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Stomach flu season is here
WSBT-TV800 hundred people die from it every year in the U.S. We're talking about the stomach flu. It's sounds like a simple illness, but the Indiana Department of Health has detected a new, serious strain of it in our area. It's also known as norovirus and...Tags: Flu, Viral Diseases and Infections, Gastroenteritis, Advil (drug), Disease Prevention
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Stomach flu spreads in Indiana
Influenza isn't the only type of flu Hoosiers need to worry about this season. The Indiana State Department of Health said Friday that a new strain of norovirus, typically called stomach flu, is circulating throughout the U.S. and has recently made...
Tags: Flu, Viral Diseases and Infections, Gastroenteritis
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Nearly 200 sickened in possible norovirus outbreak
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — Health officials say nearly 200 students and staff at a Detroit-area school have been sickened in a suspected norovirus outbreak. The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/UImy8e ) Annapolis High School officials...Tags: Flu, Annapolis, Viral Diseases and Infections, Symptoms
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Norovirus blamed for sick campers at Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND – A norovirus is being blamed for the gastrointestinal outbreak that affected 106 students attending sports camp at the University of Notre Dame this week. That word came Friday afternoon from St. Joseph County Health Officer Dr....
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Health, University of Notre Dame, Symptoms, Vomiting
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Ewwww -- poop in pools more common than you may think, CDC warns
Attention swimmers: More than half of the public pools tested in a new study contained bacterial evidence that someone may have pooped in the pool. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with state and local public...
Tags: Diarrhea, Swimming, Medical Research, Sports, Disease Prevention
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News of the Weird: Chocolate Toothpaste and 'Holy Crap' Cereal!
The Precocious Tots of Finland: A University of Kansas professor and two co-authors, in research in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Finance, found that children age 10 and under substantially outperformed their parents in earnings from stock trading...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland), NPR, Walmart
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Labor groups renew push for paid sick leave
The last time Manuel Cardenas fell ill, the 24-year-old single father had no choice but to report for work. His employer, a security contractor, doesn't offer sick pay to part-timers like Cardenas, he said, and he can't afford to lose a day's wages....
Tags: Flu, Crime, Law and Justice, Small Businesses, Diseases and Illnesses, University of California, Berkeley
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Suspected norovirus outbreak closes Muskegon schools
NORTH MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A suspected norovirus outbreak has prompted officials in a West Michigan school district to cancel classes for the rest of the week. The Muskegon Chronicle and WGHN-AM report North Muskegon Public Schools are shut down...
Tags: Flu, Viral Diseases and Infections
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ASD Student Infections Identified as Norovirus
Channel 2 NewsNorovirus has been identified as the cause of a violent illness among hundreds of Anchorage School District students, according to the state Department of Health and Social Services. ASD’s director of nursing and health services, Nancy Edtl, says...Tags: American School for the Deaf, Viral Diseases and Infections, Students, Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School
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ASD Works to Identify Mystery Virus Among Students
Channel 2 NewsThe Anchorage School District is trying to identify a virus similar to norovirus that’s affected dozens of students, although health officials remain unsure whether it’s the direct cause of symptoms including nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea....Tags: American School for the Deaf, Viral Diseases and Infections, Students, Nursing, Teaching and Learning
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Food FYI: New York judge stops soda ban
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's New York City ban on the sale of big sugary drinks was halted Monday by a state judge, reported the Wall Street Journal. The move is considered a blow to the mayor's big push for public-health initiatives. The ban on sugary...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Food Porn: 8 egg photos that will make you hot
Pull up a chair and settle in for our 50 Shades of Food series, where we introduce you to mouthwatering, shiver-inducing, hot, sexy food porn. It's safe-for-work browsing, sure to get your heart racing and your palms a little sweaty, and the only drawback...
Tags: Social Media, Pornography, Google Inc.
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