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Chicago teacher with cancer pushes for in-person classes: ‘I learned at the end of life what really matters’
Joseph Ocol, a Chicago public school math and algebra teacher, was left “traumatized” when one of his students was shot…
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FDA Warns Doctors of Counterfeit Botox
Washington – Those seeking to start 2013 with a more youthful look may want to take note. Federal regulators are…
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Last of government-owned research chimps to be moved to sanctuary
WASHINGTON – The National Institutes of Health is sending its last remaining research chimpanzees into retirement — as soon as…
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Rare TB case shows difficulty diagnosing, treating children
When a 2-year-old returned sick from a visit to India, U.S. doctors suspected tuberculosis even though standard tests said no.…
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Mislabeled birth control packaging led to more than 100 pregnancies, lawsuit claims
Mispackaged contraceptives led to 113 unwanted pregnancies, claims a lawsuit filed against Qualitest, Inc., a subsidiary of Irish drugmaker Endo…
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3 typhoid cases in Colorado tied to restaurant
Health officials say three people who ate at a restaurant in Firestone contracted typhoid fever in August. The Denver Post…
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US agencies press food companies to prevent disease outbreaks
U.S. regulators want food companies to be more proactive in preventing food-borne diseases, citing new data showing that multistate outbreaks…
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