Book Review: Deadly Outbreaks: How Medical Detectives Save Lives ...
http://blogs.plos.org/publichealth/2013/10/15/book-review-deadly-outbreaks-how-medical-detectives-save-lives-threatened-by-killer-pandemics-exotic-viruses-and-drug-resistant-parasites/
Anyone who follows my writing knows that I'm a big proponent of using stories to talk about science. We've discussed how you can use science fiction teach science, zombies to talk about disease outbreaks, and my TEDx talk discussed using principles of ...
FDA Investigates Acute Hepatitis Illnesses Potentially Linked to Products ...
http://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/Outbreaks/ucm370849.htm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues its investigation of acute hepatitis illnesses linked to products labeled OxyElite Pro. FDA advises consumers not to use any dietary supplements labeled OxyElite Pro or VERSA-1 because these ...
Salmonella and Hepatitis Outbreaks Start Up as Government Shuts Down
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19375-salmonella-and-hepatitis-outbreaks-start-up-as-government-shuts-down
The dual outbreaks have been linked to contaminated Foster Farms chicken products and the Dallas-based USPLabs LLC dietary supplement, OxyElite Pro. The outbreaks have sickened more than 300 people so far, killed one and hospitalized 87, with ...
Disease Outbreaks Prompt Recall of Furloughed Workers
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/10/09/disease-outbreaks-prompt-recall-of-furloughed-workers/
Three government agencies responsible for ensuring food and drug safety and curbing disease have recalled furloughed workers to investigate outbreaks. The Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention brought back 10 of roughly 9,000 ...
Track Flu Outbreaks in Your Area
http://www.parade.com/208601/parade/track-flu-outbreaks-in-your-area/
Due to the government shutdown, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will not be updating its influenza surveillance reports for the United States. ?FluView,? the weekly flu tracker, has not been updated since the shutdown began on Oct. 1.
Foster Farms salmonella-tainted chicken: many could be sickened in 2 outbreaks
http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2013/10/foster_farms_salmonella-tainte_1.html
For the second time this year, federal officials have warned the public about Salmonella infections associated with Foster Farms chicken. In the latest outbreak, officials have confirmed nearly 280 cases, according to a public health alert issued ...
Shutdown Salmonella Outbreak Continues. CDC Food Safety Chief: 'We Have a ...
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/10/shutdown-salmonella-2/
We're 11 days now into the federal shutdown and four days since the announcement of a major foodborne outbreak in chicken that is challenging the shutdown-limited abilities of the food-safety and disease-detective personnel at the Centers for Disease ...
ICRC, prison officials aim to quell plague outbreaks in Madagascar
http://vaccinenewsdaily.com/medical_countermeasures/327791-icrc-prison-officials-aim-to-quell-plague-outbreaks-in-madagascar/
In an effort to curb outbreaks of the plague among Madagascar's prison system, the International Committee of the Red Cross recently teamed with government officials to rid the country's prisons of rodents. Efforts have been focused on Antanimora ...
