Salmonella Outbreaks from Tiny Turtles Infect 124 in 27 States
Salmonella Outbreaks from Tiny Turtles Infect 124 in 27 States
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 124 people—many of whom are children—have been infected in 27 states. The Salmonella bacteria strains implicated in the outbreaks are Salmonella Sandiego, Salmonella Pomona, …
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Health Highlights: May 11, 2012
Filed under: Texas Drug Treatment Centers
Before the changes, Medicare paid dialysis centers for anti-anemia drugs separately from the actual blood-cleansing treatments. This may have encouraged overuse of the drugs by patients, which leads to increased red blood counts that boost the risk of …
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Leader quits Texas cancer initiative over grant-review concerns
Filed under: Texas Drug Treatment Centers
The big award in question involved a joint proposal by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Rice University. "I will stay until (the Oct. 5th Scientific Review Committee meeting) to be certain that those who are preparing applications …
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