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The article offers U.S. news briefs related to medicine and health as of February 1, 2012. Hurricane Irene and heavy autumn rains in Northeast U.S. responsible for poisonous mushrooms in several places including Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont. Reviewers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Prevnar 13 vaccine from Pfizer Inc. effective for pneumonia prevention in adults. Association of pasteurized milk and Yersinia enterocolitica infection found in Pennsylvania.