Plague scares East and West as New Mexico couple ill
New Mexico health officials report bubonic plague symptoms in Santa Fe residents John Tull and Lucinda Marker after brief travels to New York. Officials warn the disease remains rare and emphasize flea exposure near rural rodent populations.
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New York
Fox News Channel
New York Times
Europe
New Mexico
Paul Ettestad
Santa Fe
State Health Department
Eddie Binder
Ettestad
John Tull
Lucinda Marker
New Mexico Health Department
New York Health
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Beth Israel Hospital
New York City
University of New Mexico Hospital
Beth Israel
Binder
West
Middle East
China
CDC
Atlanta
Tull
Marker
Pam Reynolds
New Mexico State Health Department
Michael Kosey
N.M
Marin volunteers seek clues to Marin breast cancer spike
In Marin County California about 2000 volunteers canvassed doors asking white non Hispanic women about age family cancer history and potential environmental factors to explain why Marin reports a 45 percent higher breast cancer rate and a 37 percent rise in the 1990s while other Bay Area counties held steady.
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Marin County
Marin
San Francisco Bay Area
California
Microlight Cold Laser Eases Carpal Tunnel Without Surgery
In Wichita, a device called Microlight delivers cold laser therapy to the wrist and forearm to relieve carpal tunnel symptoms. FDA approved and tested at Wesley Medical Center, it helped 78 percent of 45 patients return to normal activities in a 1996 study, with typical courses around 10 treatments and costs about 77 dollars per session.
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Wichita
Kan
Frank McMaster
Dana Carlisle
Wesley Medical Center
McMaster
Wesley
Carlisle
Tim Barker
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