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Wednesday, May 29, 2013  A second Greenville County school has reported a student with meningitis.

Monday, April 15, 2013  The most dangerous part of playing beer pong might not be drinking too much beer.

Thursday, January 03, 2013 

Thursday, July 19, 2012  Dogs and cats are the most popular pets in American households, but  what happens to their droppings may be causing a not-so-welcome effect on our environment and our health.

Monday, July 09, 2012  Bacteria was found in the Jenkinsville water system during a routine monthly test.

Saturday, June 23, 2012  Motorcycle riders are suiting up to raise money to help with hospital bills for a new South Carolina mother battling flesh-eating bacteria.

Monday, June 11, 2012  Aimee Copeland's dad Andy visited his alma mater Monday for a blood drive in his daughter's name, who is hospitalized with a rare flesh eating infection.

Thursday, May 31, 2012  A New Jersey family is suing a South Carolina pet food plant, saying their infant was sickened by salmonella from food at the plant.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  Days after giving birth to twins, a South Carolina mother has been hospitalized for what doctors say is a rare flesh-eating infection.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  APNewsBreak: Obama's budget axes USDA program that tests for deadly bacteria in fresh produce

Thursday, June 23, 2011  If you're planning to take a dip in your swimming pool this summer experts say don't forget about the bacteria.

Tuesday, March 01, 2011  Alpine Utility says a grease blockage caused a sanitary sewer main line to overflow into Stoops Creek just upstream from where it connects with the Saluda River.

Monday, September 13, 2010  An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: Bacteria that have been made resistant to nearly all antibiotics by an alarming new gene have sickened people in three states and are popping up all over the world, health officials reported Monday

Thursday, August 12, 2010  People traveling to India for medical procedures have brought back to Britain a new gene that allows any bacteria to become a superbug, and scientists are warning this type of drug resistance could soon appear worldwide.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010  Federal health regulators say Johnson & Johnson managers failed to test for contamination of more than 40 varieties of children's cold medicines recalled over the weekend .