en-pk-hotdailynews: 2015-10-07 Pakistan Health

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
CBS Local
FOUNTAIN VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. As a proud sponsor of the American Cancer Society's 'Making Strides against Breast Cancer' 5K walk in Orange County, CBS2/KCAL9 brings you stories of women coping with ...

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Eat well and charitably in October   Toronto Sun
Battling breast cancer: You don't have to do it alone   Coshocton Tribune
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Healthcare Dive

CDC funds six centers to fight infectious disease diffusion in healthcare ...
Healthcare Dive
CDC awarded a total of $11 million to six academic institutions to become CDC Prevention Epicenters in effort to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in healthcare facilities. The six centers join five existing epicenters with the goal to help ...
High Alert: Be More Conscious While Wearing Contact Lenses   Voice Chronicle
CDC adds 6 Prevention Epicenters to focus on germ spread in healthcare facilities   Becker's Hospital Review
Maryland, Hopkins share in CDC award to fight germs   Baltimore Sun
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Irish Independent

Bacteria removed from 4 Downingtown schools
Daily Local News
DOWNINGTOWN >> Bacteria was found and removed last week from four schools in the Downingtown Area School District, district officials announced. District officials said that they tested its schools for the bacteria known as Legionella, due to recent ...
De Blasio signs cooling tower legislation in fight to control future ...   Voice Chronicle
Legionnaire's disease can be fatal if not treated   Irish Independent
Legionnaires' Disease Bacteria Back In Sanitized NYC Cooling Towers; Outbreak ...   Franchise Herald
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The Guardian Nigeria

WHO says polio no longer endemic in Nigeria
Vaccine News Daily
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Sept. 25 that polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria. This is largely attributable to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), a public-private partnership leading the effort to eradicate polio. A ...
As Polio Becomes History   THISDAY Live
Minister calls for stronger regional cooperation to fight disease and disability   Pakistan Today
Polio de-listing: Not yet uhuru for Nigeria   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)

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Falling Tree Limb
Voice Chronicle
Campers-Killed-by-a-Falling-Tree-Limb-at- A popular campground at Yosemite National Park is closed this week after officials confirmed at least two squirrels found dead in the campground died of plague. California Department of Public Health officials ...

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Influenza Vaccination
Voice Chronicle
Scientists have taken a step closer to developing a single influenza vaccination that can protect against any form of the fast changing and dangerous disease. Two separate international teams taking different approaches have come up with similar results.

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Pocono Record

Lice of 25 states are found resistant to Pyrethroids
Voice Chronicle
Kids these years are not the only one learning lessons in school. Head lice have developed a gene mutation that essentially teaches them to resist common treatments for the scalp-dwelling creatures. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Super lice: Should parents be worried?   Pocono Record

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30 Minutes of Sleep Loss Daily May Lead to Obesity
Voice Chronicle
Losing even 30 minutes of sleep per day on weekdays could impact the body weight and metabolism, says a new study. Researchers have found that people who sleep less during weekdays compensate their sleep loss over the weekends, which may pose ...

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