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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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illness stories: 31 news summaries

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Illness Linked to Pig Brains

Slaughterhouse workers report burning, numbness, weakness in limbs

Feb 4, 08 9:41 AM CST
(Newser) - A dozen workers at a Minnesota slaughterhouse are showing symptoms of a new illness linked to inhaling bits of pig brains, the Washington Post reports. Symptoms include sensations of burning, numbness, and weakness in the arms and legs. All of the afflicted worked at or near the Austin packing house’... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • illness • Minnesota • immigrant • pig • slaughterhouse

Vomiting Bug Still Has UK
on Its Knees

Nasty norovirus has now hit 3M; cases
could spike again

Jan 12, 08 1:53 PM CST
(Newser) - A vicious bug that causes days of vomiting and diarrhea continues to wreak havoc in the UK, striking down 3 million Brits so far this winter, the Telegraph reports. Experts warn that with many returning to school and work after the holidays this week, the norovirus, which is potentially deadly... More »

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elderly • illness • virus • Britain • school holidays • winter • norovirus

'Meteor' Hole Sickens Peruvians

Crater spews toxic gases, say witnesses

Sep 19, 07 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hundreds of Peruvians have complained of headaches, nausea, and vomiting since a fireball plummeting from space left a deep crater in a remote area of the Andes Saturday night. Witnesses say the 20-foot-deep crater spews noxious gases that sicken those who come near it, BBC reports. Animals have also fallen... More »

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Peru • Andes • illness • meteor • toxic gas

Missing Link
in Pneumonia Deaths Found

Antibiotics useless against toxin causing lung infection

Aug 23, 07 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many pneumonia patients die despite receiving treatment, and a new study finds that an infectious toxin unaffected by antibiotics can cause the deaths. One of the researchers involved in the study, published in the journal Immunity, tells Reuters that scientists are working to find a treatment for sometimes-fatal bleeding in... More »

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medical breakthrough • health • antibiotics • medical research • treatment • illness • pneumonia • toxin

World on Brink of New Epidemic: WHO

Global cooperation is crucial to prevent new outbreak, report concludes

Aug 23, 07 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new global epidemic is likely on the horizon with fresh diseases cropping up at a record pace and billions of air travelers in motion to spread an illness with alarming speed, the World Health Organization warned yesterday. The AIDS or Ebola of tomorrow could be just around the corner... More »

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Indonesia • AIDS • disease • epidemic • vaccine • illness • World Health Organization • Ebola • avian flu • outbreak

Household Chemicals Sickening Cats

Flame retardants used on furniture could be hurting humans, too

Aug 16, 07 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cats are falling ill with thyroid disease caused by toxic flame retardants found in household dust and some pet food, says the EPA. Chemicals known as PBDEs—polybrominated diphenyl ethers—found in consumer products and furniture are mimicking hormones which send a cat's thyroid into overdrive. Since humans are the... More »

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pets • chemicals • illness • thyroid • hyperthyroidism • PBDE • polybrominated diphenyl ethers • cat food • cat

500 Dead in Bangladesh Floods

Nearly 500 dead, thousands ill as waters recede

Aug 15, 07 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 500 people have died in Bangladesh as devastating floods hit the low-lying country in recent weeks, Reuters reports. 38 died last night, including two from water-borne diseases that have sickened thousands more. Flood waters have receded, but millions remain homeless. "They hardly have a roof on their heads... More »

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water • disease • flood • homeless • illness • Bangladesh • water borne illness

South African Prez Fires
AIDS Crusader

Minister sacked as Mbeki continues to deny science of HIV

Aug 10, 07 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Africa's president has fired his government's leading HIV/AIDS crusader, the prime mover of a plan to offer free treatment to millions. Thabo Mbeki dismissed his deputy health minister, who has opposed his AIDS denialism for years, the Mail and Guardian reports.  Mbeki has drawn worldwide outrage for the... More »

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Africa • health • AIDS • HIV • South Africa • infection • illness • Thabo Mbeki • Nozizwe Madlala Routledge

Bush Was Treated for Lyme Disease

Early intervention after 2006 diagnosis headed off serious symptoms

Aug 9, 07 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush has increased his vigilance toward pesky invaders—ticks—since undergoing successful treatment for Lyme disease last August, the White House says. The report did not explain how the president contracted the disease, but a spokesman said it was “not uncommon for him to be riding a mountain... More »

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Bush administration • health • disease • illness • Lyme disease • tick • George W. Bush

Bush Buddy Squelched Health Report

Appointee suppressed surgeon general's unfavorable paper

Jul 29, 07 1:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Bush appointee spiked a 2006 surgeon general's report on global health issues for not promoting the administration's policy efforts, WaPo reports. Richard Steiger, an HHS official and longtime Bush family friend, suppressed a report urging Americans to take on global health problems, and discussed connections between poverty and illness. More »

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Bush administration • health • illness • poverty • global health • Richard Steiger • Surgeon General

Critic Carries Flag for Cancer Survivors

Roger Ebert maybe mute and bandaged, but he'll be at film festival as always

Apr 25, 07 8:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Roger Ebert will show up at his ninth annual Overlooked Film Festival in Urbana, he writes in the Sun-Times, although he's recovering from cancer surgery that's left him temporarily mute and heavily bandaged. "We spend too much time hiding illness," Ebert writes. "I'm not going to miss... More »

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cancer • film • illness • Overlooked Film Festival • Roger Ebert

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