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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: Swine Flu, 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: Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, 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: Swine Flu, Medical Procedures and Tests, Parenting, Flu, Symptoms
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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 and Safety at School, Parenting, Symptoms, University of Notre Dame, Gastroenteritis
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Bugged by an old problem: Residents say apartments riddled with bedbugs
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterTrash bins overflowed with mattresses and furniture last month at a South Bend apartment complex. But anyone tempted to repurpose the loot would have been in for a nasty surprise. The bedding and furnishings were infested with bedbugs. The bugs had...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Hotels and Accommodations, Environmental Issues, Colleges and Universities, Armed Conflicts
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CDC to baby boomers: Get tested for hepatitis C
ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time, the government is proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C. Anyone born from 1945 to 1965 should get a one-time blood test to see if they have the liver-destroying virus, the Centers for...Tags: Disease Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Harris Interactive Incorporated, Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer
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'Amazing' therapy destroys leukemia in 3 patients
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists are reporting the first clear success with a new approach for treating leukemia. It involves turning the patients' own blood cells into assassins that hunt and destroy cancer cells. It's only been done in three...Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Genetic Engineering, Drugs and Medicines, Health, Brain
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UPDATE: Goshen hospital data breach exposes personal information
WSBT-TV ReporterGOSHEN – Life-threatening diseases, ailments, and illnesses – doctors at IU Health Goshen Hospital treat it all. But a different kind of virus has the hospital on alert and the personal information of 12,000 people at risk. "We are very sorry...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Hospitals and Clinics, Viral Diseases and Infections, Interior Policy, Diseases and Illnesses
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British TV crew visits Indiana city for obesity show
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A British TV crew visited an Indiana city this week to film segments about obesity for a program called "Supersize vs. Superskinny." Producers from the show, which focuses on dieting and extreme eating lifestyles, visited...Tags: Weight, Health Insurance Cost, Obesity, United Kingdom, Diseases and Illnesses
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Family: Corwin Brown a victim of football-related head injuries?
SOUTH BEND — In a statement issued through a family friend Tuesday, the family of Corwin Brown thanked friends, former teammates, coaches and police who helped save his life.
"Corwin inflicted the most serious harm to himself and his family with...Tags: National Football League, Crime, Law and Justice, Symptoms, Assault, Sports
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SPECIAL REPORT: Teens & Tats ... Paying the price
WSBT-TV Anchor/ReporterAs tattoos have become more mainstream in our culture, more and more teens at younger and younger ages are hitting up their parents to be inked. But there are so many considerations besides just age, including health considerations. And one of the...Tags: Hepatitis C , Health, Hepatitis, Family
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Salmonella in dog food sickens 14 people in US
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Fourteen people in at least nine states have been sickened by salmonella after handling tainted dog food from a South Carolina plant that a few years ago produced food contaminated by toxic mold that killed dozens of dogs,...Tags: Disease Prevention, Economy, Business and Finance, Medical Procedures and Tests, Food and Drug Administration, Health Organizations
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