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Health Unit Reports Three Cases Of E. Coli O157:H7 In London
Over the last five days, the Middlesex-London Health Unit has received reports of three children with E. coli O157:H7. To receive three laboratory confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 in such a short timeframe is unusual. In two of these cases, the common food consumed was kofta (spiced ground beef) purchased on June 14 and 15 from the Westmount Halal Food Store located at 490 Wonderland Road South. The of the third child"s infection is currently unknown. This child"s family also eats halal food but did not purchase any food from the Westmount Halal Food Store.
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The pharmaceutical company, Merck, announced Monday it was partnering with the non-profit Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) in an effort to improve treatments for neglected tropical diseases (NTD), the AP/CNBC reports. "The agreement covers drug candidates for illnesses like visceral leishmaniasis and Chagas disease, potentially lethal parasitic illnesses spread by insects. Current treatment for those illnesses may be toxic, or very expensive, or difficult to administer, Merck said," AP/CNBC writes (AP/CNBC, 6/22).
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Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

Delay Vacation, Not Health-Care Reform The Des Moines Register This is no time for elected officials to take a summer vacation. There is too much momentum - unprecedented momentum - that could be lost by putting this on a shelf until Congress reconvenes (7/24). Waterloo Might Be Preferable The (New York) Daily News The back-and-forth feels so familiar - lather, rinse, repeat - we forget to ask an important question: Is DeMint"s theory right? (Josh Greenman, 7/24). Costs And Compassion The New York Times The talking heads on cable TV panned President Obama"s Wednesday press conference. You see, he didn"t offer a lot of folksy anecdotes. Shame on them (Krugman, 7/23). Kill The Rhinos! The New York Times Forget the wonkery. Let"s get primeval. Rising health care costs are a stampede of big ugly rhinos (Brooks, 7/23). Why Obamacare Is Sinking The Washington Post Once you commit your fantasies to words and numbers, the Congressional Budget Office comes along and declares that the emperor has no clothes (Krauthammer, 7/24). Now We"re A Bogeyman The Ottawa Citizen The fastest way to shut down debate about health care, in Canada or the United States, is to accuse your opponent of advocating the other country"s system (7/23). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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