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Lilly Alzheimer's drug trial yields promising sign
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eli Lilly's potential Alzheimer's disease treatment failed to slow mental decline in two late-stage studies, but combined data from both trials showed promising results in patients with mild-to-moderate cases of the mind-...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Lilly Eli & Co
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Officials: Swine flu confirmed in ill Michigan child
MASON, Mich. (AP) — Health officials say a strain of swine flu is responsible for an illness that sickened a child who recently attended the Ingham County Fair in mid-Michigan. The Michigan Department of Community Health announced Wednesday it...
Tags: Flu, Health, Viral Diseases and Infections, Swine Flu, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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1 man dead from rodent disease at Yosemite
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Yosemite National Park officials say a man is dead and a woman is recovering after contracting a rare rodent-borne disease in a popular lodging area. Park officials said Thursday that tests confirmed the man...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, National Parks
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Indiana reports 1st West Nile virus death of 2012
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana has recorded a West Nile virus death. State Department of Health spokeswoman Amy Reel says a Vanderburgh County resident was the first person to die from the mosquito-borne virus in Indiana this year. She says she...
Tags: Health, Viral Diseases and Infections, Vaccines, West Nile Virus, Headaches
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West Nile-infected mosquitoes found in St. Joseph County; Now what?
WSBT-TV ReprorterMosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have been found in St. Joseph County. Health department officials found the infected mosquitoes on the east side of South Bend, though they did not specify exact location. So, does this mean we're all going to get...Tags: Lymphatic System, West Nile Virus, Symptoms, Headaches
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Docs at odds over kids' cholesterol test guidance
CHICAGO (AP) — Should all U.S. children get tested for high cholesterol? Doctors are still debating that question months after a government-appointed panel recommended widespread screening that would lead to prescribing medicine for some kids....Tags: Heart Problems, Medical Research, Cardiologists, Drugs and Medicines, Research
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Whooping cough cases on the rise
WSBT-TV ReporterSOUTH BEND – The U.S. is having its worst whooping cough outbreak in 50 years. More than 18,000 cases have been reported this year. Whooping cough is a respiratory infection that can close airways and be deadly – It's especially dangerous...Tags: Lungs and Airways, Preventative Medicine, Shootings, Coughing, Disease Prevention
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Indiana swine flu cases reach 113, more expected
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lab tests have confirmed 113 cases of a new strain of swine flu in 18 Indiana counties, and more cases are expected to be confirmed later this week, the State Department of Health said Wednesday. The number of confirmed human...
Tags: Flu, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Viral Diseases and Infections, Symptoms
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CDC: 158 cases of new swine flu strain from pigs
ATLANTA (AP) — Officials say there's been a five-fold increase of cases of a new strain of swine flu that spreads from pigs to people. The case count jumped from 29 a week ago to 158 this week, thanks to a wave of new cases confirmed in Indiana and...
Tags: Flu, Swine Flu, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Horse owners warned about West Nile virus
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The state Board of Animal Health is urging Indiana horse owners to be vigilant about making sure their animals are vaccinated against the West Nile virus. The board says three horses already have been diagnosed with the...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Disease Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Vaccines, West Nile Virus
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Health officials: Kids, pigs at LaPorte County Fair ill from same virus
WSBT-TV ReportHow would you feel if doctors diagnosed your child with a cough or a “flu virus”, but instinct told you there was much more to it? That's what happened to several LaPorte County parents whose kids got sick at the fair earlier this month, at...Tags: Flu, Health, Parenting, Medical Procedures and Tests, Science and Technology
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UPDATE: More than 100 Notre Dame sport camp participants treated for illness
WSBT-TV ReporterNOTRE DAME – More than 100 middle and high school students participating in summer sports camps at the University of Notre Dame became suddenly ill early Wednesday morning. Some were so sick they had to be hospitalized. The big question neither the...Tags: Health, Vomiting, Lacrosse, Viral Diseases and Infections, Football
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