A Filipino nurse, who arrived last week from Saudi Arabia, has tested positive for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus…
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Molecule shows ability to block HIV
Scientists have engineered a new molecule they say can block infection with the virus that causes AIDS, a discovery that…
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Bird flu outbreak hits Nebraska poultry farm
The fast-spreading avian flu virus was confirmed for the first time in Nebraska, at a commercial egg-laying farm that housed…
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Traveling the world? Remember to protect against malaria
Malaria, a parasitic disease mostly transmitted by mosquitoes, causes fever, chills, pain in the joints, anemia, headache, nausea, sweating, and…
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Spike in US measles cases shows disease still a threat, officials say
The number of reported cases of measles in the United States this year is nearly three times the annual average,…
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Man infected with smallpox-like virus through sex
A man in San Diego was infected with the vaccinia virus — the virus in the smallpox vaccine — in…
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OMAHA, Neb. – Nebraska doctors treating an American aid worker battling Ebola say that as he improves, he’s getting bored…
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Child tests negative for Ebola at NYC hospital
A child who recently returned from West Africa and was transported to Bellevue Hospital in New York City after exhibiting…
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American Ebola doc urges help fighting outbreak
As one of few Ebola survivors with medical expertise, Dr. Kent Brantly seems keenly aware of the position his painful…
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US allows use of Ebola test overseas as crisis deepens
U.S. health regulators on Wednesday authorized the use of an Ebola diagnostic test developed by the Pentagon to help contain…
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