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Contaminated Stem Cell Treatments Sickened At Least 12 People In 2018
Public health experts have been warning us about clinics offering unapproved and untested stem cell treatments for some time now. But a recent report from the Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) underscores the health risks these procedures can have. An outbreak linked to stem cell injections contaminated with bacteria sickened at least 12…
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Los Angeles Is Dealing With An Outbreak Of Flea-Borne Typhus
The city of angels is dealing with a nasty outbreak of a disease spread by fleas. Last Friday, California health officials reported that there has been an epidemic of flea-borne typhus within the Los Angeles area this year.
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Quarantined Passengers On Flight From Dubai Were Sick With The Flu And Common Cold: Officials
The initially mysterious illness that prompted Emirates Airlines Flight 203 to be quarantined upon its arrival to JFK International Airport in New York earlier this week is likely just a bad case of the flu and cold, according to health officials.
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Illinois Police Make First Arrests Over Deadly Synthetic Weed Linked To Uncontrollable Bleeding
Illinois police have made the first arrests in connection to an ongoing outbreak of synthetic cannabinoid products responsible for hundreds of severe bleeding cases and at least three deaths. One person, who allegedly distributed the drugs, has been charged with homicide.