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Soapless Posh Club in NYC Could Spread Hepatitis A  -  22 Feb 2008
ABC NewsRather than clamoring for the usual fare of $12 cocktails, celebrity patrons of Socialista may instead be lining up for Hepatitis A vaccinations,

Healthwatch: Doctors Recommend Hepatitis A Vaccine  -  22 Feb 2008
NBC 10.com,Several years ago, Pennsylvania was involved in one of the largest hepatitis A outbreaks in United States history. Three people died and more than 600 were

Celebs Land On Hepatitis A List  -  22 Feb 2008
CBS News,Ashton Kutcher, left, and his wife Demi Moore are among those who may have been exposed to Hepatitis A in early February. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) (CBS)

Ashton Kutcher's A-List party exposed to Hepatitis A  -  22 Feb 2008
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,A bartender at the trendy West Village club Socialista was infected with Hepatitis A, a disease that is spread through contact with miniscule traces of

Trendy Socialist-theme Nightclub in Hepatitis A scare  -  22 Feb 2008
Hot Air,Today, the New York City Health Department said a bartender at Socialista might have passed hepatitis A to club patrons early this month.

Hepatitis A Scare at Popular W. Village Bar  -  22 Feb 2008
WNYC,...by Fred Mogul NEW YORK, NY February 22, 2008 â€”Patrons of a West Village bar should get vaccinated for Hepatitis A if they were there on 3 particular days

Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and Madgeâ€™s Face Hepatitis A Scare  -  22 Feb 2008
MedIndia,Kutcher celebrated his 30th birthday with a host of A-list stars at New York's Socialista club on Feb 7, 08. Now, the New York health department has issued

Madonna and Demi Moore have been warned to have a hepatitis A ...  -  22 Feb 2008
The Cheers,Hepatitis A can be contracted through contaminated food or drinking water and infections often occur in places with poor sanitation.

Hep A served at Ashton Kutcher's B-day party? Yikes!  -  22 Feb 2008
Los Angeles Times,Because the New York Department of Health would be contacting you tomorrow about getting tested for hepatitis A! According to WSJ, a bartender at the Feb.

Madonna, Demi, others urged to get Hep A shot  -  22 Feb 2008
MSNBCHepatitis A is a liver disease caused by a virus and is spread from person to person by putting something in the mouth that has been contaminated with

Lather Up: The Hand-Wringing Over Hand-Washing  -  22 Feb 2008
New York Times,It issued a Hepatitis A warning on Thursday after discovering there was no soap behind the bar at Socialista, a code violation, when it found that a

Officials Warn Patrons Of West Village Bar Of Hepatitis Exposure  -  22 Feb 2008
NY1,Health officials are warning recent patrons of the popular and exclusive Manhattan bar Socialista about a threat of a possible exposure to hepatitis A. The

Ashton Kutcher's 30th Birthday Bash Require Hepa-A Vaccination  -  22 Feb 2008
AHN...of Health to get vaccinated as a precaution for possible Hepatitis A contact when he celebrated the event at Socialista in West Village on February 7.

Ashton Kutcher Hepatitis Warning!  -  22 Feb 2008
2SNAPS.TV,The New York City Health Department has confirmed that a bartender at the Socialista nightclub did in fact have hepatitis A and urged all patrons who were

Celebs Are Sharing Hepatitis And Punching People In The Face  -  22 Feb 2008
Martiniboys.com,By Osama Bin Gossip in Celebrity Buzz Itâ€™s been reported that a waitress at Ashton Kutcherâ€™s 30th birthday party had Hepatitis A and may have infected a

Ashton-Bash Hepatitis ScareWatch: The NYC Dept. of Health Statement  -  22 Feb 2008
Defamer Australia,A patient with Hepatitis A worked as a bartender at the Socialista Bar at 505 West Street in the West Village in Manhattan. . DOHMH is recommending that all

Socialista Disease or the Rise and Fall of a NYC Hot Spot  -  22 Feb 2008
Radar Online,Leif (perfect) had the nerve to contract "a raging case" of hepatitis-A and was on duty the night of Ashton Kutcher's birthday party at Manhattan club.

