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Tag Archives: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In the News: Gainesville drug suspects may be tied to Ocala burglary, Pandas FedEx-ed to Canada, babies starting solids too early, Anthony Lewis dies
By Michelle Plitnikas on March 25th, 2013 | Last updated: March 25, 2013 at 3:21 pm
Police probe whether stolen gun ties Gainesville drug suspects to Ocala burglary – After a drug arrest early Sunday in Gainesville, Ocala police detectives are investigating a stolen gun found with the three men arrested. The gun was stolen from [...]
Rabies-infected organs cause concern for those close to recipients
By Missy Perez on March 19th, 2013 | Last updated: March 25, 2013 at 6:36 pm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health agencies are working to make sure recipients of organs from a rabies-infected donor are rabies free.
In the News: Daniel Pearl murder case, kidney recipient died after transplant from Gainesville, Guantanamo hunger strike grows, UCF student found dead
By Cassandra Ganter on March 19th, 2013 | Last updated: March 19, 2013 at 11:38 am
Pakistan arrests man in Daniel Pearl’s slaying – CNN.com – Pakistani officials arrested Quari Abdul Hayee on Sunday in connection with the 2002 Daniel Pearl beheading case. Suspected to have facilitated Pearl’s kidnapping, Hayee joins Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who confessed [...]
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Swine flu cases on the rise
By Front Page Edition on August 13th, 2012 | Last updated: September 26, 2012 at 1:55 pm
By Steven Gallo – WUFT-FM The swine flu is on the radar of health officials with reported cases on the rise nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 145 confirmed human cases of the virus since July of last year. [...]
Health officials concerned about a rise in teen suicides
By Front Page Edition on June 12th, 2012 | Last updated: November 20, 2012 at 11:20 am
By Stephanie Denardo – WUFT-FM The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting daggering statistics about teenage suicide. According to the CDC, the number of attempted suicides among teenagers had increased over a two year span from 2009 to [...]
“Immunization Champ” crowned in Alachua County
By WUFT News on April 30th, 2012 | Last updated: March 30, 2013 at 1:39 pm
The nation has a new champion, right here in Alachua County. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has named University of Florida Pediatrics Professor Emeritus Parker Small the state’s first “Children’s Immunization Champion.” Small says targeting school children is [...]
