EPE sued after Guest House at Graceland Legionnaires' outbreak
A Florida family is suing Elvis Presley Enterprises after a recent outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.
The suit, filed July 18 in Shelby County Circuit Court, alleges that Douglas and Marisol Johnson, of Miami Lakes, Florida, checked into the Guest House at Graceland on June 4 while traveling with family and stayed at the hotel for three nights. According to the suit, the plaintiffs came into conta ct with the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease "through the normal use of The Guest House at… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
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EPE sued after Guest House at Graceland Legionnaires' outbreak
A Florida family is suing Elvis Presley Enterprises after a recent outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.
The suit, filed July 18 in Shelby County Circuit Court, alleges that Douglas and Marisol Johnson, of Miami Lakes, Florida, checked into the Guest House at Graceland on June 4 while traveling with family and stayed at the hotel for three nights. According to the suit, the plaintiffs came into conta ct with the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease "through the normal use of The Guest House at… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 21, 2017 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Elle Perry Source Type: news
Legionnaires disease sickens 9 at Graceland hotel
The Guest House at Graceland, a hotel adjacent to Elvis Presley's Memphis home, is the source of a Legionnaires disease outbreak, according to a statement Wednesday from the Shelby County Health Department. There have been nine confirmed cases of the illness. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
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Keep Legionnaire's Disease from Spoiling Your Vacation
It's prime season for outbreaks of the infection, which is often linked to hotels, cruise ships Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Legionnaires' Disease, Traveler's Health, Water Pollution (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
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Keep Legionnaire's Disease From Spoiling Your Vacation
FRIDAY, July 7, 2017 -- After multiple Legionnaire ' s disease cases in New York City were reported this month, a global health expert is warning vacationers that summer is prime time for the disease. " If your summer plans include travel, please be... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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APNewsBreak: Legionnaires' found at Ohio prison hospital
Two inmates have been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease at Ohio's prison hospital (Source: ABC News: Health)
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Legionnaires' Disease in Newborns After Water Births Legionnaires' Disease in Newborns After Water Births
This report calls attention to the risk for Legionella infection in neonates who were delivered at home by water birth.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Journal Article Source Type: news
Legionnaires' disease outbreak at Elvis' Graceland hotel
Memphis officials are investigating a Legionnaires' disease outbreak that caused three people to fall ill after staying at Elvis' Graceland hotel within the last month. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health Care-Associated Legionnaires' Disease Data : US, 2015 Health Care-Associated Legionnaires' Disease Data : US, 2015
What proportion of the U.S. Legionnaires ' disease cases are associated with health care facilities?Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Legionnaire's disease bacteria found at Florida health club
Water samples from an LA Fitness club in Orlando tested positive for the bacteria, and another nearby gym is also being tested (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - June 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Take a look at today ' s offering from NEJM Group:NEJM Clinical Practice Center: Case Record: A 53-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - June 27, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Gardening this weekend? Beware of the compost
Researchers urge gardeners to be cautious when handing compost; inhaling or ingesting it could raise the risk of Legionnaires' disease. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Source Type: news
Attorney General Charges 5 Officials With Manslaughter For Flint Water Crisis
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette on June 14 charged Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Director Nick Lyon and four other state and local officials with involuntary manslaughter in connection with their failure to act in response to the water crisis in Flint, Mich., which resulted in an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease and lead contamination. (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - June 21, 2017 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news
Likely source of deadly Legionnaires outbreak found
At least one person has died and at least six others were sickened by the outbreak in New York City (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - June 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Legionnaires' cases among newborns raise questions about water births
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