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• After Florence Comes the Cleanup: Stay Safe

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• After Painful Ordeal and $800K Medical Bill, Unvaccinated Boy Survives Tetanus

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• AHA: Infections May Be a Trigger for Heart Attack, Stroke

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• Another Climate Change Threat: More 'Flesh-Eating' Bacteria?

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• Another Opioid Scourge: Infection-Related Strokes

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• 'Antibiotic Envelopes' Could Cut Infections After Pacemaker Implant

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• Antiviral Med Fuels Rapid Decline in New HIV Infections in Gay Men: Study

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• Are Kids' Ball Pits Jumping With Germs?

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• Arm Yourself Against the Coming Flu Season

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• As Opioid Crisis Continues, More Donor Organs Carry Hepatitis C

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• As U.S. Measles Outbreaks Spread, Why Does 'Anti-Vax' Movement Persist?

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• Asian Longhorned Tick Is Invading United States

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• Attention, Seniors: Drink More Water and Head Off Disease

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• Beware the Vampire Bat, and Not for the Reason You Think

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• 'Buzzing' in Ear Alerted Boy to Very Unwelcome Visitor

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• California Parents Are Getting Around Vaccine Law, Fueling Measles Outbreaks

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• CDC Investigates Mystery E. Coli Outbreak Affecting 5 States

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• CDC Says Ground Beef Is Source of E. coli Outbreak, Cases Rise to 109

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• CDC Warns Again of Salmonella From Pet Hedgehogs

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• Chinese Scientists Cut Local Numbers of Dangerous Mosquito by 94%

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• Climate Change Hiking Danger of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections

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• Cluster of Dangerous Antibiotic-Resistant E. Coli Infection Spotted in NYC

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• Coming Soon: A Tiny Robot You Swallow to Help You Stay Healthy

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• Common Infant Vaccine May Also Shield Kids From Type 1 Diabetes

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• Common Yeast Infection Treatment Tied to Miscarriage, Birth Defects

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• Contact Lenses May Harbor Serious, Blinding Infection

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• Could Gut Bacteria Be Linked to Dementia Risk?

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• Could Herpes Virus Help Cause Alzheimer's?

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• Dangerous UTIs Can Follow Hospital Patients Home

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• Deadly Meningitis B Targets College Students

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• Dentists Prescribe Antibiotics Far Too Often: Study

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• Discharge Day Won't Affect Heart Surgery Outcome: Study

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• Disinfectants Can't Stop This Dangerous Hospital Germ

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• Do Adults Need a Measles Booster Shot?

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• Drinking Enough Water Could Be Key to Avoiding UTIs

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• Dual Therapy Might Be Advance Against Genital Herpes, Animal Study Suggests

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• E. Coli Outbreak Tied to Ground Beef Climbs to 177 Cases

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• E. Coli Outbreak Tied to Ground Beef Expands to 10 States

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• Ebola Vaccines Show Lasting Effect

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• Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise in Preventing TB

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• Fatal Medical Emergencies on the Rise Worldwide: Study

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• Fish Slime Could Hold Key to Beating 'Superbug' Infections

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• Flu Activity Is Low -- For Now

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• Flu Has Arrived for the Holidays, CDC Head Says

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• Flu Rides the Subway, Too

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• Flu Season Lingers in Big Cities

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• Flying Insects in Hospitals Carry 'Superbug' Germs

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• Half of Antibiotics Given Without Infection Diagnosis

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• Hands Don't Spread HPV, Study Finds

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• Heading to Europe This Summer? Get Your Measles Shot

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• Health Tip: Causes of Swollen Glands

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• Health Tip: Ear Piercing For Kids

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• Health Tip: Prevent a Finger Infection

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• Health Tip: Prevent Skin Problems at the Gym

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• Health Tip: Protect Yourself From Sepsis

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• Health Tip: Recognizing a Staph Infection

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• Health Tip: Recognizing a Yeast Infection

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• Health Tip: Safe Tips For Antibiotic Use

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• Health Tip: UTI Warning Signs

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• Health Tip: When a Child's Adenoids Act Up

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• Here's Another Good Reason to Not Pick Your Nose

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• Here's to a Healthy Holiday Season

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• High Post-Hospital Death Rate Trails Ebola Survivors

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• Hospital Bed Sheets Still Germy Despite Washing

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• Hospital Infections in Stroke Patients Raise Other Risks

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• Hospital Privacy Curtains Could Be Breeding Ground for Germs

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• How Necessary Is HPV Cervical Cancer Screening for Women After Age 55?

