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Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at...
Tags: Tornadoes, Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, Natural Disasters, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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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: Politics, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Department of Defense, Mumps, Environmental Pollution
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SeaWorld attack: Video captures dolphin biting little girl
8-year-old Jillian Thomas is so obsessed with dolphins that when her parents brought her to SeaWorld Orlando last week, she made sure to visit the dolphin cove twice. But she and her parents received the fright of their lives when the marine mammal...
Tags: SeaWorld, Theme Park Vacations, Amusement and Theme Parks, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Zoology
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How to avoid being bitten by dogs
Of the 4.7 million Americans bitten by dogs annually, more than half are children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. TheU.S. Postal Service, the medical community, veterinarians and the insurance industry are working together to...
Tags: Health, Animal Attacks, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine
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Tornado cleanup: Muddy headstones, a tilted Jesus, a stray photo
MOORE, Okla.--The Moore Cemetery was full of life on Wednesday. Hundreds of volunteers, clutching shovels, rakes and trash bags, marched down SW 4th Street to go to work in this vast, normally flat grassland where the city has buried its dead since...
Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Dwayne Johnson, The Home Depot
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Oklahoma turns to mammoth task of cleanup after tornado
MOORE, Okla. — Under a sunny sky, residents of this Oklahoma City suburb began cleaning up debris from the monstrous tornado that inflicted death and destruction — bodies of animals, overturned cars, homes reduced to rubble — as more...Tags: Animal, Mary Fallin, FEMA, Oklahoma Sooners, Janet Napolitano
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Moore, Okla.: 24 dead, 240 hurt, 10,000 displaced, 2,400 homes struck
MOORE, Okla. – Residents on Wednesday attempted to return to lives wrecked two days ago by a major tornado, as search and rescue operations began slowly to turn into the first steps to a long recovery. In a first since Monday -- when a tornado...
Tags: FEMA, Mary Fallin, Politics, Executive Branch, Janet Napolitano
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Adults Need Vaccinations, Too
Internist and Hospital of Central Connecticut medical staff memberMany people believe vaccinations are relegated to childhood, but the viruses and bacteria that cause severe illness in youth can also infect adults. In fact, certain common infectious diseases, like chickenpox or flu, are more aggressive in adulthood....Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Internists, Diphtheria , Disease Prevention, Mumps
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Bonnaroo plays seduction song
For RedEyeI'm over Lollapalooza. Don't get me wrong—it's a great festival, particularly if you are a 15-year-old suburbanite who just loves neon crop tops, molly and being too intoxicated to stay coherent through Deadmau5. Up until a few years ago, that...Tags: Arts and Culture, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Entertainment Events
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Newer whooping cough vaccine not as protective
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A newer version of the whooping cough vaccine doesn't protect kids as well as the original, which was phased out in the 1990s because of safety concerns, according to a new study. During a 2010-2011 outbreak of whooping...Tags: Diphtheria , Science and Technology, Disease Prevention, Preventative Medicine, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Man celebrates birthday with fundraiser
An Aberdeen man wants to use his birthday to raise money for an immunization project. Glenn Jakober, who will turn 70 on May 23, is raising funds to support Kiwanis International's efforts to eliminate maternal neonatal tetanus in developing countries....Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, UNICEF
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It's time to get vaccinations for the upcoming school year
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterSchool's almost out, but now is the time to think about next school year - at least when it comes to seeing the doctor. Pediatricians are busy doing physicals and giving the required vaccinations for next school year. Dr. Robert Gard with Physicians...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Whooping Cough, Vaccines
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