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Toxic algae blooming in warm water from California to Alaska

AP Health News - Fetched: August 4th, 2015, 7:00pm UTC

SEATTLE (AP) -- A vast bloom of toxic algae off the West Coast is denser, more widespread and deeper than scientists feared even weeks ago, according to surveyors aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel....

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More than 380 in US sickened by cilantro-linked infection

AP Health News - Fetched: August 4th, 2015, 7:00pm UTC

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- More than 380 people in 26 U.S. states have been diagnosed with a stomach illness tied to Mexican cilantro contaminated by human waste, two federal agencies said Tuesday....

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NYC targets cooling systems linked to Legionnaires' outbreak

AP Health News - Fetched: August 4th, 2015, 5:00pm UTC

NEW YORK (AP) -- Lawmakers are rushing to draft New York's first regulations for a type of heavy-duty rooftop air conditioning equipment amid suspicions that bacteria-laden mist from these units could be the cause of the deadliest known outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the city's history....

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Tax filing problems could jeopardize health law aid for 1.8M

AP Health News - Fetched: August 4th, 2015, 3:00pm UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- About 1.8 million households that got financial help for health insurance under President Barack Obama's law now have issues with their tax returns that could jeopardize their subsidies next year. Administration officials say those taxpayers will have to act quickly....

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FDA lays out extra steps to clean scopes linked to outbreaks

AP Health News - Fetched: August 4th, 2015, 12:00pm UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health officials are laying out extra safety measures that hospitals can take to clean specialized medical scopes that have been linked to sometimes deadly bacterial outbreaks across the U.S....

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South Korea to replace health minister after MERS outbreak

AP Health News - Fetched: August 4th, 2015, 4:00am UTC

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's president has decided to replace her health minister, officials said Tuesday, in the wake of criticism over the government's handling of the MERS virus outbreak that killed 36 people and infected nearly 200 others....

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