Hepatitis Scare At Popular NYC Bar  -  22 Feb 2008
CBS 11,NEW YORK (CBS) â€• Patrons of a New York City bar earlier this month are urged to get a hepatitis A vaccination after a bartender who works there was

Hepatitis scare at Manhattan lounge affects Ashton Kutchers ...  -  22 Feb 2008
Gay Socialites,..."In response to a case of Hepatitis A in a bartender at Socialista in Manhattan, the Health Department today notified patrons of the exposure and urged them

Doctors Urge Madonna & Other Stars At Ashton Kutcher's Birthday ...  -  22 Feb 2008
Starpulse.com,But the New York City Health Department has warned a barman worked three nights at the venue when he was infectious with Hepatitis A - including Kutcher's

Bechtel's Ugly Ecuador Water Adventure  -  22 Feb 2008
The Democracy Center,Interagua also dismissed the Observatorioâ€™s investigation conducted in June of 2005 of a Hepatitis A epidemic in a slum neighborhood on the outskirts of

Where if you listen to this, you've played Mortal Kombat in a ...  -  22 Feb 2008
CNET Blogs,Friday, the end of the work week, the denouement, if you will, which means it's the perfect time to get Hepatitis A! Or at least that's what happened to

Famous Party Goes May Need Shots â€œAfterâ€? The Party  -  22 Feb 2008
OverTheLimit.info,...to get vaccinated after being exposed to Hepatitis A. One of the bartenders who served them at a party was found to be infected, TMZ reported Thursday.

Kids sent home for no proof of shots  -  22 Feb 2008
Mail Tribune,Preschoolers will be required to be immunized against hepatitis A, and a booster for tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) will be required in seventh

Ne-Yo Arrested For Reckless Driving; Plus Snoop Dogg, Aaron Carter ...  -  22 Feb 2008
MTV.comNew York bar being urged by New York health officials to get a Hepatitis A vaccination after a bartender was found to be infected, according to Reuters.

Lack of immunizations keeps over 100 children out of school  -  22 Feb 2008
KVAL,A Hepatitis-A shot will be required for children in daycare and kindergarten and seventh graders will have to get a booster for tetanus and whooping cough.

Kabbalist Health Scare  -  22 Feb 2008
Fashion.ie,Ashton Kutcher's A-list friends were recently exposed to the hepatitis A virus at his NYC birthday party two weeks ago. According to a source at the New

Sister act: Demi Moore and daughter Rumer Willis get a lookalike ...  -  22 Feb 2008
Daily Mail,...that a waitress at Ashton's 30th birthday party on February 7 at New York club Socialista, has tested positive for hepatitis A it was reported today.

Where's The Party?  -  22 Feb 2008
Fashion.ie,Hope Madge and Demi will have all the servers screened for the hepatitis A virus! It's also been reported that Prince is hosting an Oscar's bash at his new

Pop Goes the J-Lo  -  22 Feb 2008
Radar Online,Heppy birthday to you all: Demi-boy Ashton Kutcher and friends were exposed to Hepatitis A at a 30th birthday party earlier this month at NYC nightclub

What to Look For in the Sean Bell Trial  -  22 Feb 2008
New York Times Blogs,The cityâ€™s health department is offering hepatitis A vaccinations â€œas a precautionary measureâ€? to patrons who may have been exposed at Socialista,

Shots for Grown-Ups  -  Feb 20, 2008
Forbes,Acute hepatitis A from contaminated food or water is on the decline thanks to childhood immunization; the shot has been recommended for all kids since 2006.

