Now is the Time to Get a Flu Shot
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- Written by José A. Álvarez José A. Álvarez
- Category: Health News Health News
- Published: 20 October 2018 20 October 2018
San Diego, California - Influenza cases are reported year-round. But the typical flu season starts at the end of October and could last until April or May of the following year.
Genomic analysis offers insight into 2018 Nigeria Lassa fever outbreak
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- Written by Jennifer Routh Jennifer Routh
- Category: Health News Health News
- Published: 20 October 2018 20 October 2018
Washington, DC - A surge in Lassa fever cases in Nigeria in 2018 does not appear to be linked to a single virus strain or increased human-to-human transmission, according to a genomic analysis published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Multiple institutions collaborated on the report, including the African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases at Redeemer’s University in Ede, Nigeria; the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts; the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California; and Tulane University in New Orleans, among others.
Mary’s Harvest Fresh Foods, Inc. Recalls Wrap and Salad Meat Products due to Possible Salmonella and Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination
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- Written by USDA USDA
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- Published: 19 October 2018 19 October 2018
Portland, Oregon - Mary’s Harvest Fresh Foods, Inc., a Portland, Ore. establishment, is recalling approximately 916 pounds of ready-to-eat wrap and salad products that contain a corn ingredient that may be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday.
President Trump at Signing of S. 2553, Know the Lowest Price Act, and S. 2554, Patient Right to Know Drug Price Act
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- Written by White House White House
- Category: Health News Health News
- Published: 10 October 2018 10 October 2018
Washington, DC - President Trump at Signing of S. 2553, Know the Lowest Price Act, and S. 2554, Patient Right to Know Drug Price Act:
Scientists develop novel vaccine for Lassa fever and rabies
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- Written by SDNC SDNC
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- Published: 14 October 2018 14 October 2018
Washington, DC - A novel vaccine designed to protect people from both Lassa fever and rabies showed promise in preclinical testing, according to new research published in Nature Communications. The investigational vaccine, called LASSARAB, was developed and tested by scientists at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia; the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal; the University of California, San Diego; and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.
STD Cases Up in San Diego
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- Written by José A. Álvarez José A. Álvarez
- Category: Health News Health News
- Published: 08 October 2018 08 October 2018
San Diego, California - Cases and rates of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia in San Diego County continued to rise for the third consecutive year in 2017 and were at the highest level in the last two decades, new data from the County Health and Human Services Agency reveals.