- Ed Normand | September 22, 2011 9:16 AM | Orlando, FL
Category:
Toxic Substances
The recent rash of foodborne illnesses has prompted the federal government to unveil a new response team, the Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network. The CORE will be dedicated to...
- Ed Normand | March 03, 2010 9:30 AM | Orlando, FL
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Head & Brain Injuries
A traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is caused by a jolt, bump or blow to the head or a penetrating head injury that interferes with the normal functioning of the brain. Not all blows to the head...
- Eddie Farah | October 19, 2009 11:31 PM | Jacksonville, FL
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
Researchers believe that two separate cases of Lou Gehrig’s Disease in young girls that progressed rapidly following the Gardasil injection may be related to the cervical cancer...
- Brian W. Smith | January 08, 2009 9:48 AM | Tallahassee, FL
Category:
Miscellaneous
An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning has made 388 people sick across 42 states, sending 18 percent of them to the hospital, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.
The U.S. Centers for Disease...
- Brian W. Smith | October 02, 2008 9:18 AM | Tallahassee, FL
Category:
Miscellaneous
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that all children between 6 months and 18 years of age get a flu shot, unless they have a serious egg allergy. When it comes to...
- Sandy Grinnell | September 25, 2008 9:55 AM | Orlando, FL
Category:
Miscellaneous
In a reversal of previous years recommendations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is asking parents to immunize all children between the ages of 6 months to 18 years. Previously...