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Market Basket : MinuteClinics to debut in area
The next time you are suffering from a sinus infection or earache, or need a flu shot or sports physical, you will find a growing number of alternatives to making a traditional appointment to see your family doctor. Consider the north side of Mishawaka...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, General Practitioners, Earache, CVS Corp., Health and Medical Professionals
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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: AIDS, Behavioral Conditions, Immunization, Healthy Diet, Viral Diseases and Infections
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CDC chief: No cases of H7N9 avian flu found in U.S.
There have been no reported cases of the new H7N9 avian flu in the U.S., officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said Friday. In China, however, the numbers of victims continue to creep up, with 16 people in four provinces having been...Tags: Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu
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Texting fails to boost flu shots in pregnant women
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Text message reminders don't increase flu vaccinations in pregnant women, according to a small pilot study. "Text messaging may be effective in some contexts and not in others," lead study author Dr. Michelle Moniz, of the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Gynecology, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Asthma
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Flu numbers in SD double last year's totals
South Dakota is being hit hard by the flu this season, with cases, hospitalizations and deaths about double least season’s totals. There have been nearly 950 confirmed cases of influenza in South Dakota this season, more than 330 hospitalizations...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Flu, Drugs and Medicines, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals
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Why doctors fire patients: The great vaccine debate
Tribune Media ServicesA recent headline in the Wall Street Journal noted, "More doctors dismissing patients who refuse vaccines for their children." This story was especially interesting to me, as I now only accept new patients who plan to vaccinate their children. This was...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Autism, Behavioral Conditions, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals
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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: Eczema, Environmental Illness, Tooth Decay, High Cholesterol, Molluscum contagiosum
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11 more flu deaths in San Diego County
L.A. NOWEleven more people have died from influenza-related causes in San Diego County, health officials said Wednesday, bringing the total this season to 30.... -
Flu-related deaths total 43 in San Diego County, a near-record
L.A. NOWThree more influenza-related deaths in San Diego County have pushed the seasonal total to 43, the second highest on record, county health officials reported Wednesday. But "on a positive note," new lab-confirmed flu cases declined for the fourth... -
Flu shot doing a poor job of protecting elderly
ATLANTA (AP) — It turns out this year's flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting senior citizens, the most vulnerable age group. The vaccine is proving only 9 percent effective in people 65 and older against the harsh strain of the...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Q&A: Weighing the value of less effective flu shot
This season's flu shot seemed to do little to protect people over 65 from the worst and most dominant flu strain spreading around, a small government study found. Vaccinated people in that age group had only a 9 percent lower chance of going to the doctor...Tags: Symptoms, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections
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10 flu myths
I waited too long. It isn't worth it anymore for me to get the flu shot. Flu season still has many a week to thrive. It typically lasts from December through March. Getting a flu shot now will protect you for the rest of the season. I already had...
Tags: Flu, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Preventative Medicine, Physical Fitness and Exercise
Apr 21, 2013
|Column| South Bend Tribune
Apr 19, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 5, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 28, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Mar 28, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Mar 26, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Feb 6, 2013
| Los Angeles Times
Feb 27, 2013
| Los Angeles Times
Feb 21, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Feb 21, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Jan 17, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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