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FDA: All States Prepare to Screen Blood Supply for Zika Virus
Read More about FDA: All States Prepare to Screen Blood Supply for Zika VirusFlorida to begin screening immediately, with 11 other states given a 4-week deadline and the rest 12 weeks.
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With New Tampa Case Zika Seeks Foothold, but Many States have Time on Their Side
Read More about With New Tampa Case Zika Seeks Foothold, but Many States have Time on Their Side“One case does not mean active transmission is taking place.”
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Miami Twice: Another Area of Transmission Identified as CDC Ups Cautions for Pregnant Women
Read More about Miami Twice: Another Area of Transmission Identified as CDC Ups Cautions for Pregnant WomenCDC: All pregnant women in U.S. should be tested for Zika during prenatal care.
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Zika Strikes a Highly Popular Neighborhood in Miami
Read More about Zika Strikes a Highly Popular Neighborhood in MiamiPopular shops and restaurants do not bode well for containing Zika in the Wynwood neighborhood.
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Update: CDC Issues Zika Travel Warning with 14 Cases in Miami
Read More about Update: CDC Issues Zika Travel Warning with 14 Cases in MiamiZika only spreading in a one-square mile area, but is genie out of the bottle?
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Florida Close to Making the Call on Local Zika Transmission
Read More about Florida Close to Making the Call on Local Zika TransmissionFour cases under investigation in non-travelers may be first U.S. mosquito-borne infections.
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FDA Issues Highest Warning on Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
Drugs linked to potentially permanent side effects in muscles, joints and nervous system.Read More about FDA Issues Highest Warning on Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics -
Compressed Work Shifts put Nurses, Patients at Risk
Read More about Compressed Work Shifts put Nurses, Patients at RiskFatigue, burnout occur when there is an imbalance between work and recovery time.
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Unpredictable Zika Transmits Sexually from Female to Male
Read More about Unpredictable Zika Transmits Sexually from Female to MaleZika spreads male-to-female, female-to-male, needlesticks, and don't forget mosquitoes.
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First Zika-related U.S. Death, But Still No Cases of Local Mosquito Transmission
Read More about First Zika-related U.S. Death, But Still No Cases of Local Mosquito TransmissionU.S. Zika: 1,133 cases, 320 pregnant women with virus, 5 lost babies, 7 live births with defects.