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Faith healers charged with murder after 2nd death

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:24:17 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia couple who believe in faith healing over medicine and who were on probation in their son's pneumonia death were charged with murder Wednesday after a second young child died under what a prosecutor called "eerily similar" circumstances.

CDC chases cause of mystery illness in SE Ala.

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:33:46 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Doctors throughout Alabama have gotten notices from the State Department of Health about the unidentified respiratory illness that has killed two and hospitalized five more.

Mysterious illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:01:26 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said Tuesday.

Mysterious illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:57:10 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said Tuesday.

Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:59:17 -0400

RABAT, Morocco - A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported.

Legionnaire's bacteria found at SW Pa. VA clinic

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:31:14 -0400

WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania - A Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs clinic in a suburban mall has been closed so crews can superheat its tap water to kill bacteria that cause Legionnaire's disease.

Officials: 26 TB cases from Grand Forks outbreak

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:12:25 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - North Dakota health officials say a total of 26 cases of active tuberculosis have been linked to an outbreak that originated in the Grand Forks area.

Correction: New Virus story

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:10:55 -0400

NEW YORK - In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany and Britain.

Saudi officials expand labs to track deadly virus

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:36:41 -0400

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia says it has dedicated nine additional laboratories to help investigators track a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS that appears to be centered in the kingdom.

FDA approves genetic test for lung cancer drug

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:51:39 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a genetic test from Roche to help doctors identify patients who can benefit from a lung cancer drug made by the company's Genentech unit.

Saudi Arabia: 4 news cases of SARS-linked virus

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:56:04 -0400

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia has confirmed four new cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS that appears centered in the Arabian Peninsula but that has also been reported in Europe.

France confirms 2nd case of SARS-related virus

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:13:09 -0400

PARIS - France has confirmed a second case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, authorities said Sunday, as they increased efforts to inform the public about how to avoid the illness and watch for its signs.

Remains of Fort Yukon chief headed back to Alaska

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:17:50 -0400

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The long search is over. After 56 years, the grave of the late Fort Yukon Chief Esias Loola has been located in Washington state and plans are in the making to return his remains to the Yukon River village to be buried next to his wife, Katherine, and his stepson, John Stevens.

FDA approves once-a-day inhaler from Glaxo

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:49:05 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a new once-a-day inhaler drug from GlaxoSmithKline for patients with chronic lung disease.

3 more students contract TB in Sheboygan

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:14:13 -0400

SHEBOYGAN, Wisconsin - Health officials say three more Sheboygan students have an active case of tuberculosis, in addition to the case confirmed last month.

Surgeon: Stonewall Jackson death likely pneumonia

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:10:05 -0400

Historians and doctors have long debated what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, felled by friendly fire in the Civil War.

2 tuberculosis cases confirmed in W.Va.

Sat, 04 May 2013 11:06:50 -0400

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia - The Cabell-Huntington Health Department is making contact with more than 100 people as it investigates two confirmed cases of tuberculosis.

Shaw University student tests positive for TB

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:28:05 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - A Raleigh university student is diagnosed with active tuberculosis, a contagious and potentially fatal bacterial infection.

Mo. bill requires colleges to have TB tests

Fri, 03 May 2013 05:04:38 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - The Missouri Legislature has sent Gov. Jay Nixon a bill that would require colleges and universities to develop targeted testing programs for tuberculosis.

House chairman renews criticism of VA bonuses

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:47:02 -0400

WASHINGTON - A House committee chairman renewed his criticism Thursday of the bonuses paid to senior executives at the Veterans Affairs Department and called on the VA to recoup a nearly $63,000 bonus given to an official who oversaw a Pittsburgh hospital where an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease killed five veterans.

Saudi Arabia reports 7 cases of SARS-like virus

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:28:48 -0400

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry said Thursday that five people have died and two other patients were in critical condition with confirmed cases of a new respiratory virus related to SARS.

China career boost can come with health risks

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:08:36 -0400

BEIJING - Whitney Foard Small loved China and her job as a regional director of communications for a top automaker. But after air pollution led to several stays in hospital and finally a written warning from her doctor telling her she needed to leave, Small packed up and left for Thailand.