Ostensibly Self-Limiting Hepatitis E Virus Produces Chronic Liver ...  -  Feb 20, 2008
MedPage Today,For example, the World Health Organization describes hepatitis E infection as "self-limiting" similar to hepatitis A. The only previous report of chronic

Hepatitis A making inroads in Colombo  -  Feb 16, 2008
Sunday Times.lk,A rash of Hepatitis A patients in the Colombo north area is causing concern among the health authorities. Eleven people, living in homes close to the

Erie County setting up vaccination clinics for Hepatitis A  -  Feb 9, 2008
Newsday,...store was diagnosed with Hepatitis A. The clinics are for those who bought unsealed produce at Wegmans on Sheridan Drive in Williamsville since Jan.

Erie County produce worker diagnosed with Hepatitis A  -  Feb 8, 2008
Newsday,AMHERST, NY - Erie County health officials say a produce handler at a Williamsville grocery store has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A and they're advising

County health department to sponsor Hepatitis A training  -  Feb 16, 2008
Sparta Independent...with the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Communicable Disease Service will sponsor a Hepatitis A training on Thursday, Feb.

US: Inside the world of war profiteers  -  Feb 21, 2008
CorpWatch.org,KBR retested those 550 workers at a Kuwait City clinic and found 172 positive for exposure to hepatitis A, Lang told the judge. Khan tried to suppress those

Party House, Prostitutes and Profiteering  -  Feb 21, 2008
Wired NewsKBR retested those 550 workers at a Kuwait City clinic and found 172 positive for exposure to hepatitis A, Lang told the judge. Khan tried to suppress those

Cost Estimate for Hepatitis A Clinics: $500000  -  Feb 14, 2008
WGRZ-TV,One Wegmans' employee has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A. No new cases have been reported. For five days of clinics, cost estimates are at $500000 dollars.

Vaccination clinic continues for Heptatis A  -  Feb 12, 2008
Newsday,WILLIAMSVILLE, NY - Erie County will continue to vaccinate against Hepatitis A after a produce handler at a suburban Buffalo grocery store was diagnosed

Dear Sanity: Wish You Were Here  -  Feb 20, 2008
Tampa Tribune,The perception peaked in 2002, when health officials blamed the poor hygiene of meth users for feeding an outbreak of hepatitis A that killed three and

Vaccination drive boosted to 15 diseases  -  Feb 18, 2008
China Daily,Eight vaccines have been added to prevent diseases such as hepatitis A and epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, Mao said. Among the new vaccines are four

Hepatitis A Shot Clinics to End Wednesday  -  Feb 14, 2008
WGRZ-TV,The Erie County Health Department is ending its hepatitis A shot clinics at Erie Community College's North Campus. For the past five days, thousands who ate

Erie County Executive Announces Final Hepatitis A Vaccine Clinic  -  Feb 12, 2008
WIVB,Erie County Executive Chris Collins announced today that the final Hepatitis A vaccination clinic we be held Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at the Erie

Final Hepatitis A Clinic Wednesday  -  Feb 12, 2008
WBEN 930,This began over the weekend after there was a possibility of exposure to Hepatitis A when a worker at Wegmans on Sheridan Drive in Williamsville who handled

Wegmans Produce Worker Diagnosed With Hepatitis A  -  Feb 11, 2008
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,February 11 2008 - A hepatitis A case has been confirmed in a produce handler working at a Williamsville Wegmans supermarket resulting in more than 1000

Hepatitis A clinic adds session today  -  Feb 11, 2008
Buffalo News,By Deidre Williams NEWS STAFF REPORTER Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News People awaiting hepatitis A vaccinations line a hallway on the Erie Community College

Get vaccines updated to keep kids in school  -  Feb 20, 2008
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com,Starting this fall, children beginning kindergarten, preschool and day care will need one dose of hepatitis A vaccine followed by a second dose six months

Emergency Response to mass immunization of Hepatitis A is successful  -  Feb 10, 2008
WKBW-TV,The emergency response to the Hepatitis A scare is on a much smaller scale than what would be needed for a pandemic. County leaders say what happened this

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