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Reusable grocery bags: eco-friendly AND germ-friendly

Virtually all Los Angeles supermarkets currently offer reusable cloth grocery bags. Their use is definitely beneficial to the environment; it...
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Thunder Bay restaurant outbreak may be due to norovirus

An outbreak that has sickened at least 136 people who attended a Mother’s Day buffet at a Thunder Bay-area restaurant may be due to norovirus...
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Health officials say Ribeye’s outbreak due to norovirus

In a follow up to an outbreak investigation late last week, North Carolina health officials say what caused at least 20 people to get sick after...
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Louisiana health officials act fast after 14 get norovirus from eating oysters

Louisiana health authorities closed a shellfish harvesting area and recalled tainted oysters after more than a dozen people were sickened with...
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Rochester researchers looking for people to test norovirus vaccine

If you are between the ages of 18 and 50 and would like to earn $1,165, scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center may be looking for...
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Gastroenteritis-associated deaths more than double according to CDC study

Gastroenteritis goes by many monikers, stomach bug andstomach flu to name a couple, and today we learn from a Centers for Disease Control and...
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Rider university students hit hard by norovirus

It has been reported in Infectious Disease News "Norovirus outbreak sickens at least 116 students at Rider University." As reported by...
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Norovirus outbreak hits Crown Princess ship again forcing early return to port

For the second week in a row, the Crown Princess ship is returning to port after a widespread Norovirus outbreak.In a statement released today,...
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Things that go bump on a cruise ship seem to be happening more often

  • Cruise commentary
  • February 6, 2012
Three outbreaks of Norovirus on a trio of ships this week (Ruby Princess, Crown Princess and Voyager of the Sea) plus a nautical disaster off the...
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Norovirus on Cruise ships

I’ve taken about 2 dozen cruises over the years. Cruising is a great way to get to your adventures. There is nothing like having your &ldquo...
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