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California Health Officials Report 32 Norovirus Outbreaks since October
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 01, 2016 10:25 AM ESTCalifornia has been hit hard by norovirus this fall and winter.
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Swine Flu Outbreak Killed 112 so far in Iran
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 28, 2015 10:00 AM ESTA swine flu outbreak in Iran has taken 112 lives so far since mid-November, the country's media reported on Monday.
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Chipotle Faces Deeper Trouble with New Cases of Outbreak
By Kanika Gupta | Dec 14, 2015 10:52 AM ESTChipotle Mexican Grill reported two different cases of food-borne illness within a few months that has affected its reputation significantly
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6 Things you Need to Know about the Enterovirus 68 Outbreak
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 03, 2014 12:37 PM EDTSince August, a respiratory virus has been circulating throughout 45 states within the U.S and here are 6 things you need to know about the enterovirus 68 outbreak.
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700 Texan Infants at risk of Tuberculosis: Tests are Underway
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 23, 2014 09:47 AM EDTAccording to health officials, more than 700 infants from Texas might have been exposed to tuberculosis.
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MERS could Potentially be Airborne, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 22, 2014 11:22 AM EDTAccording to a new study, researchers identified genetic fragments of the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the air of a barn where an infected camel was living.
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U.S. Dollar Bill Contains over 3,000 Bacteria
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 24, 2014 09:29 AM EDTA new study found that one dollar bill contains roughly 3,000 different types of bacteria.
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Five Mutations can make the Bird Flu Airborne
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 11, 2014 02:58 PM EDTA new study detailed how the H5N1 virus could become airborne.
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Mumps Outbreak Spreads out of Ohio State University
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 26, 2014 10:15 AM EDTAccording to public health officials, the mumps outbreak that started at OSU has spread to nearby communities.
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Contagious Yawning Apart From Empathy
By Kamal Nayan | Mar 16, 2014 12:24 AM EDTContagious yawning might decrease with age but is not at all related to variables such as empathy, tiredness and energy levels, a new research has found. The findings of the study are contrasting with previous studies that suggested a connection between contagious yawning and empathy.
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Positive Cases of Tuberculosis in Las Vegas Outbreak
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 26, 2013 11:13 AM ESTIn Las Vegas, NV, 977 people were tested for tuberculosis. 59 of them had indictions of the disease.
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California High School Tests 1,500 for TB
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 21, 2013 09:53 AM ESTA southern California high school has tested over 1,500 students and staff for TB.
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Bird Flu Can be Passed Between Humans, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 07, 2013 09:23 AM EDTResearchers discovered that there was one case of human-to-human transfer of the avian flu, H7N9 back in March.
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Study Reports Depression can be Contagious
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 19, 2013 12:15 PM EDTStudy reports that depression could be contagious within the college setting.
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Puppies Develop Contagious Yawning When They Start Empathizing
By Drishya Nair | Oct 24, 2012 07:22 AM EDTAs young children, we all have wondered why we yawn when we see someone else in the same room yawning. We have discovered and understood with time that yawning is a contagious act. Apart from us human beings, many of us have also noticed our dogs yawn, almost in response to our own yawning and wondered how the dog was sleepy just when we were too. However, a new research suggests that dogs don't yawn because they are sleepy too. Like humans, contagious yawning in dogs is an empathetic response.
