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Meningitis scare: From 'fit as can be' to life support in one week
A 31-year-old West Hollywood resident, who was described as being extremely fit only a week or so ago, is now in a coma and on life support after being diagnosed with "full-blown meningitis," city officials said. West Hollywood City Councilman John...Tags: The Home Depot, Symptoms, Meningitis, Respiratory Disease, Drugs and Medicines
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West Hollywood officials warn gay men, residents of meningitis case
West Hollywood city officials and community leaders warned residents Friday about a serious case of meningococcal infection recently found in Los Angeles County, a bacteria-caused illness that can lead to potentially deadly meningitis. "We don't want to...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Headaches, Wildlife, Diseases and Illnesses, New York City
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Health officials investigate meningococcal infection in L.A. County
Public health officials are investigating a Los Angeles County case of meningococcal infection, a bacteria-caused illness that can lead to potentially deadly meningitis. Dr. Jonathan Fielding, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public...Tags: Wildlife, The Home Depot, Symptoms, Meningitis, Health
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What's Going Around: Upper Respiratory Illnesses
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comMt. Vernon, MO. - If you have a cough that won't go away, a sore throat or stuffy nose you probably have an upper respiratory infection or illness. That's What's Going Around this week. Most upper respiratory infections are a virus and more often than...Tags: Stuffy Nose, Headaches, Coughing, Sore Throat, Diseases and Illnesses
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WHO confirms 2 new coronavirus deaths. What is coronavirus?
The deadly and mysterious coronavirus that first appeared in Saudi Arabia last year has claimed two more victims, bringing the official death toll to 11. The World Health Organization said a 73-year-old man from the United Arab Emirates who was taken to...
Tags: Pakistan, Politics, United Nations, Health, Health Organizations
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Norovirus-like illness reported on Royal Caribbean ship
Sun SentinelRoyal Caribbean International's cruise ship Vision of the Seas arrived at Port Everglades early Friday after several passengers and crew aboard had reported symptoms of gastrointestinal illness during a 11-night Caribbean cruise. Cruise line officials...Tags: Cruise Line Ports, Sailing, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Port Everglades
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Help yourself -- eat a little dirt
chrisc@herald-mail.comAmericans live in a food paradise. Food is generally plentiful, cheap and made to be convenient. And, despite the occasional food-poisoning event, the food supply is consistently safe to eat. Government food-safety regulations limit amounts of...Tags: Washington, DC, Nutrition, Healthy Diet, Science and Technology, Allergies
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Echinacea wards off the common cold
Dear Pharmacist: I've got a cold. Should I start taking echinacea, and will it help me with the sneezing? —A.T., Sanibel Dear A.T.: It's the season for the common cold, with more than 1 billion cases in the United States each year. Sneezing is...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Sneezing, Allergies, Vitamin C, Echinacea (dietary supplement)
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Renewed pertussis threat in Northern Michigan comes with expanded recommendations
The number of pertussis cases, otherwise known as whooping cough, are rising nationally, and cases locally in 2013 are up as well. Pertussis can be unknowingly spread to others, especially infants and young children, to whom it may be deadly....
Tags: Health Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Bellaire, Whooping Cough, Tetanus
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Telomere length linked to catching a cold in preliminary study
Test subjects with shorter immune cell telomeres faced an increased risk of catching a cold, researchers wrote Tuesday in JAMA (abstract here.) It was the first time the DNA structures had been implicated in acute illnesses in healthy, relatively...
Tags: Science and Technology, Alzheimer's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Viral Diseases and Infections
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British case of new virus suggests person-to-person transmission
A newly identified virus tied to five deaths worldwide since April appears capable of transmission from one person to another, British health officials said Wednesday. The virus, part of a family called coronaviruses that range from the common cold to...
Tags: Pakistan, BBC, Health and Safety at School, Elizabeth II, United Kingdom
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There is such a thing as too much vitamin C
You may hear each winter that vitamin C can fight off the common cold. But is it just hype or does it really help? "The findings of a large number of studies on the subject are mixed," says Dr. Bruce Bistrian, chief of clinical nutrition at Beth...
Tags: Iron (dietary supplement), Medical Procedures and Tests, Mineral Supplements, Medical Research, Vitamin C
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