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July 13, 2016

Sheriff's office says Chicago inmate has Legionnaires'

The Cook County Sheriff's Office says a jail inmate has tested positive for Legionnaires' disease in what appears to be an isolated case.

July 13, 2016

FDA expands use of Pfizer's best-selling pneumonia vaccine

Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had expanded the use of its best-selling pneumonia vaccine, Prevnar, to adults aged 18 through 49.

July 12, 2016

Arizona town is home to people allergic to the world

Named in the 1870s after Mormon pioneers Erastus Snow and William Jordan Flake, the small town of Snowflake, Ariz., has become not just an etymological contradiction but, more recently, something of a safe haven for people afflicted with what they call "environmental illness."

July 12, 2016

Over-the-counter devices help chronic stuffy noses

Over-the-counter (OTC) nasal strips or clips often relieve chronic nasal stuffiness, according to a new report.

July 12, 2016

Thumb-suckers, nail-biters less likely to develop allergies

Children who suck their thumbs or bite their nails are less likely than others to have allergies later, according to a new study.

July 11, 2016

E-cigarette use may reverse progress against teen smoking

While popular belief holds that teens use electronic cigarettes as a substitute for cigarettes, it may in fact be a new habit for those who didn’t smoke in the first place.

July 11, 2016

Study of South Korean MERS outbreak finds 'super-spreader' patient

A single "super-spreader" patient in a busy hospital emergency department spread Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) to 82 people in just three days during a big outbreak of the virus in South Korea, scientists say.

July 8, 2016

What's in cigarette smoke? Most people don't know

(Reuters Health) – Many people in a recent study said they’d tried to find out what chemicals are in tobacco products or smoke, but most were not familiar with components other than nicotine.

July 8, 2016

Soaring EpiPen prices leave those with serious allergies in a bind

More and more people with severe allergies are foregoing life-saving EpiPens as prices skyrocket, Stat reports.

July 7, 2016

Photo of dad sleeping under son's hospital crib goes viral

A photo of a loving father sleeping under his son’s hospital bed in Pennsylvania is tugging at heartstrings across the nation.