Read more contagious stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28656/contagious.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:29:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/57384/too-late-to-contain-flu-who.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOfficials from the World Health Organization warn it’s too late to contain the swine flu and say governments should instead now focus on protecting their populations as best as possible, the BBC reports. The WHO bumped up its alert level from three to four—two levels shy of global pandemic—...http://www.newser.com/story/57384/too-late-to-contain-flu-who.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Apr 2009 4:44:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23613/cancer-can-be-contagious.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagContrary to long-held opinion, cancer can be contagious—and Darwin is to blame, a science reporter told NPR. It turns out cancer cells evolve as species do, and in some rare cases—a cancer affecting Tasmanian devils, two others in dogs and hamsters—the cancers have evolved to allow direct...http://www.newser.com/story/23613/cancer-can-be-contagious.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Apr 2008 20:31:53 CDT