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Moreno Valley Student Diagnosed with Tuberculosis
KTLA NewsMORENO VALLEY, Calif. (KTLA) -- The Riverside County Health Department says a former student at a high school in Moreno Valley has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. The unidentified student attended Vista Del Lago High School, but has not been at...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Education
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UC Riverside Student Tests Positive for Tuberculosis
KTLA NewsRIVERSIDE, Calif. (KTLA) -- UC Riverside officials will be offering free tuberculosis tests to students, faculty and staff after a confirmed case of active TB was detected in one student. The student, who has not been identified, tested positive for...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Teen Battles Rare Skin Infection from Fish Tank Bacteria
KTLA NewsOAK HILLS (KTLA) -- After suffering a seemingly minor cut, a teen from San Bernardino County has been battling an invasive bacterial infection for five years. 13-year-old Hannele Cox cut her hand as she pulled it out of a fish tank. "I pulled my hand...Tags: Skin, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California), Bones and Joints, Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses
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Teen Wins Battle Against Flesh Eating Bacteria, Doctors Say
KTLA NewsOAK HILLS (KTLA) -- A Southern California teen who has been battling flesh eating bacteria for the past five years will not have her hand amputated, doctors in Devner say. 13-year-old Hannele Cox cut her hand when she was 8 years old as she pulled it out...Tags: Judaism, Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Procedures and Tests, Physical Therapists
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NATIONAL RECESS WEEK
Cartoon Network is taking NATIONAL RECESS WEEK, now in its third year, to record heights in 2009. The March 2-6 celebration features sports and fitness celebrities, nearly 7,000 public and private elementary schools, $100,000 in school health and wellness...Tags: Health, Health and Safety at School, Entertainment, Family, Animation (genre)
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Tuberculosis Scare in San Francisco Maternity Ward
SAN FRANCISCO -- Kaiser Permanente is telling 960 mothers that they and their babies may have been exposed to a San Francisco maternity ward worker diagnosed with active tuberculosis. Kaiser announced it had started notifying patients Tuesday about...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Employees, Career and Workplace
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Local High School Students, Teachers Tested in TB Scare
LONG BEACH -- Some 170 students and teachers at Wilson High School will be tested for tuberculosis after someone on campus was diagnosed with the highly contagious disease.The Long Beach Unified School District is sending letters to parents explaining how...Tags: Migration, California, Health Organizations, Health, Health and Safety at School
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TB Scares Reported at 2 SoCal High Schools
LOS ANGELES -- Public health officials are working to identify and screen students and staff at John W. North High School in Riverside and at Wilson High School in Long Beach who came into contact with tuberculosis-infected students. A number of students...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Health and Safety at School, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), Hospitals and Clinics
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1st Case of Highly Drug Resistant TB Found in U.S.
KTLA NewsLANTANA, Fla. -- It started with a cough, an autumn hack that refused to go away. Then came the fevers. They bathed and chilled the skinny frame of Oswaldo Juarez, a 19-year-old Peruvian visiting to study English. His lungs clattered, his chest tightened...Tags: Coughing, AIDS, Malaria, South Africa, Health Organizations
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L.A. Doctor Accused of Faking Exams for Immigrants
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles doctor is under arrest, accused of falsifying medical exam results for immigrants applying for visas. Levon Tebelekian, 72, was arrested Tuesday. Tebelekian is charged in a criminal complaint with fraud and making false...Tags: Migration, Health, Trials, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Labor Legislation
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Evangelist Oral Roberts, Dies at 91
KTLA NewsNEWPORT BEACH - A spokesman for Oral Roberts says the evangelist and university founder has died at age 91. Spokesman A. Larry Ross says Roberts died from complications from pneumonia after being hospitalized over the weekend. A statement released...Tags: Pneumonia, Diseases and Illnesses, Colleges and Universities, Oral Roberts, Health
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