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South Africa Contest Rules 02/05/2015 02:41pm • WTOP - SOUTH AFRICAN TRIP FOR 2 TO CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA SWEEPSTAKES   OFFICIAL RULES     HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  In order to enter, from Monday, February 9, 2015, through 11:59:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, 2015, go to the www.wtop.com website, click on the "Co Burning of pilot renews U.S. vow to terminate Islamic State 02/04/2015 04:45am • WASHINGTON -- A shackled man with a horrified look on his face stood in a cage wearing an orange jumpsuit with streams of flames climbing up his legs. It's one of the images released by The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) of Jordanian pilot Lt. Muath Al-Kaseasbeh being burned alive. More than 200 sickened aboard Baltimore cruise ship 02/03/2015 08:11am • WASHINGTON -- More than 200 people who became ill aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship are back in Baltimore, after a stomach-turning bout with norovirus. Royal Caribbean cut short the Grandeur of the Sea's scheduled 9-day cruise trip to Jamaica, after 193 passengers and 9 crew members became ill Doctors continue urging measles vaccines after CDC warning 02/02/2015 03:58pm • WASHINGTON -- A day after the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Tom Frieden, warned about a potentially “large outbreak” of measles, doctors are renewing their call for immunizations against the disease. “It is extremely contagious, it’s a virus that spreads For measles protection, encourage all to get vaccinated 01/27/2015 04:16pm • WASHINGTON -- Six more cases of measles have been linked to the Disneyland outbreak, bringing the total to 88. That has some parents in the Washington D.C. area wondering if a similar outbreak could happen here. Local pediatricians say it’s been quite a while since they saw a case of measles, i Study: Mom was right -- put on a scarf to avoid catching cold 01/26/2015 05:08am • WASHINGTON -- It sure seems as though people get more colds in cold weather. But then again, many people say that since the common cold is a virus, outdoor temperature doesn’t matter. It turns out, the put-on-a-coat crowd may be right on the nose. Deborah Kotz, health blogger for the Boston Glob My Child Has What? 5 Ailments to Have on Your Radar 01/25/2015 07:00pm • It's cold and flu season again, and with more than 55 flu-related pediatric deaths reported since September by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it's no surprise that some parents may become concerned with their child's every sniffle and sneeze. But what's a parent to do when their ki 13 more California measles cases tied to Disney outbreak 01/18/2015 12:36am • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California health officials on Thursday confirmed 13 new measles cases connected to an outbreak at Disney theme parks last month, bringing the total number of illnesses to 39. The new cases of the airborne illness include five in Los Angeles County and one in San Diego County. What It's Like to Volunteer for a Clinical Research Trial 01/15/2015 07:00pm • For 20 years, Theresa Brennan knew something was wrong. Her energy was sapped, she slept a lot and she suffered from mysterious aches. Doctors thought the pain in her joints might be rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia. But on Christmas Eve 2012, she received a surprising diagnosis: She had hepati Fauci: Measles outbreaks not uncommon in U.S. 01/15/2015 01:47pm • WASHINGTON - A measles outbreak linked to Disney themeparks in California is stirring up new concerns about an old childhood disease thought to be eradicated in the United States. Despite the effectiveness of the measles vaccine, outbreaks of the measles continue to pop up in the United States, s Using technology in the fight against Ebola 01/14/2015 02:39am • By Joel Selanikio, M.D., special to wtop.com LUNSAR, Sierra Leone --  When I got here, I was excited to begin my time helping in the fight against the Ebola virus that has ravaged West Africa. As a physician and former CDC epidemiologist, I came to the Lunsar Ebola Treatment Center (ETC), opera Flu prompts local hospitals to ban children from visiting 01/03/2015 02:17pm • WASHINGTON -- The flu has reached such epidemic levels this season that two local hospitals won't allow children to visit its facilities. Specifically, the hospitals are restricting visitors and hospital volunteers under 18. The Novant Health System says the restrictions are in place to protect Washington's flu season hits early and hard 12/30/2014 02:49pm • WTOP Anchor Mike Moss gets a flu shot on the radio on Tuesday, Sept. 30. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley) WASHINGTON -- Flu is widespread throughout the country, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says this year's outbreak has now officially reached epidemic proportions. In the W Holiday flu hits Washington D.C. metro area 12/28/2014 12:53pm • WASHINGTON --  A lot of kids and adults in the Washington, D.C. area are spending the holidays in bed with the flu, and the latest government surveillance map shows no let-up in new cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says flu remains widespread throughout Virginia and Mar Feeling miserable in the winter? It could be an allergy 12/24/2014 04:43am • WASHINGTON -- This is the sick time of year when a lot of people are walking around with runny noses and watery eyes. Many have the common cold, or perhaps the flu. But a lot of winter sufferers don't have a virus at all -- what they really have is a winter allergy. These are allergies that oc