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Purdue University warns students: Show proof of measles shots
Purdue University is warning nearly 1,000 students that unless they show proof of measles immunization by March 12, the school will place holds on their academic records and bar them from registering for classes.
Purdue Student Health Center Director...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Students, Human Accomplishments, Immunization, Super Bowl
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Flu shots down, but flu's not out
South Bend TribuneHealth Department urges people to be vaccinated Or so, they said, in October. But this year, with mild temperatures and the so-far mild influenza season — at least when compared to the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza scare — it seems the crowds...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Flu Vaccine, Vaccines
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More kids skip school shots in 8 states
ATLANTA (AP) — More parents are opting out of school shots for their kids. An Associated Press analysis found that in eight states more than 1 in 20 public school kindergartners aren't getting all the vaccines required for attendance. That's...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Vaccines, Measles, Drugs and Medicines
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State: Indiana's teen immunization rates rising
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State health officials say Indiana teenagers' vaccination rates for a variety of illnesses easily spread in schools have improved significantly thanks in part to tougher immunization rules. The state Department of Health said...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Immunization, Drugs and Medicines, Indiana
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California hospital: Girl survives rabies without vaccination
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California hospital says an 8-year-old girl is a rare survivor of a rabies infection without having received a vaccine. University of California, Davis Children's Hospital in Sacramento says in a statement...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Davis (Yolo, California), Health, Human Interest, California
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Flu Vaccine, Flu, Hospitals and Clinics
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More than 1 in 10 parents skip, delay kids' shots
CHICAGO (AP) — The government recommends that by age 6, children should be vaccinated against 14 diseases, in at least two doses. But a national survey finds more than 1 in 10 parents reject that advice. They're refusing some shots for their...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Parenting, Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines
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16th case of measles confirmed in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials say they've confirmed a 16th case of measles in central Indiana.
The Indiana State Department of Health issued a news release Friday confirming the latest case in Hamilton County north of Indianapolis....Tags: Mumps, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Vaccines, Measles
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Deadly dog disease poses concern for local vets and shelters
SOUTH BEND — It's a disease that can kill your dog, and vets and animal shelters in our area are seeing more cases of it. It's the parvovirus and it's extremely contagious.
Veterinarian Martin Langhofer of Western Veterinarian Clinic says something...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Health, Vaccines, Viral Diseases and Infections
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FDA says Pfizer's Prevnar vaccine works in adults
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health scientists say Pfizer's best-selling vaccine Prevnar is at least as effective as a competing vaccine from Merck at helping prevent potentially deadly infections in adults Prevnar 13 is designed to reduce the risk of...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Company Incorporated, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Immune System
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Vaccines group plans to buy cervical cancer shots
LONDON (AP) — A global vaccines group says it is working to buy shots to protect up to 2 million women and young girls in poor countries from cervical cancer. After a meeting in Bangladesh this week, the GAVI alliance said women and young girls...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Pharmaceuticals, Cancer, Health, Vaccines
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State: Measles outbreak spreads in NE Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State health officials are urging people in northeastern Indiana to make sure their immunizations are up to date following a measles outbreak in the region.
The Indiana State Department of Health said Friday that 13 case of...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Vaccines, Measles, Drugs and Medicines
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