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CDC Saw Rise Last Year in 3 Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Three sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday, and public health experts are raising the alarm.
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‘Dank’ Vapes Draw Scrutiny as Lung Illnesses Mount
It’s a widely known vape cartridge in the marijuana economy, but it’s not a licensed brand. And “Dank” has got the kind of market buzz no legitimate company would want.
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Monster Alaska Quake of 1964 the Likely Culprit Behind Fungal Disease
Scientists who have taken on the role of detectives to determine the origin of a deadly fungal disease affecting people and wildlife in the Pacific Northwest announced Tuesday they may have finally found the answer.
Read morePlant Disease Is Devastating Spain’s Almond Trees
A lethal Central American plant disease devastating olive trees in southern Italy is now killing almond trees in southern Spain, a serious development for an outbreak threatening Europe’s crops.
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Emergency Ban on Vaping Products Ordered in Washington State
Washington state enacted an emergency ban on all flavored vaping products Friday over concerns about an outbreak of lung illnesses throughout the country linked to the products.
Read moreNew California Lab Seeks Cure to Deadly Citrus Disease
In a lab southeast of Los Angeles, researchers are opening a new front in the yearslong battle against a tiny pest that has wreaked havoc on citrus groves around the world.
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California Health Officials Urge Residents to Stop Vaping Immediately
California health officials issued an advisory Tuesday telling residents to immediately refrain from using e-cigarette devices until a statewide investigation into the risks associated with vaping is completed.
Read morePrairie Dog Plague
A federal judge said Tuesday he will not block the U.S. Department of Agriculture from exterminating plague-ridden urban prairie dogs in Commerce City, Colorado.
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Kenya Becomes Third Country to Adopt Malaria Vaccine
Kenya on Friday became the third country to start routinely innoculating infants against malaria, using the world’s first vaccine to combat a disease that kills 800 children globally every day.
Read moreTrump Moves to Ban Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will push for the Food and Drug Administration to ban most flavored e-cigarettes, amid a government investigation into hundreds of cases of respiratory infections linked to vaping.
Read moreDutch Doctor Acquitted of Murder in Landmark Euthanasia Case
A Dutch doctor was found not guilty of murder Wednesday for performing euthanasia on an elderly patient with a severe case of Alzheimer’s disease.
Read moreUSDA Sued Over Killing of Plagued Urban Prairie Dogs
An environmentalist group filed a federal lawsuit against the federal government Friday for violating an agreement to kill urban prairie dogs on behalf of Commerce City, where plague has been found in the ground-dwelling mammals..
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The Center For Biological Diversity sued the U.S. EPA and FDA for records on to the use of medically important antibiotics as pesticides, which can promote growth of drug-resistant bacteria and diseases.
Read moreCourt Finds Italy Failed in Fight Against Olive Tree Disease
Italy did not take crucial steps to stop the diffusion of a deadly plant disease now killing olive trees in southern Italy and spreading to other parts of the Mediterranean basin, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday.
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Oregon Death Is Second Linked to Vaping
Public health officials in Oregon said Wednesday that a person who recently died of a severe respiratory illness had used an electronic cigarette containing marijuana oil from a legal dispensary, the second death linked to vaping nationwide and the first tied to a vaping product bought at a pot shop.
Read more‘Sham Exemption’ Vaccination Bill Passes California Assembly
California lawmakers on Wednesday approved legislation giving the state more oversight over doctors who help parents skirt mandatory school vaccinations – sending the contentious bill to Governor Gavin Newsom, who wants more changes.
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Measles Outbreak Over in NYC, Officials Declare
New York City’s nearly year-long measles outbreak has finally come to an end, the city announced Tuesday, just in time for back to school.
Read moreSugary Drinks Now Linked to Higher Risk of Heart and Digestive Diseases
Long since linked to higher mortality rates, people who consume two or more glasses of sugary or artificially sweetened soft drinks a day are at a higher risk of dying from circulatory or digestive diseases, according to new research released Tuesday.
Read moreCommitment
A Texas appeals court affirmed it was in the best interest of a schizophrenic man accused of stalking to order the administration of psychoactive medication after he was found incompetent to stand trial; a psychiatrist testified the man was OK to take the medication despite his concerns of weight gain and heart problems.
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