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Whooping cough: Richhill family's 'frightening experience'
BBC via AOL· 3 hours agoAfter about a week, the infection can develop into coughing bouts that last a few minutes and are...
Man contracts flesh-eating bacteria infection from walking barefoot on beach
The Independent US via AOL· 10 hours agoA man has been left unable to walk after contracting a deadly flesh-eating bacterial infection after...
Whooping cough deaths to rise after 'worst outbreak in 40 years' kills 5 babies
The US Sun· 14 hours agoDISEASE experts have warned that the number of whooping cough deaths 'may well rise' as England...
What is whooping cough, what are the symptoms and how deadly is it?
Daily Telegraph· 2 days agoThe name whooping cough might conjure up images of Victorian England, but the disease is currently...
Smoking and ear infections: What to know
Medical News Today· 11 hours agoSmoking and secondhand smoke can affect the immune system and cause ear infections in both adults and children. Learn more about the link between smoking...
CDC is considering changing recommended age for meningitis vaccine; not all agree
ABC Action News Tampa Bay· 5 hours ago“Meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection that is, while rare, potentially fatal,” said Dr....
Flesh-eating infection claims N.W.T. man's leg after he was removed from hospital
CBC via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoAccording to his family, James Kochon went to the Stanton Territorial Hospital emergency room in...
Stem cell injections in Mexico can be hazardous. Report identifies US victims.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHealth experts are alerting travelers considering medical care abroad about a trio of recent...
More babies could die from whooping cough, expert warns
Press Association News via AOL· 11 hours agoThe bacterial infection, also known as pertussis, affects the lungs and breathing tubes. Health...
Master regulator of inflammation found — and it's in the brain stem
Live Science via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoResearch in mice suggests that specific neurons within the brain stem act like the dial on a...