.
The heat-loving Naegleria fowleri has been found in the water supply system of St. Bernard Parish, southeast of New Orleans, according to tests by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The N. fowleri parasite...
Second NY hospital warns nearly 2,000 patients of possible HIV infection from insulin pens
A hospital in New York State has notified 1,915 patients that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C – days after another hospital in NY admitted making the same mistake – through reusing insulin pens, used by diabetics.
Olean General Hospital is mailing 1,915 patients who received insulin between November 2009 and last week and advising them to have a blood test, although...
New study says overweight people live longer
A new year has begun, and resolution-makers around the world are vowing to lose weight and get healthy. But a surprising new study says that being overweight leads to a longer life – providing encouraging news for food lovers everywhere.
The report, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), is the largest and most comprehensive review of how weight can influence...
231 Americans diagnosed with Meningitis
A doctor looks at the meningitis-causing fungus Exserohilum rostratum at a laboratory at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on October 12, 2012.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says 19 more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis across the United States, bringing the total number of cases to 231.
The CDC said on Tuesday that the death toll...
West Nile virus epidemic the worst America has ever seen
A Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito
Cities across the United States are being ravaged by an outbreak of West Nile virus, and experts say the epidemic is the worst the country has ever seen.
“The number of West Nile virus disease cases has risen dramatically in recent weeks, and indicate that we’re in the midst of one of the largest outbreaks ever seen in the US,” Dr. Lyle Petersen of...
Researchers Develop New Pain-Free Ways to Make Sure You Are Vaccinated
Dr. Erin Giudice, a pediatrician at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, proposed a new way to coerce parents into giving their children vaccinations: a clear, dissolvable patch that will elevate fears associated with needles.
Pharmaceutical corporations, the US government and researchers at state-sponsored universities are focused on more sophisticated ways of ensuring the general population...
Cantaloupe Listeria Becomes Deadliest Ever Food Outbreak
Deadly: The death toll from the listeria outbreak that's been traced back to Colorado cantaloupes has now climbed to 29.
The death toll from the listeria outbreak that’s been traced back to Colorado cantaloupes has now climbed to 29, making it the deadliest food-bourne illness outbreak ever recorded in the United States.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the increase...
CDC issues warning to avoid Gulf oil spill, contains some of the most toxic chemicals that we know
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has issued health warnings…
While they suggest there is no threat, the CDC simultaneously advised “everyone, including pregnant women” to avoid spill-affected areas. …
Shira Kramer, an epidemiologist who has conducted research for the petroleum industry on the health consequences of exposure...
Obama's Daughters Not Vaccinated Against H1N1
President Obama’s school age daughters have not been vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the vaccine is not available to them based on their risk.
The Centers for Disease Control recommend that children ages 6 months through 18 years of age receive a vaccination against the H1N1 flu virus. At this time only children with chronic medical conditions...
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