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Health News Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Get the latest health news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking health news, including analysis and opinion on top health stories. Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy 20 May 2013 at 9:11pm YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) ? Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials. Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death 21 May 2013 at 3:23am TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) ? Tunisia's Health Ministry says a 66-year-old man has died after being infected by the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia. Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device 20 May 2013 at 4:17pm WASHINGTON (AP) ? New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling. Portland Set to Vote on Fluoride in Water 21 May 2013 at 3:00am Residents of Portland, Ore., will vote today on whether to add fluoride to their drinking water ? a move hailed by some as one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. But critics say a ?yes? vote would expose residents to a...         Analysis: Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising 21 May 2013 at 1:06am By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama's landmark health reform law just as it nears implementation. ... Intercell vaccine gets U.S. pediatric approval 20 May 2013 at 11:47pm VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Intercell said on Tuesday it has won U.S. regulatory approval for pediatric use of its Ixiaro vaccine to protect against Japanese Encephalitis (JE), a step it had achieved in Europe in February. "For the first time in nearly two years, a licensed vaccine will now be available to vaccinate traveling children and children of forward-deployed military personal in Asia as well against JE," Chief Executive Thomas Lingelbach said in a statement, calling the step a key growth element for the product. (Reporting by Michael Shields; Editing by David Cowell) How to Stay Safe at Summer Concerts 20 May 2013 at 9:20pm Miguel's Billboard Music Awards accident a reminder to stay safe at concerts.         Erupting Alaska volcano spews ash, disrupts air travel 20 May 2013 at 9:04pm By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - One of Alaska's most active volcanoes, which has been belching ash and spewing lava since last week, has forced regional flight cancellations and dusted some nearby communities with ash, scientists and local officials said on Monday. Pavlof Volcano has sent up ash as high as 22,000 feet, with the cloud blowing eastward and the eruption showing no signs of abating, according to the federal-state Alaska Volcano Observatory. The lava from its 8,261-foot (2,518-metre) peak has also created huge steam clouds on meeting the mountain's snow. ... Healthcare workers set to strike California public hospitals 20 May 2013 at 8:11pm By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nearly 13,000 healthcare employees at five University of California medical centers plan to strike on Tuesday in a move that threatens to back up emergency rooms and already has forced the postponement of elective surgeries. ... Angelina Jolie and the One Percent 20 May 2013 at 5:46pm Angelina Jolie and the One Percent Keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at age 74 20 May 2013 at 4:49pm By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboardist of 1960s rock group The Doors, died on Monday at a medical clinic in Germany at age 74 following a battle with cancer, the group's manager Tom Vitorino said. Manzarek, who lived in Northern California's Napa Valley wine country for the past decade, had been seeking treatment in Germany for bile duct cancer, Vitorino said. He died in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his wife and brothers. ... UK first in EU to get Merck's new Schmallenberg vaccine 20 May 2013 at 4:05pm LONDON (Reuters) - British farmers will be the first in Europe to get a vaccine against Schmallenberg virus, a new livestock disease that hit the continent in 2011. Britain's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said on Tuesday that MSD Animal Health, a unit of Merck & Co, had been issued a license for the new vaccine after an accelerated assessment to make it available this summer. As a result, farmers will be able to vaccinate sheep and cattle before most of them become pregnant, which is important as exposure to the virus can cause damage to foetuses. ... U.S. charges 3 NYU researchers in Chinese bribery case 20 May 2013 at 3:34pm By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities brought criminal charges against three New York University researchers on Monday, alleging they conspired to take bribes from Chinese medical and research outfits for details about NYU research into magnetic resonance imaging technology. A criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan charged Yudong Zhu, 44, Xing Yang, 31, and Ye Li, 31, with commercial bribery conspiracy in connection with NYU research financed by the U.S. government. ... Pfizer halts study of lymphoma drug unlikely to help survival 20 May 2013 at 2:57pm (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc, which has been on a hot streak with three recent approvals of cancer drugs, stumbled on Monday, saying it was halting a late-stage trial of a drug for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma after independent monitors found it was not likely to improve survival. Pfizer said it would continue to study the experimental drug, inotuzumab ozogamicin, in other hematologic cancers. ... Swine virus confirmed in Iowa, Indiana hog herds 20 May 2013 at 2:33pm By P.J. Huffstutter (Reuters) - Farms in two of the nation's leading pork producing states have tested positive for the potentially fatal porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), U.S. pork industry veterinarian official said Monday. Three farms in Iowa and one Indiana operation have confirmed cases of the virus, said Dr Lisa Becton, director of swine health information and research for the National Pork Board. The cases in Iowa were located on farms "all across the state, not in one specific area," Becton said. PEDV does not pose a food safety or health risk to humans and the pork is safe eat. ...