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ER visits tied to energy drinks double since 2007

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th

By GARANCE BURKEAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A new government survey suggests the number of people seeking emergency treatment after consuming energy drinks has doubled nationwide during the past four years, the same period in which the supercharged drink industry has surged in popularity

ER visits tied to energy drinks double since 2007

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 16th

CDC: 11 biolab workers infected from 2004-10

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 15th

By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - At least 11 workers at U.S. biological laboratories were infected with dangerous pathogens from 2004 to 2010, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday in a report on security measures stemming from the deadly 2001

CDC: 11 biolab workers infected from 2004-10

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 15th

Hospitals Crack Down On Workers Who Refuse Flu Shots

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 14th

AP - Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their jobs over their refusal. "Where does it say that I am

Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 12th

By LINDSEY TANNERAP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their jobs over their

Key Things to Know About This Flu Season

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 12th

By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Some key things to know about the flu season: THE SITUATION: The annual flu season hit about a month early this year, and illness is now widespread in 47 states. Many cases are caused by a flu strain that tends to make people sicker. But so far

Late scramble for vaccine as flu season heats up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 11th

By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Missed flu-shot day at the office last fall? And all those "get vaccinated" ads? A scramble for shots is under way as late-comers seek protection from a miserable flu strain already spreading through much of the country. Federal health

Flu more widespread in US; eases off in some areas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 11th

By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Flu is now widespread in all but three states as the nation grapples with an earlier-than-normal season. But there was one bit of good news Friday: The number of hard-hit areas declined. The flu season in the U.S. got under way a month early, in

Researchers: NFL's Seau had from brain disease

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

By BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football Writer When he ended his life last year by shooting himself in the chest, Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease often linked with repeated blows to the head. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health said Thursday the former NFL star's