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Lawyer: NY man at center of HIV scare not positive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By CAROLYN THOMPSONAssociated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Nushawn Williams, a New York drug dealer imprisoned amid accusations he infected 13 young women with HIV in the 1990s, does not have the virus that causes AIDS, according to his attorney, who said he arranged for a new blood test as part of

Moses Lake Children Receive Rabies Treatment

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

MOSES LAKE, Wash. - Children in a Moses Lake family are receiving rabies treatment as a precaution after they were found playing with several dead bats. The Grant County Health District recommended the rabies treatment. The bats were too damaged to be tested for rabies. Rabies is a rare

UPDATE: Longview Elementary School Stomach Illness Outbreak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE GRANT COUNTY HEALTH DEPT: MOSES LAKE, Wash. - The Grant County Health District received lab confirmation from two specimens submitted to the Washington State Public Health Lab. Both samples were positive for norovirus and came from individuals who became sick during the

Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

By PAUL SCHEMMAssociated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) - A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported. His sons were treated and have since recovered but the rest

Saudi health workers sickened by SARS-like virus

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS has apparently spread from patients to health care workers in eastern Saudi Arabia, health officials said Wednesday. The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia told world health officials that two health care

Saudi health workers sickened by SARS-like virus

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

Deaths from West Nile virus hit record last year

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials say last year was the worst ever for West Nile virus deaths. The final tally reported Monday was 286 deaths - or two more than the record set in 2002. But there were far fewer illnesses overall, and fewer serious cases than in

2 new diseases could both spark global outbreaks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By MARIA CHENGAP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) - Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials - a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China. Last week, the coronavirus related to SARS spread to France,

Spokane Boy Walks For The First Time In His Life

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th

SPOKANE, WASH. - Most doctors never gave Tyler Dullanty a chance. Thank goodness one doctor in St. Louis Missouri did. When Michelle Dullanty was pregnant she contracted a virus that was passed onto her unborn son Tyler. When he was born he had a difficult road ahead. Doctors

Spokane Boy Walks For The First Time In His Life

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th