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15th Michigan death tied to contaminated steroids
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 15th Michigan resident has died as a result of an infection linked to contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company. The Michigan Department of Community Health says at least 241...
Tags: Meningitis, Steroids, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Parainfluenza can be dangerous to young kids
WSBT-TVDoctors are always telling people to get a flu shot, especially children and the elderly, but that vaccination, while helpful, doesn't always guarantee you'll avoid coming down with certain flu-like symptoms. “In the blink of an eye your child can...Tags: Symptoms, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Coughing, National Institutes of Health, Viral Diseases and Infections
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New immunization requirements coming for next school year
The Indiana State Department of Health has published the school immunization requirements for the 2013-2014 school year for students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade. New requirements include: — For kindergartners through 12th-graders:...
Tags: Schools, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Safety at School
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Ind. bill would require Alzheimer's lessons for police
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana lawmaker dismayed by a police officer's decision to use a stun gun on a nursing home patient is pushing for police to get training on how to interact with people with Alzheimer's disease. Republican state Rep. Bill...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Medical Specialization, Mental Illness, Peru
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Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots
CHICAGO (AP) — Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Health Organizations, Values, Flu Vaccine, Vaccines
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CDC: 1 in 8 U.S. women binge drink 3 times a month
CBS NewsThe dangerous activity of binge drinking -- defined as consuming four or more alcoholic drinks at one time -- can take a toll on anyone's health. And, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals in a new report, it's an under-recognized...Tags: Schools, Substance Abuse, Arthritis, Disease Prevention, Breast Cancer
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Michigan reports 3 more abscesses linked to steroids
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The number of abscesses linked to contaminated steroids has risen in the past few days in Michigan, with three fresh cases reported since late last week. The infections are linked to a national outbreak of disease blamed...
Tags: Meningitis, Drugs and Medicines, Steroids, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Indianapolis preparing for Pagano's return
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Colts head coach Chuck Pagano can resume coaching whenever he's ready. On Thursday, Dr. Larry Cripe, told The Associated Press that Pagano had been cleared to return and that it was up to the coach and the Colts to determine...
Tags: National Football League, Indianapolis Colts, Andrew Luck, Cancer, Health Treatments
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FDA: New rules will make food safer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says its new guidelines would make the food Americans eat safer and help prevent the kinds of foodborne disease outbreaks that sicken or kill thousands of consumers each year. The rules, the...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Food Industry, U.S. Congress, Consumers, Health Organizations
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C. Ind. bus driver might have whooping cough
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Health officials say a school bus driver in suburban Indianapolis possibly exposed students to whooping cough. Johnson County health officer Craig Moorman says tests are being done to confirm whether the driver for the...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Symptoms, Coughing, Students, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Health department releases new immunization rules
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — New Indiana health department rules require two chicken pox vaccinations for all grades unless the student can prove that he or she contracted the disease in the past. Previously, some grade levels were only required to have...
Tags: Chickenpox, Drugs and Medicines, Hepatitis A , Meningitis, Preventative Medicine
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Michigan reports 3rd child flu death this season, 2nd in SW Mich.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Health officials say a third child has died from the flu in Michigan as statewide influenza cases rise. The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News report the death of a 6-year-old from southwest Michigan was confirmed last...
Tags: Politics, Freedom of the Press, Detroit Free Press, Symptoms, The Detroit News
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