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St. Joe. County Health Department preparing for potentially rough flu season
Health officials are bracing for another busy year for the flu and immunization clinics have already begun - including a drive-thru clinic Tuesday in St. Joe County.
Anyone older than 65-years-old, younger than 2-years or someone who has a medical...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Hospitals and Clinics
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Militia leader accused in plot to kill police talked of foreign troops in US
DETROIT (AP) — A jury Friday heard the leader of a southern Michigan Christian militia talk about attacking police officers and his fear of foreign troops on U.S. soil in conversations secretly recorded by an FBI agent who infiltrated the group....Tags: FBI, Lawyers, Hutaree, Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Is a repeat flu shot needed? This fall, maybe not
ATLANTA (AP) — Vaccine makers said this month they plan to make a record amount of flu vaccine for this fall and winter — enough for more than half the population. It's just not clear all those people will need it. This year's flu shot will...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Flu, Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Health
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Number of flu cases increase in South Bend area
Because increasing numbers of seasonal influenza have been reported throughout the area over the past three weeks, St. Joseph County health officer Dr. Thomas A. Felger is encouraging residents to protect themselves against the influenza virus....Tags: South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana), Headaches, Preventative Medicine, Flu, Symptoms
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Flu cases on the rise in St. Joseph County, across Indiana
SOUTH BEND — The flu is hitting harder this year. People are getting sick faster. It has already claimed three lives in Indiana, and health officials say the numbers are starting to increase locally.
After all the poking and prodding and...Tags: Headaches, Preventative Medicine, Flu, Viral Diseases and Infections, St. Joseph County (Indiana)
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Feds checking post-vaccine seizures in young kids
ATLANTA (AP) — Government officials are investigating an apparent increase in fever-related seizures in young children after they got a flu shot. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said there have been reports of 36 seizures this...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Flu, Politics, Diseases and Illnesses, Health
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South Bend reacts to international debate about autism and vaccines
A study that suggested autism could be caused by childhood vaccines is now being called a fraud.
The British Medical Journal is accusing the report's author of falsifying data and serious professional misconduct.
The original study, based on 12...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Autism, Rubella, Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses
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S.D. flu deaths highest since 2004
The number of flu-related deaths in South Dakota this past season has been the highest since 2004. There were 38 influenza-related deaths in the 2012-13 flu season as of April 27, the latest report, said state Epidemiologist Lon Kightlinger. In 2004,...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Flu, Disease Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Diseases and Illnesses
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Karate, Brain, Government, Dudley Moore, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012)
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FACTBOX-Vaccine, drugs to fight new bird flu
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) May 6 (Reuters) - The U.N. World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are already working with samples of the new H7N9...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Flu, Novartis AG, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Common Cold, Echinacea (dietary supplement), Genetics, Nursing, Health and Beauty Products
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Vision, hearing tests The Department of Health offers vision and hearing screenings in public schools for children in preschool, kindergarten, first and eighth grade, and also for students new to Anne Arundel county schools. Student in the following...Tags: Politics, Family Planning, Methadone (drug), Skin Cancer, Family
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May 6, 2013
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