LONDON — Detectives are investigating allegations that a British player at the Wimbledon tennis tournament was poisoned, after she fell…
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Oregon school pumpkin carving party suspected in norovirus outbreak
A pre-Halloween pumpkin carving party may have caused a norovirus outbreak that has sickened more than 100 students, teachers and…
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Julia Bruzzese believes in miracles. The 12-year-old from Brooklyn, N.Y., has been forced to use a wheelchair after a sudden…
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UK halts use of Silimed breast implants amid contamination fears
Sales of silicone implants made by Brazil’s Silimed and used in thousands of patients in Britain have been suspended due…
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Indianapolis school officials warn of tuberculosis exposure
Officials with Perry Township Schools say some students and staff at Southport High School have been exposed to tuberculosis. Principal…
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3 UC Santa Barbara students sick from meningitis
A bacterial meningitis outbreak has sickened three students at the University of California, Santa Barbara, health officials said Thursday. Over…
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Hong Kong confirms first human case of bird flu
Hong Kong confirmed its first case of deadly H7N9 bird flu on Monday in a further sign that the virus…
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Efforts underway to prevent hepatitis C outbreaks
David Kwiatkowski’s six-month stint at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs medical center was about to end in 2008 when a doctor…
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3 new infections, 1 death in Michigan from contaminated steroids
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan health officials have reported three more infections and one more death linked to contaminated steroids supplied…
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US lawmakers question oversight of potentially dangerous experiments
As U.S. lawmakers investigate the anthrax and bird flu breaches at a federal laboratory, they have begun to question whether…
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