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Miami Is FREAKING About Florida's Flu Outbreak

The Huffington Post | Janie Campbell | Posted 03.12.2013 | Miami
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Miami is freaking out about the flu -- and who can blame us? Google's Flu Trends tracker shows both Miami and Hialeah are two areas in which activ...

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Florida Mails 'Offensive' Sex Survey To Young Women

Sun Sentinel | Brittany Wallman | Posted 01.24.2013 | Miami
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If you thought your friends were nosy about your sex life, wait until you see what the state wants to know. Florida's Department of Health is asking ...

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Is It A Cluster? DOH Weighs In

Posted 10.22.2012 | Miami
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The Florida Department of Heath says an alleged cancer cluster near a Hialeah recycling plant is consistent with the state's cancer rates. "We have...

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Meningitis Outbreak Prompts Call For Tighter Drug Rules

Reuters | Tim Ghianni | Posted 12.09.2012 | Healthy Living
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct 9 (Reuters) - A rare U.S. outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to steroid injections has claimed four more lives with Florida ...

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Is There A Cancer Cluster In Miami-Dade?

Posted 08.30.2012 | Miami
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Two county commissioners are pushing for the county health department to investigate what they believe could be a cancer cluster in Miami. Commissi...

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Christiana Lilly

High School Kids: Less Puffing, More Dipping

HuffingtonPost.com | Christiana Lilly | Posted 03.02.2012 | Miami
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MIAMI -- High school students in Miami-Dade County may not be puffing as much, but they’ve turned to chewing and dipping instead. From 2005 to 20...

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Foul-Smelling Chinese Drywall Causes Health Concerns in Florida

Bradenton.com | By JESSICA KLIPA | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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MANATEE -- A growing number of homeowners worry that they, too, could have foul-smelling Chinese drywall in their homes. The building material has b...

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