A young person in South Carolina has died after being exposed to a brain-eating amoeba at Lake Murray in the Columbia area.

The case was initially confirmed the week of July 7, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.

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The person in South Carolina contracted the infection from he Naegleria fowleri amoeba, commonly known as a brain-eating amoeba, after swimming in Lake Murray outside of Columbia, the state ...

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SC Dept. of Public Health confirmed the case of Naegleria fowleri was identified the week of July 7th but the agency hasn't said where in the state it was found.

A Mayo Clinic study confirmed the accuracy of a new FDA-approved blood test for early detection of Alzheimer's disease.

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As pharmaceutical companies struggle to develop Alzheimer’s treatments, scientists are searching for existing drugs that ...

Billy Joel surprised a pedicab driver and his passengers who were cruising down the streets of the Big Apple on Monday ...