Seventh Season Of West Nile Virus. West Nile virus, which had been active in Africa, Asia, and parts of Europe for decades, first appeared in New York City in 1999. Since then, the virus has spread across the United States and has accounted for 16,600 cases and 654 deaths according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … [Read more...]
Health Officials Prepare For Seventh Season Of West Nile Virus
Unidentified Respiratory Illness at Toronto Nursing Home Death Toll
A Rapidly rRising Death Toll From Unidentified Respiratory Illness. The city still recovering from an outbreak of SARS that killed 44 people in 2003 and cost the economy over $1 billion. This outbreak, which is getting wider coverage each day, is beginning to scare people and could have a long-lasting damage to Toronto’s tourism … [Read more...]
Suit says Guatemalans purposely infected with syphilis
Guatemalans Purposely Infected With Syphilis. Attorneys for seven Guatemalan nationals are suing top U.S. public health officials, accusing them of “intentionally” infecting the Guatemalans or their family members with syphilis in a 1940s “Tuskegee-style” experiment. The class-action lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in … [Read more...]
Health Officials Investigate Nursing Home Blood Infections Linked to Contaminated Intravenous Drugs
Infections Caused By Contaminated Intravenous Drugs. New York Department of Health officials are investigating nursing home bloodstream infections that may have been caused by contaminated intravenous products. Bloodstream infections have been reported in nearly three dozen nursing home residents state wide. The reportedly tainted … [Read more...]
Health Officials Expect More E. Coli Cases Linked to Chipotle Restaurants in Northwest
Health officials in Washington and Oregon say they expect to see more E. coli cases linked to Chipotle restaurants. As of Friday, three people in the Portland, Oregon area and 19 people in western Washington had become sick from E. coli, the Associated Press (AP) reports. Seventeen of those who became ill had eaten at a Chipotle … [Read more...]
More Disclosure Sought as Robot Surgery Injuries Rise
Prompted the state to seek improved training oversight and patient disclosure about the technology’s possible risks. Increasing robotic injury reports to Massachusetts health officials have prompted the state to seek improved training oversight and patient disclosure about the technology’s possible risks. The Massachusetts Board … [Read more...]
Officials Confused By Latest Contact Lens Infections
Acanthamoeba Keratitis a Potentially Blinding Eye Infection. Acanthamoeba keratitis a potentially blinding eye infection caused scrambling doctors and health officials this weekend to try and find out the reason for the outbreak which resembles a similar one that took place last year. Complete MoisturePlus manufactured by Advanced … [Read more...]
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