CDC warns of safety problems at clinics
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080304/ap_on_he_me/hepatitis_exposure"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080304/capt.f9fc04f33bc34e68ace65cde365ac95c.hepatitis_exposure_nvjh104.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=fKSC49ohibNY1F6fnAOLGg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The entrance to the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada is shown in Las Vegas, Monday, March 3, 2008. The city of Las Vegas shut down the clinic last Friday after state health officials determined that six patients had contracted hepatitis C because of unsafe practices including clinic staff reusing syringes and vials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - An outbreak of hepatitis C at a Nevada clinic may represent "the tip of an iceberg" of safety problems at clinics around the country, according to the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</p><br clear="all"/>

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