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In a statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby: Last September, the United States military deployed to West Africa to support USAID and international partners in fighting Ebola at its source. Over the past several months, the Department of Defense delivered critical life-saving resources, constructed Ebola Treatment Units, trained hundreds of local and international […]

Syphilis cases have been on the rise not only in the US, but in other developed countries. In fact, cases of primary and secondary syphilis (P&S) in the United States increased, in terms of number of cases, by 10.9 percent from 2012 to 2013, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In […]

Recent measles outbreaks in the United States and Brazil suggest that immunization rates in some areas have dropped below levels needed to prevent the spread of cases imported into the Americas, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) experts said today. “Thanks to high levels of immunization, the Americas have been on track for more […]

For the first time, scientists have sequenced the genetic code of Toxocara canis, a roundworm that causes disease in humans and animals, which paves the way for new drugs, vaccines and diagnostic tests. This parasite causes toxocariasis, a disease that mainly affects young children and is of worldwide socioeconomic importance as hundreds of millions of humans […]

Pepperidge Farm is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of bagels because they may contain undeclared allergens, including peanuts and almonds. People who have allergies to peanuts and almonds run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. The recall affects all varieties of Pepperidge Farm bagels, See specific products […]

Hines Nut Company, Dallas, TX, today announced a voluntary recall of WALNUT HALVES & PIECES, Lot Number 6908. The product was sold by GOLD STATE NUT COMPANY of Biggs, CA, and packaged by Hines Nut Company. These nuts may be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections […]