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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: Flu, Allergies, Health and Medical Professionals, Colon Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics
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3 new infections in Michigan from bad steroids
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan health officials have reported three more infections in the past week linked to contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company. The Michigan Department of Community Health says at least...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Steroids, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Meningitis
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Health department releases new immunization rules
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — New Indiana health department rules require two chicken pox vaccinations for all grades unless the student can prove that he or she contracted the disease in the past. Previously, some grade levels were only required to have...
Tags: Disease Prevention, Chickenpox, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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FDA requires lower doses for sleep medications
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is requiring makers of Ambien and similar sleeping pills to lower the dosage of their drugs, based on studies suggesting patients face a higher risk of injury due to morning drowsiness. The agency...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Food and Drug Administration, Chemical Industry, Washington, DC, Insomnia
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New immunization requirements coming for next school year
The Indiana State Department of Health has published the school immunization requirements for the 2013-2014 school year for students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade. New requirements include: — For kindergartners through 12th-graders:...
Tags: Preschools, Chickenpox, Diseases and Illnesses, Varicella Vaccine, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Michigan reports 3 more abscesses linked to steroids
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The number of abscesses linked to contaminated steroids has risen in the past few days in Michigan, with three fresh cases reported since late last week. The infections are linked to a national outbreak of disease blamed...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Steroids, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Meningitis
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Free flu-mist vaccines for low-income kids in St. Joseph County
SOUTH BEND – At least 21 people have died from the flu this season in Indiana. And the St. Joseph County Health Department says it’s never too late to get vaccinated. The county health department this week is offering free flu-mist...
Tags: Flu, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine, Health
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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: Pharmaceuticals, Swine Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Pneumonia, Health and Safety at School
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Former addict now counsels others
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Ed Denny, a Broadway Christian Church volunteer, gently coaxed a woman to finish her plate of biscuits and gravy one morning at the church's daily breakfast for the homeless. "You need to put on weight," he congenially reminded the wispy...Tags: Environmental Issues, Religion and Belief, Substance Abuse, Cocaine, Biscuits
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W. Indiana county tops 100 chickenpox cases
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Health officials say more than 100 chickenpox cases have been confirmed in a western Indiana county where many children have been blocked from school because they aren't properly immunized. Vigo County health administrator...Tags: Disease Prevention, Vaccines, Health and Safety at School, Preventative Medicine
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FDA finds contamination issues at Ameridose
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health inspectors found numerous potential sources of contamination, including leaky ceilings and insects, at a drug-making facility that has the same founders as the specialty pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis...
Tags: Oxytocin (drug), Food and Drug Administration, Steroids, Washington, DC, Product Recalls
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Indiana fungal meningitis cases rise to 48
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana now has 48 cases of fungal meningitis linked to injections of a recalled back pain medication. Health officials said Wednesday that there were still three deaths from the disease linked to Indiana. Elkhart County's...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Steroids, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Back Pain, Meningitis
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