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Americans told to toss romaine lettuce over E. coli fears

UShealthofficialsonFridaytoldconsumerstothrowawayanystore-boughtromainelettucetheyhaveintheirkitchensandwarnedrestaurantsnottoserveitamidanE.colioutbreakthathas

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611 sick in U.S. Salmonella outbreaks linked to live poultry: CDC

​At least 611 people have been sickened and one died in eight separate multistate outbreaks of human salmonella infections linked to live poultry in backyard flocks this year in the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday.

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U.S. CDC put on highest alert as Obama seeks Zika emergency funding

​The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday raised the activation level of its Emergency Operations Center to Level 1, its highest state of alert, as President Barack Obama requested 1.8 billion U.S. dollars in emergency funding to fight the fast-spreading Zika virus.

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Teens using e-cigs much more likely to smoke cigarettes

Non-smoking teens who used e- cigarettes are much more likely to smoke conventional cigarettes compared to those who never used e-cigarettes, according to a study out Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).