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Radon Risks: EPA Urges Homeowners To Test For Lung Cancer-Causing Radioactive Gas
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 11, 2017 08:00 AM ESTRadon is the second leading cause of lung cancer and testing the home for this radioactive gas is essential.
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Children In China Are Getting Sick: Parents Call For Government Action To Curb Smog Problem
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 07, 2017 08:48 AM ESTChinese parents are calling for the government to do something with the toxic smog that has covered Beijing over the past week.
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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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Cold and Flu can Increase Risk of Stroke in Children
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 21, 2014 11:58 AM EDTAccording to a new study, the cold, the flu and other minor infections can increase children's risk of stroke for a certain period of time.
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History of Pulmonary Disease tied to a Higher Risk of Lung Cancer
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 15, 2014 01:21 PM EDTIn a new study, researchers reported that people with previous cases of common pulmonary diseases have an increased risk of developing lung cancer.
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Measles Cases Spike to a 20-Year High in the U.S.
By Cheri Cheng | May 30, 2014 03:01 PM EDTThe CDC reported that for the first time in 20 years, the number of measles cases reported is at its highest.
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WHO Reassures the Public: MERS is not a Global Health Emergency
By Cheri Cheng | May 15, 2014 10:00 AM EDTWHO announced that MERS is not a public health emergency.
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MERS can move from Camels to Humans, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | May 07, 2014 03:18 PM EDTA new study found that MERS-CoV can move from camels to humans.
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First Ever H5N6 Death Case Confirmed in China
By Cheri Cheng | May 07, 2014 09:19 AM EDTOfficials confirmed the first ever H5N6 death in a 49-year-old man from China.
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E-Cigarette Injuries Rise, U.S. Statistics Suggest
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 17, 2014 09:32 AM EDTThe latest data suggest that e-cigarette injuries have risen.
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Study Finds Promising Treatment Option for MERS
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 09, 2013 01:30 PM EDTResearchers tested a combination antiviral drug therapy treatment on monkeys infected with MERS and discovered that the treatment option was effective.
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MERS-CoV Discovered in Saudi Arabian Bat
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 22, 2013 09:33 AM EDTAfter collecting fecal samples of tomb bats in Saudi Arabia, researchers discovered MERS-CoV in one of the samples that was 100 percent identical to the MERS-CoV that infected and killed a 60-year-old businessman.
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WHO Calls for a MERS-Emergency Committee
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 05, 2013 10:24 AM EDTWHO has called for an emergency committee of international experts to prepare for the potential of a global MERS outbreak.
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First Known Case of MERS Originated in Jordan
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 17, 2013 02:16 PM EDTResearchers found the first case of a MERS coronavirus outbreak in Jordan 2012.
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New SARS-like Virus Has Longer Incubation Period Than Previously Found
By Cheri Cheng | May 30, 2013 09:41 AM EDTA new study found that the new SARS-like virus can stay in the body longer than previously believed.
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