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Even though the Ebola outbreak in Congo recently caused deaths in neighboring Uganda

WHO: Congo Ebola Outbreak Still Not Global Emergency

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Agency says outbreak is an 'extraordinary event' of deep concern but not a global emergency
Three large drug makers have launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration's rule requiring the prices of drugs to be included in television ads.

Drug Makers Challenge New Rule Requiring Drug Prices in TV Ads

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Lawsuit against the rule filed Friday by Merck, Eli Lilly, and Amgen
The number of measles cases in the United States so far this year has reached 1

CDC: U.S. Measles Cases Reach 1,044

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Cases in 2019 now highest since 1992 and since the disease was declared eliminated in the U.S.
Completion of full rotavirus vaccination appears to be associated with a reduction in the risk for type 1 diabetes in children

Rotavirus Vaccination Tied to Lower Risk for T1DM in Children

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No association seen for partial vaccination and incidence of type 1 diabetes
Reacting to an ongoing measles outbreak

New York State Halts Religious Vaccine Exemption

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Those who support the bill say that religion should not trump science
On Thursday

FDA Warns of Infections From Fecal Transplants After One Death

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Fecal microbiota transplantation is a still-experimental procedure, as yet unapproved by the FDA
The United States is stepping up its response to a historic outbreak of Ebola in two African nations. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention activated its Emergency Operations Center Thursday to assist in the government's response to the second-largest outbreak of Ebola on record.

CDC Opens Emergency Operations Center for Congo Ebola Outbreak

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The virus has crossed the border from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda
Seroconversion to human papillomavirus type 16-E6 antibody positivity can occur decades before diagnosis of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

HPV16 Antibodies Can Develop Long Before Throat Cancer Diagnosis

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HPV16-E6 seropositivity increases with shorter lead time, reaching 38.9 percent for <10 years
For African women seeking effective contraception

HIV Risk Does Not Differ With Three Contraceptive Methods

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No significant difference seen with use of DMPA-IM, copper IUD device, levonorgestrel implant in African women
Low-virulent microorganisms frequently detected on pedicle screws may be an important cause of spinal implant loosening and failure in patients without signs of infection

Microbes Tied to Pedicle Screw Loosening, Spinal Implant Failure

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Low-virulent microorganisms detected using sonication on extracted hardware