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Drug resistance found worldwide, new drugs needed

By MARIA CHENG - Associated Press

FILE- In this Wednesday, April 16, 2014, file photo, passengers walk past the medical quarantine area showing information sheets for the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus at the arrival section of Manila's International Airport in Paranaque, south of Manila. One expert says recent outbreaks of MERS in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that led to more than 20 infections, many among health-care workers, “have put us into uncharted territory.” (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Spate of Mideast virus infections raises concerns

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Death toll in Ebola outbreak rises to 121

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Officials say Ebola outbreak could last months

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Des Moines mayor: Building hit by fire a landmark

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FILE - In this Monday, March 17, 2014 file photo, two joggers wearing protective masks run past a police officer controlling a vehicle on the Concorde square in Paris. Air pollution kills about 7 million people worldwide every year according to a new report from the World Health Organization published Tuesday March 25, 2014. The agency said air pollution triggers about 1 in 8 deaths and has now become the single biggest environmental health risk, ahead of other dangers like second-hand smoke. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)

WHO: Pollution kills 7 million people every year

By MARIA CHENG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, March 17, 2014 file photo, two joggers wearing protective masks run past a police officer controlling a vehicle on the Concorde square in Paris. Air pollution kills about 7 million people worldwide every year according to a new report from the World Health Organization published Tuesday March 25, 2014. The agency said air pollution triggers about 1 in 8 deaths and has now become the single biggest environmental health risk, ahead of other dangers like second-hand smoke. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)

WHO: Pollution kills 7 million people every year

By MARIA CHENG - Associated Press

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