Spread of Mumps Is Feared After Maine Reports Cases
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State health officials across New England think the disease could spread quickly, particularly because of the regionâs abundance of college students, who are thought to be at particular risk.
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New research into the MMR vaccine has dismissed fears of any link between the injection and autism. Concerns had been raised that children who were given the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine had an increased
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An outbreak of avian influenza in a family in Thailand has raised fears that the virus might have been transferred directly between humans.
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WASHINGTON - Closing schools, restricting travel and rationing scarce medications may be the nation's first protections if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak because it will take months to brew a vaccine, say government preparations for the next pandemic.    Specialists say it's only a matter of time before the next one strikes, and concern is rising that the recurring bird flu in Asia could be the trigger if it mutates in a way that lets it spread easily among people...
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MIDDLESEX COUNTY: Nearly 1,000 people at high risk of getting the flu called a county phone bank yesterday to register for flu shots.
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Canada suspended use of three batches of a mumps vaccine on Wednesday after five people fell ill in the midst of a vaccination campaign in the western province of Alberta.
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By GLENN ADAMS  AUGUSTA, Maine - Wary of lobbyists calling signals from the sidelines, Maine is taking steps to ban text messages and e-mails to lawmakers in session as it becomes the latest state to address the ever-expanding use of electronic communications in statehouses.
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TRENTON, NJ -- The first case of the flu for the season has been reported in New Jersey, and health officials urged precautions at a time when there is a shortage of vaccine to prevent the illness.
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Heightened fears that potentially devastating livestock disease is spreading.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- New Mexico is on the verge of becoming the latest state to require sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer, a spokesman for the governor said Monday.
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By Meg Haskell, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Feb. 13--A deadly virus that is the most common cause of cervical cancer in women is the target of proposed legislation in Maine.   Sen.
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Recent measles outbreaks in the U.S. are revealing the vulnerability of two groups, experts say: those given ineffective vaccines in the mid-1960s, and those refusing to get vaccinated today.(Part One of a three-part series on the resurgence of diseases once thought wiped out)
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The flu season may be starting out slowly, but experts say New Yorkers shouldn&#39;t let their guard down. New York and Delaware are the only states to report significant flu outbreaks this
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A spate of recent deaths has stirred fears of a broader outbreak among people and raised the possibility of a human pandemic.
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While most health experts agree that the bird flu virus represents a grave danger and is highly likely to spread unless urgent steps are taken, some virologists caution that alarmist warnings could harm preparedness plans.
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Children were subjected to inappropriate tests by doctors researching the MMR vaccine, a hearing was told.
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Emergency room visits for vomiting and diarrhea -- the most common symptoms of norovirus, or the stomach flu -- have jumped to 500 a day this month from 300 a day in November.