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Washington area readies for mosquito season

Spring is finally here and the Washington area has already had some summer-like days. Now is the time to gear up for mosquito season. So what kind of a season can residents expect?

Tags: Kathy Stewart, mosquito,

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Study: Walking, just as healthy as running

You may not be missing out if you spot runners speed past you along a sidewalk or bike trail. A new study shows walkers get similar health benefits as those who jog or run.

Tags: walking, running, health benefits, American Heart Association, Rock Creek Park

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Rabies-transplant prompts questions: How are donated organs screened?

A Maryland man has died from rabies, contracted from an organ transplant, but a local transplant network says there are many safeguards in place that make the transmission of diseases through life-saving transplants very rare.

Tags: organ transplant, rabies, disease transmission, Washington Regional Transplant Community

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Chicken pox poses greater risk to adults

Chicken pox is considered a childhood disease but adults can contract the virus and health experts recommend that adults who managed to escape the itchy condition as a child be vaccinated to guard against the illness.

Tags: vaccine, chicken pox, Barbara Walters, darci marchese

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Low temps prompt health warnings

The bone-chilling temperatures that have lingered in the air over the past week are expected to continue in the coming days and health officials are warning everyone to stay alert and remain vigilant to ward off potential health dangers.

Tags: frostbite

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CDC: 11 biolab workers infected from 2004-10

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 anthrax attacks.

Tags: anthrax, Hagerstown

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Flu vaccinations don't always keep the bug away

Doctors are noticing a disturbing trend this flu season - an unusually large number of people who received flu vaccinations are still getting sick.

Tags: Foxhall Internists, Paula Wolfson, flu,

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Don't feel sick with the flu? Not so fast

One thing is for certain when it comes to the flu: If you have it, someone gave it to you.

Tags: andrew mollenbeck, flu,

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Deadly flu season set to be moderate to severe

The flu season this year has been a deadly one, with 18 children who have already died from influenza-related illness since its beginning.

Tags: flu, flu season, flu shots, flu vaccine, Jamie Forzato

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2nd fungal meningitis death reported in Md.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there has been another death in Maryland from fungal meningitis related to recalled medications.

Tags: meningitis

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