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Bodily fluids are liquids that are inside the bodies of animals. They include fluids that are excreted or secreted from the body as well as body water that normally is not.

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Congressional panel to analyze VA hospital mishaps

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 31, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A congressional panel will question Department of Veterans Affairs officials about mistakes that put patients at risk of possible exposure to HIV and other infectious body fluids at three VA hospitals.


Scientists identify new lethal virus in Africa

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Scientists have identified a lethal new virus in Africa that causes bleeding like the dreaded Ebola virus. The so-called "Lujo" virus infected five people in Zambia and South Africa last fall. Four of them died, ...


Miami VA: Steps taken to prevent contamination

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The top Veterans Affairs official in Miami said Tuesday she has taken steps locally to prevent the kind of problems that exposed patients to contaminated medical equipment at VA hospitals in three states.


Doctor: HIV infections will never be traced to VA (AP)

Doctor: HIV infections will never be traced to VA

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created May 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Former patients who tested positive for HIV or hepatitis will not be able to show they were infected by tainted equipment at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, a top doctor for the agency ...


VA: 5th HIV case linked to unsterile equipment

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created May 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- A fifth patient has tested positive for HIV, and seven more tested positive for hepatitis after being exposed to contaminated medical equipment at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, the agency said Friday.


Magnitude of dirty VA hospital equipment unknown (AP)

Magnitude of dirty VA hospital equipment unknown

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created Apr 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- Thousands of veterans were at first shocked to learn they should get blood tests for HIV and hepatitis because three hospitals might have treated them with unsterile equipment. Now, just a couple ...


VA: 3 patients HIV-positive after clinic mistakes

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Three patients exposed to contaminated medical equipment at Veterans Affairs hospitals have tested positive for HIV, the agency said Friday.