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Posts From David Cook

CDC: Men Who Were in Zika Areas Should Use Condoms

“Although sexual transmission of Zika virus infection is possible, mosquito bites remain the primary way that Zika virus is transmitted”.

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Metro Health: Six people in Bexar Co. tested for Zika virus

Jamaica and Peru reported their first confirmed cases over the weekend, with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala urging calm and stressing that the patient contracted the disease outside of the country.

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Go Red For Women

The American Heart Association is behind the effort. Stroke has been the 5th leading cause.

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Sexually-transmitted Zika case confirmed in Texas

No cases of the virus have been detected in India yet, but the health ministry on Tuesday issued guidelines on the disease, including an advisory that travel to affected countries

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Price tag for Biden cancer ‘moonshot’ at $1B in Obama budget

A presidential memorandum signed by Obama on Thursday says the task force’s goal is to double the rate of progress on treatment and prevention, a benchmark Biden first introduced earlier

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New York State receives a failing grade for curbing tobacco use

“The “smoke free air” category redeems the report card with an ‘A.’ Tobacco taxes are doing pretty well in New York State with a ‘B”.

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Little Afghan boy soon meet Lionel Messi, Afghan official

Afghan football officials are hoping to facilitate a meeting between Lionel Messi and Murtaza Ahmadi, who became an internet sensation after he was pictured with a Messi shirt made out

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Have a heart, go red for women

Everyone can support the fight against cardiovascular disease in women by wearing red.

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US Virgin Islands reports its first Zika virus case

Countries in South America and Central America are urging women not to get pregnant because of the suspected birth defect the virus might cause. AAA said they are monitoring the

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Mainland Chile confirms first three cases of Zika virus

“The patient was infected with the virus after having sexual contact with an ill individual who returned from a country where Zika virus is present”. Scientists are studying whether there

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National Wear Red Day

However, if you are aware of the symptoms and risks unique to women, heart disease can be prevented if you vow to stop the assault by developing a heart-healthy diet

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Zika virus: Airlines offer refunds to pregnant women

The Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

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