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• How to Decide When You're Too Sick to Work

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• How to Keep Your Feet on a Sound, Pain-Free Footing

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• Infections in the Young May Be Tied to Risk for Mental Illness: Study

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• Infections, Especially UTIs, May Be Triggers for Strokes

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• Is a Chlamydia Vaccine on the Horizon?

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• Is Kidney Dialysis Always Needed When Septic Shock Strikes?

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• Kidney Failure Patients Face Higher Risk of Cancer Death

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• Lyme Disease Now a Threat in City Parks

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• Major Flooding Can Bring Skin Infection Dangers

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• Many Health Care Workers With Flu, Colds Still Go to Work: Study

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• Many Paramedics Ignore Hand Hygiene Rules, Study Finds

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• Many Pneumonia Patients Get Too Many Antibiotics

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• Med Students' Smartphones Loaded With Staph, Other Germs

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• Monkeys Can Carry Zika Virus, Scientists Discover

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• New Antibiotic Offers Hope Against 'Super Gonorrhea'

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• New Compounds Might Help Stop Spread of Malaria

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• New Hepatitis Meds Are Saving Lives: Study

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• Number of Infants Born With Syphilis Reaches 20-Year High: CDC

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• Ocean Swimming Causes Skin Changes: Study

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• Opioid OD Deaths Are Saving Lives Through Transplantation

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• Pet Hedgehogs Still Spreading Salmonella, CDC Warns

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• Reacting Against a 'Too Clean' World, Some Parents Go Too Far the Other Way

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• Routine Use of Antibiotics May Help After Complicated Vaginal Birth: Study

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• Scientists Develop an Antibiotic Alternative Against 'Superbugs'

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• Seniors With UTIs Need Antibiotics ASAP, Study Says

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• Severe Infections Rising Among Americans With Diabetes

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• Severe 'Mono' Infection May Raise Risk for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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• Snuggling Your Pet Hedghog May Spread Salmonella, CDC Warns

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• Still No Source as E. Coli Outbreak Grows to 96 Cases Across 5 States: CDC

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• 'Superbugs' Hang Out on Hospital Patients

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• Texas Cities Are Ripe for Measles Outbreaks, Study Finds

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• Therapy Dogs Can Spread MRSA, But Antibacterials Help Prevent the Danger

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• Tough-to-Treat UTIs More Likely to Recur

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• Traveling Abroad? Make Sure Your Measles Shot Is Up to Date

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• 'Two Wave' Flu Season Unusually Long: CDC

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• U.S. Cases of Infant Gut Illness Plummet After Vaccine Introduced

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• U.S. Hospitals Making Headway Against Infections

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• Vaping Habit Might Make You More Prone to Flu

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• What Is the Virus That Has Killed 7 Children in New Jersey?

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• When Meds Suppress HIV, Odds of Sexual Transmission Near Zero: Review

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• Where Is Your Risk of Dying Greatest After Surgery?

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• WHO Declares Congo Ebola Outbreak a 'Global Health Emergency'

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• Whooping Cough Vaccine Effectiveness Fades With Time: Study

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• Whopping Numbers on Whooping Cough

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• Why a Knee Replacement Can Go Bad

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• Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs

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• With 80,000 Flu Deaths Last Season, Experts Urge Vaccination

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• Worried About the Salmonella Scare With Turkey This Holiday? Don't Be

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• Young Athletes Need to Be Sidelined After Bout of Mono

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• Your Gut May Be to Blame for Your Bloodstream Infection

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• Your Showerhead May Be Bathing You in Germs

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• Zika's Damage Continues in Children Infected Before Birth