Whooping cough cases on the rise in Midwest

November 21, 2008 By Jennifer L. Boen

An underreported, often misdiagnosed disease that people think affects only young children is drawing concern from national health officials and has recently struck hospital workers, closed schools in the Midwest and kept multiple health departments busy sending out alerts.

Content from McClatchy-Tribune Information Services expires 90 days after original publication date. For more information about McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, please visit www.mctdirect.com .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:

What connects the elderly and sports people? Smart sensor technology

Dec 24, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Poll finds 3/4 of parents who tried to get H1N1 vaccine for their children have gotten it

Dec 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Feds mull regulating drugs in water

Dec 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Largest study of PGD children shows embryo biopsy is safe for singleton pregnancies

Dec 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Surgery recognized as effective treatment for type 2 diabetes

Dec 22, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

Rate this story - 5 /5 (2 votes)

rank
1
2
3
4
5

view popular

Other News

Scientists discover how the brain encodes memories at a cellular level

Medicine & Health / Research

Dec 23, 2009 | 5 / 5 (29) | 14

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have made a major discovery in how the brain encodes memories. The finding, published in the December 24 issue of the journal Neuron, could eventually lead to the development ...

US Senate votes on landmark health bill

Medicine & Health / Health

Dec 24, 2009 | 2.6 / 5 (5) | 3

Senators gave Barack Obama a huge political boost on Thursday by passing a sweeping remake of the US health care system that aims to extend coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans.

Britain bans 'legal high' drugs

Medicine & Health / Health

Dec 23, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 2

Britain banned several drugs known as "legal highs" Wednesday amid mounting public concern about their health risks.

Abortion looms as possible health bill deal killer

Medicine & Health / Health

Dec 23, 2009 | not rated yet | 2

(AP) -- The way abortions are covered under health care reform is a major obstacle to finalizing the legislation, even though the House and Senate both agree that no federal money should be used.

Physician-assisted suicide: A perspective from advocates for people with disability

Medicine & Health / Other

Dec 23, 2009 | 3 / 5 (3) | 2

Although public opinion in the United States on physician-assisted suicide is evenly divided, about half of states have either defeated bills to legalize assisted suicide or have passed laws explicitly banning it and only ...