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Hawaii Investigates Dengue Fever Cases

Health officials in Hawaii are concerned about an outbreak of dengue fever after four cases were confirmed in Oahu. Three members of the same family and their neighbor in Pearl City became infected with the disease, according to Hawaii News Now. Dengue fever is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes in tropical and...

Officials Confirm 3 Cases of Cholera in NYC

NEW YORK - New York City officials have confirmed that three New Yorkers contracted cholera while in the Dominican Republic for a wedding. The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, where thousands have died from the disease. A medical epidemiologist for the city Department of Health and Mental...

Opinion: Obamacare Is Already Falling Apart

Last week, the House of Representatives voted by a wide margin -- 245 to 189 -- to repeal the president's landmark health reform package. It's unclear whether Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., will bring the measure up in the upper body. But even he doesn't, the law is already showing signs of serious...

Industry Foxes Invited Into UK Dept. of Health's Henhouse

(Nov. 15) -- The U.K. Department of Health is putting leading makers of fast foods, booze, soda, candy and cereals smack in the middle of writing government policy on obesity, alcohol and diet-related disease, according to published reports. "The government is seeking advice on diet and health from the very businesses...

Feds: Mentally Ill Targeted in $200M Medicare Fraud

(Oct. 21 ) -- Two Miami health care companies and four owners and senior managers were indicted today in a $200 million fraud scheme that targeted mentally ill patients, federal authorities said. American Therapeutic Corp. and Medlink Professional Management Group allegedly paid kickbacks to Florida assisted-living...