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Sri Lanka IDP's suffer from chicken pox and diarrhea
Around 8,000 IDP's living in temporary camps are suffering from both chicken pox and diarrhea. The Sri lanka Health Minister says the refugees had the disease before they escaped from the No Fire Zone. He also also confirmed that the acyclovir vaccine is being administered to... Death Trap to Sri Lankans who flee from Sri lanka in boat
UPDATE 1:The Human Rights Watch has urged both the United Nations Security Council and the UN Human Rights Council to intervene and stop further loss of civilian life.Meenakshi Ganguly, senior Asia researcher at Human Rights Watch says the Sri Lankan government is doing... CDC: Fish Poisoning Brings Pain to Bedroom
"They" say eating fish is good for you! According to the folks at the Centers for Disease Control, that's not always the case. According to the most recent edition of the CDC's weekly Morbidity and Mortality Report, six of seven sexually-active persons diagnosed with... Casserole to Blame for Sickening 200 Prison Inmates
A casserole has been identified as the source of a food poisoning outbreak that sickened 200 inmates in a Wisconsin jail. The CDC identified the bacterium to be Clostridium perfringens, which may remain in...
created by Terri Potratz | 37 wks ago | updated 36 wks ago
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WHO: Heart deseases, HIV/AIDS and Cancer remain top global killers
In a new report by the World Health Organization, shows a divide in global killers. While "heart disease is responsible for the majority of deaths in rich nations", pneumonia, diarrhea and HIV/AIDS continue to...What’s Killing Children? Diarrhea - Policy, Sanitation, and Handwashing
Global Handwashing Day, October 15, 2008. A brilliant idea being implemented by the right organization, the United Nations. With diseases flourishing and spreading at a rampant pace throughout the developing world this initiative comes at a most critical moment.In the U.S....Spoiled Soup Sickens 170 Wedding Guests in China
170 wedding banquet guests became ill and were rushed to hospital after cooks added rust remover to the large pot filled with food instead of salt. ""All food was stewed in a big pot but after dinner...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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494 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
170 Suffer from Food Poisoning at Oslo Hotel
More than 170 people have fallen ill and landed in hospital after staying at the Clarion Hotel Gardermoen in Oslo, Norway. Most were members of Norway's diabetes foundation, who were at the hotel to hold a...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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328 views | 10 recommendations | 5 comments
14 persons died of diarrhea in a district of Nepal
Reportersnepal.com reports that two persons died of diarrhea on Friday while more than 200 have been affected by the problem in Salyan, a remote Western district of Nepal. The online news report says that no health rescue teams have yet reached the affected district in...Diarrhea harasses 20 provinces, Vibrio cholerae bacterium may mutate
"By April 22, there were 20 provinces and cities that had reported acute diarrhea, numbering 2,490 patients, including 377 positive for the Vibrio cholerae bacterium. Dr. Nga announced that HCM City, the...Prevention is better than cure
More than 1,300 people across the country have suffered from acute diarrhea, of whom 136 cases tested positive for Vibrio Cholarae. Worthy of note is that nearly 17 percent of all healthy people are carrying this strain of the bacteria, and people are being urged to protect...Ketek Side Effects and FDA Under Investigation by Congress
"A congressional subcommittee voted Tuesday to subpoena former and current Food and Drug Administration investigators to testify about fraudulent clinical data that supported approval of the antibiotic drug Ketek. Ketek was approved in 2004. It is manufactured by Sanofi...Tainted brownies lands felon in the poop
I think this guys could get a job in the fast food industry..."It probably seemed funny at the time, and to be honest it seems funny now, but then I was not given the shits by this guy. The Rochester Post-Bulletin reports (well sort of, in the cumbersome writing style...Norwalk virus closes Burnaby daycare
Any updates or additional information would be appreciated."Several suspected cases of Norwalk virus have forced the closure of a daycare in Burnaby. The daycare, attached to Burnaby South Secondary School, closed... Merck Recalls Meningitis Shot Pedvax HIB 1Million Doses Recalled
Here is the Merck Meningitis Shot Recall List"
ATLANTA - More than a million doses of a common vaccine given to babies as young as 2 months were being recalled Wednesday because of contamination risks, but the top U.S. health official said it was not a health threat. A...
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