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Meningococcal disease alert after Riley HS case
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – The St. Joseph County Health Department is in the process of alerting people who may have come in contact with someone at South Bend's Riley High School with meningococcal disease. The school sent a letter home with students Tuesday...Tags: Headaches, Meningitis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Health
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A look at automatic budget cuts in Indiana
Military and education would take big hits in Indiana from automatic cuts to the federal budget set to take effect this week, according to a report the White House issued Sunday. The White House compiled the numbers from federal agencies and its own...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Preventative Medicine, U.S. Congress, Medical Procedures and Tests, Whooping Cough
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Grand Rapids-area boy dies; meningitis blamed
WYOMING, Mich. (AP) — An 8-year-old boy in the Grand Rapids area has died, a likely victim of bacterial meningitis. Ethan Giang died suddenly Thursday. St. John Vianney School in Wyoming told parents that bacterial meningitis is not considered...
Tags: Headaches, Meningitis, Symptoms
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Indy hospitals lifting flu visit restrictions
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis' hospitals are lifting restrictions they imposed last month on hospital visitors during Indiana's recent surge in flu cases. The Marion County Health Department says the restrictions limiting who can visit patients...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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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: Advil (drug), Flu Vaccine, Gastroenteritis, Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention
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Indiana dealing with deadliest flu season in years
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana, like most states, is in the midst of one of its worst flu seasons in recent years, and health officials say that it's too early to tell whether the season has peaked. The season's 40 flu deaths make it Indiana's...
Tags: Swine Flu, Preventative Medicine, Long Term Care, Pneumonia, 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: Gastroenteritis, Viral Diseases and Infections, Calicivirus
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AT&T warns against spreading flu by cellphone
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — AT&T's chief medical officer is warning that cellphones can easily spread the flu because they're one of the few devices that regularly come in close contact with the face. Dr. Geeta (GEE'-ta) Nayyar (NY'-ar) is urging people...
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Going down memory lane: 35th anniversary of Blizzard of '78
WSBT-TVGoing down memory lane! That’s what many of us are doing as we remember the Blizzard of ’78, which began on this day, January 25, 35 years ago. Everything came to a screeching halt for a week. Schools were shutdown, businesses were closed....Tags: National Weather Service, Breads, Media Industry, Snow Storms
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Online vs. Office: Michigan residents get prescriptions via online medical service
WSBT-TVWe are in the middle of cold and flu season and while many will pick up the phone to schedule a doctor's appointment, people in Michigan now have the option of just going online. A Minnesota-based company is now offering a 24/7 online medical service to...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Allergies, Hospitals and Clinics, Drugs and Medicines, Colon Cancer
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Indiana's flu deaths rise to 40, most victims over 65
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Flu deaths in Indiana have climbed to 40 this season and it's too soon to tell if the spread of the illness is slowing statewide, state health officials said Wednesday. Marion County health officials said visits to the...
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SJRMC limiting visitors because of flu
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA – One area hospital has decided to limit visitation to patients in light of large numbers of influenza cases. Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka is restricting visitation to its facilities, according to public relations...Tags: Swine Flu, Viral Diseases and Infections, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics
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