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STDs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that new cases of common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are on the rise in the United States. Almost 19 million of these new...
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Dr. Mary Beth Explains Fifth Disease
Dr. Mary Beth, PKIDs’ advice nurse, tells us what Fifth disease is and that we can’t really prevent it! But, we can manage symptoms. Listen now! Download: 2010-05-22_mbfifth.mp3 Right-click here to...
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Medical Tourism is Risky
Skyrocketing healthcare costs in the U.S. have been a boon to medical tourism, with eager patients globetrotting for anything from cosmetic surgery to organ transplantation. These “medical tourists”...
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Bacteria and Viruses-How They Work
Bacteria There are thousands of types of bacteria and most are harmless or even beneficial. However, even “good” bacteria, if they find their way to the wrong place, can cause harm. For example,...
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Pink Eye!
Evening time. Your little moppet is fed, bathed, and snuggled ‘neath her blanket. You bend to kiss her nose and then, because your mother did the same, you gently press your cheek against your child’s...
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Ask Emily
What’s the deadliest infectious disease ever and what currently is the most deadly infectious disease? The answer to this question is more complex than simply counting up numbers of people who die from...
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