Officials Confirm First U.S. Measles Death in 12 Years
On Thursday, state health officials announced that a Washington woman has died of measles, becoming the first American to be killed by the disease since 2003, the Associated Press reports.
CDC: Measles Outbreak Has Nothing To Do With Illegal Immigration
Anne Schuchat, the director of the Centers for Disease Control's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, has strenuously denied that there is any evidence supporting claims of a connection between the United States' recent measles outbreak and undocumented immigration, the Guardian reports.
Tens of Thousands of San Francisco Commuters Possibly Exposed to Measles
A San Francisco resident infected with measles traveled to and from work on the BART train for three days—possibly exposing tens of thousands of people, according to reports.
Five Infants From Chicago-Area Daycare Diagnosed With Measles
Authorities in Illinois are investigating a "cluster of measles" at a Chicago-area daycare. Five infants who attended a KinderCare Learning Center in Palatine have been diagnosed with the resurgent disease, the most recent outbreak of which has infected more than 100 people across the country.
Thanks For All The Measles, Anti-Vaxxers
Contractions of measles—potentially deadly, eminently preventable measles—are increasing logarithmically in the United States, and they are at a 20-year high.
Thousands of BART riders were potentially exposed to measles after an infected UC Berkeley student rode the train last week. Anyone who rode on BART between February 4 and February 7 in the morning or late evening could have been exposed.
Texas Measles Outbreak Traced To Anti-Vaccine Megachurch
A dangerous measles outbreak has been traced to a megachurch in Texas whose leader told followers to stay away from vaccines.
Oregonian Religious Nuts Are Going to Give Us All Measles
There is a certain percentage of the population that objects to giving their kids vaccinations, because of stuff like Jesus, some book, Jenny McCarthy, whatever. You know, crazy people. Fine, in isolated instances. But when the crazy people reach a critical mass, we all die.
Arsenic in Apple Juice Is Good For You, Stop Whining
HIV levels! Generic Lipitor! Arsenic grandmothers! Low B12! Stressed parents! Hospital food! Fire surgery! Foster drugs! And Europeans are a bunch of nasty motherfuckers! It's your Friday Health Watch, where we watch your health—to death!
Insane Parents Now Buying and Selling Chicken Pox Lollipops
A U.S. Attorney in Tenn. has been forced to remind parents not to buy or sell lollipops that have been spat on or licked by children with infectious diseases like chicken pox. So much for the "free market" in Barry Soetero's America, eh?
