U.S. scientists who publicly attributed the COVID-19 pandemic to natural origins rather than human engineering were far less confident in…
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Loosened coronavirus lockdowns spark new concerns in world’s poorest regions
Wealthy countries in Europe and North America hit first by the pandemic are training armies of contact tracers to hunt…
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LONDON – Global growth of unregulated over-the-counter and Internet sales of precious antibiotic medicines is further fuelling the rise of…
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Tyson recalls 52K pounds of cooked chicken wings for possible adulteration
Approximately 52,486 pounds of chicken wing product were recalled on Monday by Tyson Foods Inc. The product may have been…
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British Ebola nurse recovers again, leaves specialist hospital unit
A Scottish nurse who contracted and recovered from Ebola, but then suffered life-threatening complications from the virus persisting in her…
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Chipotle to reopen 43 restaurants after E. coli all-clear
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc said it would reopen all 43 restaurants in Seattle and Portland after health officials found no…
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Polio vaccines in Ukraine safe despite local concerns, UN says
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it’s worried that millions of doses of polio vaccine might be wasted in the…
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Nigeria revels in removal from list of polio-endemic nations
Nigeria on Saturday celebrated the announcement by the U.N. health agency that polio is no longer endemic in the West…
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Chicago-area district clears 3 school buildings due to Legionella
Three school buildings in suburban Chicago were closed and students sent home on Wednesday after annual air quality testing of…
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Researchers develop promising DNA vaccine for MERS
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a DNA vaccine that can protect against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome…
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