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Dry Drowning: Four-Year-Old Texas Boy Dies A Week After Swimming
By Peter D'Souza | Jun 11, 2017 07:49 PM EDTA week after swimming on a family vacation, a 4-year-old boy from Texas took his last breath.
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WHO: Pollution Kills 1.7 Million Children Every Year
By Beth Vargas | Mar 07, 2017 10:41 AM ESTPoor environment, lack of access to clean water and medical care raises risk of death among children aged 5 and younger.
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Shigellos Vomitting Bug Outbreak Sent Toddlers To The Hospital
By Anne Collins | Feb 13, 2017 07:20 AM ESTCousins James and Ruby were infected with the Shigellosis bug that has swept Britain. The infectious bug caused seizures, diarrhea, vomiting and painful stomach cramps that lead to hospitalizations of these toddlers.
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Diarrhea Drug Overdose May Lead to Heart Problems: FDA
By Mariel Peralta | Jun 09, 2016 06:06 AM EDTOverdosing on the diarrhea drug Imodium to help stem opioid addiction can cause heart problems, the FDA said.
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University of Michigan Student Left Campus As More Students Got Ill With Norovirus
By Jenn Loro | Feb 22, 2016 10:00 AM ESTA sophomore student decided to leave campus as norovirus rages on at the University of Michigan which sickened more than 100 students.
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WHO Approves Increasing Supply of Cholera Vaccine
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 09, 2016 12:37 PM ESTThe World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a third supplier to manufacture a vaccine for cholera with the intention of doubling the global stockpile.
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Tiny Pet Turtles Continue to Spread Salmonella, Study Says
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 24, 2015 11:13 AM ESTTiny pet turtles continue to spread salmonella throughout the United States, a new study reported.
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Norovirus Hits Downtown Seattle Leaving 200 Sick and Two Hospitalized
By Jenn Loro | Dec 09, 2015 09:23 AM ESTLocal health officials temporarily sealed off food service locations in downtown Seattle after confirmed reports of norovirus contamination and outbreak that left 200 people sick and two hospitalized
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WHO says it is Time to Actively Fight Deadly Foodborne Illnesses
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 03, 2015 10:39 AM ESTThe World Health Organization (WHO) says too many children are dying from foodborne illnesses.
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UN Report: Child Mortality Rates Falling too Slowly
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 16, 2014 10:36 AM EDTA new UN report found that the mortality rates in children younger than five have fallen over the apst
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U.S. Approved Vaccine to Fight Pig Virus
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 18, 2014 09:33 AM EDTThe United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has conditionally approved a new vaccine to fight pig virus this week.
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Experts Warn, Washing Raw Chicken Increases Infection Risk
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 17, 2014 02:54 PM EDTThe Food Standards Agency in the UK is warning people that washing raw chicken can increase risk of food poisoning.
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World’s Life Expectancy Increases Again, WHO Reports
By Cheri Cheng | May 16, 2014 10:06 AM EDTWHO reported that the global world's life expectancy increased for men and women.
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Over 100 People Fall Sick at a Food Safety Summit
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 30, 2014 12:46 PM EDTOver 100 food safety representatives have fallen ill after attending a food safety summit in Baltimore.
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Autistic Children have Higher Rates of Stomach Problems
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 29, 2014 01:36 PM EDTA new review of published studies concluded that autistic children have more gastrointestinal problems.
