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Study: West Nile Might do Lasting Damage

Jim Bell — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:34:37 +0000

As scary as the West Nile Virus sounds, it's a fact that at least 80 percent of people who get it don't know they have it. Until recently, it was believed that most people who do contract West Nile fever recover and that's the end of it. The Houston Chronicle reports doctors at the Texas Medical Center in Houston are rethinking that belief.

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ETex Health Officials Watch for West Nile Virus

Jim Bell — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:12:54 +0000

Federal health officials say more serious cases of West Nile Virus have been reported in the United States this year than any year since 2004. The Lufkin News reports through the end of July, 241 human cases have been reported in 22 states, including four deaths.

Most of these cases have been in Texas, especially in the Dallas area. Some were in Angelina County.

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Tattoo Infections linked to New Bacteria

Jim Bell — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:06:01 +0000

Here's important information for people with tattoos, and people thinking about getting a tattoo. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports that two people who developed a chronic skin infection after getting tattoos were both infected with a bacteria not previously linked to tattooing.

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Feds Release New Guidelines on Advertising Food to Children

Jim Bell — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:12:14 +0000

A working group from four federal agencies -- FTC, CDC, FDA and USDA -- has released new voluntary standards for marketing food to children. Childrens' and consumer groups are not optimistic they'll work.

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