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    Oct 15, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV
  1. At CDC, scientists fight to halt deadly meningitis outbreak

    <span style="font-size: small;">ATLANTA (AP) &mdash; Scattered across the carefully landscaped main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the staff on the front lines fighting a rare outbreak of fungal meningitis: A scientist in a white lab coat peers through a microscope at fungi on a glass slide. In another room, another researcher uses what looks like a long, pointed eye dropper to suck up DNA samples that will be tested for the suspect fungus.</span>
    ATLANTA (AP) — Scattered across the carefully landscaped main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the staff on the front lines fighting a rare outbreak of fungal meningitis: A scientist in a white lab coat peers through a...

    Tags: Meningitis, Symptoms, Health, Medical Research, Viral Diseases and Infections

  2. May 2, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast
  3. First of 2 papers on lab-made bird flu published

    NEW YORK (AP) — Four months ago the U.S. government sought to block publication of two studies about how scientists created an easily spread form of bird flu. Now a revised version of one paper is seeing the light of day with the government's...

    Tags: Health, Newspaper and Magazine, Preventative Medicine, Science, Medical Research

  4. Mar 30, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast
  5. Panel backs sharing studies of lab-made bird flu

    NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. biosecurity panel said Friday that it supports publishing two revised studies showing how scientists made new easy-to-spread forms of bird flu in the lab. The committee, meeting in Washington, said the updated versions do not...

    Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Science, Science and Technology

  6. Dec 20, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TV
  7. US says don't publish recipe for lab-bred bird flu

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have genetically engineered bird flu so it can spread easily between mammals — work necessary to prepare in case the dangerous virus ever mutates on its own and spreads from person-to-person. Now the U.S....

    Tags: Flu, University of Wisconsin-Madison, National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, Genetic Engineering

  8. Dec 23, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TV
  9. HK finds 2nd dead bird in week with H5N1 bird flu

    HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities say a second dead bird in a week has tested positive for a dangerous strain of bird flu, raising health concerns in the city. The agricultural department said Friday that lab tests confirmed an Oriental magpie...

    Tags: Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Flu, Lab Tests, Hong Kong

  10. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  11. World shares slump on U.S. stimulus, growth fears

    Reuters
    LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks fell and measures of investor risk aversion surged on Thursday on signs the U.S. central bank may soon start scaling back the support measures that have been driving global assets higher. Unexpected weakness in China's...

    Tags: Symptoms, Labor Legislation, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Computer Hardware, Nike, Inc.

  12. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  13. Health officials probe deadly respiratory illness in Alabama

    Reuters
    By Verna Gates BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. and state health authorities are investigating an unidentified respiratory illness that has killed two of 10 people hospitalized with it in Alabama since last week. Preliminary tests do not...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Swine Flu, Symptoms, Health, Flu

  14. May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  15. H7N9 bird flu outbreak costs more than $6.5 bln so far -U.N.

    Reuters
    GENEVA, May 21 (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has caused economic losses of more than $6.5 billion so far, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's chief veterinary officer said on Tuesday. "The economic impacts of H7N9 have been...

    Tags: China, Consumer Confidence

  16. May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  17. China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion

    Reuters
    GENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some $6.5 billion in losses to the economy, U.N. experts said on Tuesday. Health authorities worldwide must be...

    Tags: China, Swine Flu, Flu, Respiratory Disease, Health Organizations

  18. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  19. Soccer-Jose Mourinho in quotes

    Reuters
    May 20 (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season having once again produced some golden quotes. Here are some of the Portuguese coach's most memorable utterances over the years as well as what others have said about him....

    Tags: Omelets, George Clooney, Soccer, Sports

  20. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  21. Jose Mourinho in quotes

    Reuters
    (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season having once again produced some golden quotes. Here are some of the Portuguese coach's most memorable utterances over the years as well as what others have said about him. WHILE...

    Tags: Omelets, George Clooney, Human Interest

  22. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  23. China trying to manage exposure of corruption online

    Reuters
    By Terril Yue Jones BEIJING, May 20 (Reuters) - China's Internet is brimming with disclosures of officials collecting bribes, homes and luxury accessories as casually as they do mistresses. But while the government tolerates such anti-corruption...

    Tags: China, Literature, Beijing (China), Colleges and Universities, Bo Xilai

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