Boy, talk about another reason to get your Hepatitis A vaccine! The Veterans Administration (VA) has acknowledged that 16 patients exposed to contaminated equipment at its medical facilities have tested positive for viral infections, including hepatitis.
According to CBS News:
VA spokeswoman Katie Roberts said Friday that 10 colonoscopy patients from the VA
The war in Mexico between drug dealers and the government last year saw more than 5,300 killed, including 843 just across border in the 120-year old city of Tijuana. Its neighbor to the north is Imperial Beach, CA.
North and south of the Imperial Beach Pier is the Tijuana Estuary at the famed Boca Rio
It use to be that if you were going to pick up children for adoption in a foreign country you were advised to get a Hepatitis A shot before departure. In a new advisory, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says if you are going to come into “close contact” with newly adopted children