Health expert says no cause for alarm on meningococcemia (1:40 pm)
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MANILA -- A medical specialist of the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday assured the public not to be alarmed with the reported cases of meningococcemia, a bacterial blood disease.
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It&#39;s not a question of if there will be a worldwide influenza outbreak that strikes the United States, it&#39;s a question of when.
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The first probable case of one person  infecting another with bird flu, announced by Thailand on  Tuesday, may be a one-off event implying no new big threat to  human health, a World Health Organization (WHO) spokesman said.
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BETHESDA, Md.  - A panel of U.S. experts on  Wednesday unanimously agreed that a new Sanofi-Aventis   meningitis vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective, but  said follow-up data was needed.
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St. Louis, Dec. 6, 2004 -- Babies who never sleep on their stomachs don&#39;t learn behaviors that may lessen their risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St.
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British medical experts say women using a patch for birth control should not be alarmed by unconfirmed reports linking it to deaths.
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likely to be triggered by the bird flu virus that hit Asia this year, says a top global health expert. &quot;No country will be spared once it becomes a pandemic,&quot; he told a news conference on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnancy doesn't have to mean nine months of sleep deprivation, a noted sleep expert says.
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Is a bird flu pandemic coming? Health experts say there is no way to know, and especially no way to know when.
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Hong Kong - Hong Kong health chiefs ruled out on Sunday Sars or bird flu in the death of a youngster among 24 hospital patients who suddenly went down with a mystery respiratory complaint.
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FRIDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Adolescent and college-age women with abnormal findings on their Pap smear shouldn't hit the panic button, a new report suggests.
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A panel of experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration recommended Wednesday that the agency approve Aventis Pasteur&#39;s long-acting Menactra vaccine against bacterial meningitis.
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WASHINGTON - Federal health advisers said Wednesday that they were satisfied with the safety and effectiveness of a longer-lasting vaccine against bacterial meningitis, which is especially deadly among otherwise healthy teenagers and young adults.
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Scientist chairing panel assessing risks to children from food additives denies conflict of interest.
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Si temeva infezione meningococcica, ora e' fuori pericolo