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Haiti close to eliminating lymphatic filariasis - Press Release

Date
Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 9:00 PM
Description
Haiti's public health experts are one step closer to completely ridding its population of a disease that has long plagued the country. For the first time, millions of Haitians are now protected from the infectious, parasitic disease called lymphatic

Stay cool, hydrated and informed this summer

Date
Thursday, June 06, 2013 - 1:27 PM
Description
A new study shows that heat-related deaths are on the rise. In a 2-week period in 2012, excessive heat exposure resulted in 32 deaths in 4 states, four times the typical average for those states for the same 2-week period from 1999-2009.

Listeria Food Poisoning Striking Hard at Nation's Most Vulnerable

Date
Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - 6:36 AM
Description
Sometimes foods we love and count on for good health are contaminated with germs that cause serious illness and can be deadly for certain people. Listeria, while rare, is one of the most deadly germs spread by contaminated food.