Tag: health-officials
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Colorado: Water contamination likely came from military base
DENVER (AP) — Colorado health officials said it’s highly likely that trace amounts of toxic chemicals found in three drinking water systems came from firefighting foam used at a nearby Air Force base.
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Passengers on cruise ship docked in Maine may have norovirus
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal health officials said passengers aboard the first cruise ship to dock in Portland, Maine, this season may have norovirus.
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Passengers on cruise ship docked in Maine may have norovirus
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal health officials said passengers aboard the first cruise ship to dock in Portland, Maine, this season may have norovirus.
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Chiesi nears cardiovascular assets deal with Medicine Co: sources
By Carl O’Donnell and Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) – Italian specialty pharmaceutical company Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA is close to an agreement to acquire some of Medicines Co’s cardiovascular assets for several hundred millions of dollars, according to people familiar with the matter. The transaction would allow Chiesi to expand its global footprint, while freeing up capital…
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Gates Foundation backs Takeda polio vaccine with $38 million grant
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceuticals is to get $38 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a crucial, low-cost polio vaccine for use in developing countries. As part of a global plan to eradicate the crippling disease, of which experts say the world could see the last case…
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Taiwan’s new government accuses China of interference in its WHO status
The incoming Taiwanese government on Sunday accused China of “political interference” after a senior Chinese official cast doubt over the island keeping its observer status at the World Health Organisation if bilateral relations deteriorated further. China and self-ruled Taiwan underwent a rapprochement under the outgoing government which was run by China-friendly Nationalists, but ties have…
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Officials: Zika-infected couples should postpone pregnancy
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday issued first-time guidance for couples planning a pregnancy if either partner may have been exposed to Zika, the tropical disease linked to birth defects.