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World Trade Center Plume Was Highly Toxic
Sept. 10, 2003 -- Breathing dust wasn't the only risk that people in the immediate area of the collapsed World Trade Center encountered. As the rubble smoldered, toxic particles created by the fire rose into the air, and into the lungs of many. For several months after Sept. 11, 2001, a team of rese
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New Criteria Halves U.S. SARS Cases
July 18, 2003 -- The number of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) cases reported in the U.S. has dropped by half, thanks to a new case definition that excludes those who test negatively for the SARS virus. The new totals include 175 suspect cases and 36 probable cases currently being monitored
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SARS Virus Could Return in Autumn
July 16, 2003 -- The current SARS outbreak may be contained, but some experts say the SARS virus likely could return in the fall and join the ranks of other seasonal illnesses, like the common cold and influenza. A series of editorials published in the online edition of Journal of Epidemiology and C
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Diseases From Animals -- What's Next?
We've watched West Nile virus fly from coast to coast. We've seen SARS spread from Asia to North America. We've had several close calls with killer bird flu viruses. And don't forget the still-unsolved anthrax bioterror attacks. All in less than a decade. We can't help waiting for the other shoe to
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SARS Outbreak Now Officially Contained
July 8, 2003 -- More than 20 days have passed since the last new SARS case was reported in Taiwan, and officials say that means the chain of person-to-person transmission of the deadly disease has been broken. Although the current threat of SARS may be gone, health officials say the lessons of SARS
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WHO Removes Toronto From SARS List
July 2, 2003 -- With no new SARS cases reported in the last 20 days in Toronto, Canada, the World Health Organization (WHO) has now removed the city from its list of areas affected by SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). Taiwan is now the only remaining area where the WHO believes there is a ri
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WHO Removes Last SARS Travel Advisory
June 24, 2003 -- Beijing, China, the epicenter of the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak only weeks ago, has now become the final country to be taken off the World Health Organization's travel advisory list. China's largest city was home to the biggest SARS outbreak in the world with
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The SARS Outbreak: 100 Days Later
June 19, 2003 -- One hundred days after the World Health Organization (WHO) first alerted the world about a mysterious outbreak of a pneumonia-like illness, more than 8,400 people have been stricken with the disease, now known as SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), and 800 victims have died. T
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More SARS Travel Warnings Lifted
June 17, 2003 -- In another clear sign that the threat of the SARS outbreak is retreating, health officials have now lifted SARS travel warnings for all regions except for Beijing, China. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) and CDC stress that everyone must remain at a high level of alert t
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Licorice-Based Drug May Fight SARS
June 12, 2003 -- An antiviral drug derived from licorice roots may turn out to be an effective SARS treatment. Preliminary laboratory tests show that the drug, called glycyrrhizin, is better than several other antiviral drugs at preventing the SARS virus from multiplying. Since the SARS (severe acut
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