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Flu season at its worst in years
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – Flu season may be taking its toll on many of you. Right now, Indiana is leading the country in cases of Influenza A, the H3N2 Virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 138 cases in the state. Ohio is right behind...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Swine Flu, Flu, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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'One of the worst cases I've seen' -- Police seek suspect in brutal puppy deaths
SOUTH BEND – High-force trauma, broken vertebrae, decapitation -- Police are looking for a man now charged with brutally beating three puppies to death. Joseph Perry, 38, is being charged with two counts of mutilating an animal. A warrant has been...
Tags: Prosecution, College Sports, Fractured Rib, Broken Hip, Sports
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Early flu outbreak claims lives of 7 in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Seven people in Indiana have died of influenza during what is considered one of the worst outbreaks in several years. State health officials say the illness is spreading across Indiana sooner than usual this year. Respiratory...
Tags: Swine Flu, Flu, Vaccines
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CDC says US flu season starts early, could be bad
NEW YORK (AP) — Flu season in the U.S. is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade — and it could be a bad one. Health officials on Monday said suspected flu cases have jumped in five Southern states, and the primary strain circulating...
Tags: Flu, Disease Prevention, Health and Safety at School, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pharmaceuticals
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Parainfluenza can be dangerous to young kids
WSBT-TVDoctors 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: Swine Flu, Flu, Vaccines, National Institutes of Health, Disease Prevention
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Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots
CHICAGO (AP) — Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their...
Tags: Values, Religion and Belief, Health Insurance Cost, Long Term Care, Ethics
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Confirmed flu cases at Michigan labs rise to 338
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan health officials have confirmed 338 flu cases at state-run labs as the virus continues to send children and adults to hospitals, doctor offices and urgent care centers. Department of Community Health spokeswoman Angela...Tags: Flu, Headaches, Symptoms
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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, Calicivirus, Symptoms, Annapolis
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Police investigating discovery of dead, badly beaten puppies behind South Bend home
SOUTH BEND -- Police are investigating after three dead puppies were found, badly beaten, near an alley in South Bend. An Animal Care and Control officer calls it one of the worst cases she's ever seen. Police say think they know who did this, but no one...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, X-rays
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At CDC, scientists fight to halt deadly meningitis outbreak
ATLANTA (AP) — Scattered across the carefully landscaped main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the staff on the front lines fighting a rare outbreak of fungal meningitis: A scientist in a white lab coat peers through a...
Tags: Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Research, Back Pain, Meningitis
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Free rabies vaccinations this Sunday
WSBT-TVA good reminder if you have pets. Make sure they are vaccinated for rabies. The St. Joe County Humane Society is seeing cases of it this year...in fact, more than last year.Rabies is a deadly virus and vaccinations are required by law for a dog, cat or...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Vaccines, Pets, Disease Prevention, Rabies
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