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    May 15, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Health care workers sickened by SARS-like virus

    NEW YORK (AP) — Global health officials say a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS has apparently spread from patients to two health care workers in eastern Saudi Arabia. They say the virus has likely already spread person-to-person in...

    Tags: France, Pneumonia, Saudi Arabia, Healthcare Policies, Health and Safety at Work

    2. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  2. Panel discusses pros, cons of cancer screenings

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND -- When it comes to cancer screenings, ignorance is not bliss.</span>
    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND -- When it comes to cancer screenings, ignorance is not bliss. Knowledge and discussions with one's doctor can help a person decide which tests are right and when, five local physicians said Wednesday night during a panel discussion at Indiana...

    Tags: Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, Indiana University

    3. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  3. LaPorte man dies from West Nile Virus

    <span style="font-size: small;"> LA PORTE &ndash; A LaPorte man who contracted West Nile Virus last summer has died.</span>
    WSBT-TV Correspondent
    LA PORTE – A LaPorte man who contracted West Nile Virus last summer has died. Ronald Lawson never returned home after falling ill. He died Friday night at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. ''He'd have good days and he'd have his bad days,'' said his...

    Tags: Nursing Homes, West Nile Virus, Stroke

    4. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  4. Ex-Surgeon General C. Everett Koop dies

    <span style="font-size: small;">C. Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America's attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS and by railing against smoking, has died in New Hampshire at age 96.</span>
    C. Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America's attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS and by railing against smoking, has died in New Hampshire at age 96. An assistant at Koop's Dartmouth institute,...

    Tags: Health and Safety at School, Manhattan (New York City), U.S. Senate, George H.W. Bush, Politics

    5. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  5. ID theft during tax season

    <span style="font-size: small;">Tax season is in full swing, but if you&rsquo;re not careful, your refund could be going into the pockets of thieves.</span>
    WSBT-TV
    Tax season is in full swing, but if you’re not careful, your refund could be going into the pockets of thieves. Criminals are using stolen names and security numbers to file phony tax forms. “I had information stolen through the mail,&...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Internal Revenue Service, Social Security, Politics, Personal Data Collection

    6. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  6. Pentagon creates new medal for cyber, drone wars

    <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; They fight the war from computer consoles and video screens.</span>
    WASHINGTON (AP) — They fight the war from computer consoles and video screens. But the troops that launch the drone strikes and direct the cyberattacks that can kill or disable an enemy may never set foot in the combat zone. Now, defense officials...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, Iran, Stuxnet Virus, Leon Panetta, U.S. Department of Defense

    7. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  7. Stomach flu season is here

    <span style="font-size: small;">800 hundred people die from it every year in the U.S.</span>
    WSBT-TV
    800 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 Vaccine, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Tylenol (drug), Gastroenteritis

    8. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  8. Indiana dealing with deadliest flu season in years

    <span style="font-size: small;">INDIANAPOLIS (AP) &mdash; <span style="color: red;">Indiana</span>, like most states, is in the midst of one of its worst <span style="color: red;">flu</span> seasons in recent years, and health officials say that it's too early to tell whether the season has peaked.</span>
    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: Flu Vaccine, Pneumonia, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Long Term Care

    9. Jan 26, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  9. Stomach flu spreads in Indiana

    <span style="font-size: small;">Influenza isn't the only type of flu Hoosiers need to worry about this season.</span>
    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, Flu, Calicivirus

    10. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  10. 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...

    Tags: Flu

    11. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  11. SJRMC limiting visitors because of flu

    MISHAWAKA &ndash; One area hospital has decided to limit visitation to patients in light of large numbers of <a id="HEDAI0000047" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Flu" href="http://www.southbendtribune.com/topic/health/diseases-illnesses/flu-HEDAI0000047.topic">influenza</a> cases. Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka is restricting visitation to its facilities, according to public relations manager Amy Ponzillo.
    South Bend Tribune
    MISHAWAKA – 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: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, Swine Flu

    12. Jan 10, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  12. Parainfluenza can be dangerous to young kids

    <span style="font-size: small;">Doctors are always telling people to get a flu shot, especially children and the elderly, but that vaccination, while helpful, doesn't always guarantee you'll avoid coming down with certain flu-like symptoms.</span>
    WSBT-TV
    Doctors are always telling people to get a flu shot, especially children and the elderly, but that vaccination, while helpful, doesn't always guarantee you'll avoid coming down with certain flu-like symptoms. “In the blink of an eye your child can...

    Tags: Flu Vaccine, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), National Institutes of Health

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