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Prescription Addiction: A growing epidemic
WSBT-TV ReporterIt’s a shocking statistic impacting lots of local families – last year in St. Joseph County, more people died from accidental drug overdoses than in car accidents. Many of those deaths were caused by prescription drugs. It’s a...Tags: Mental Health, Methylphenidate, Prescription Drugs, Theft, Chemical Industry
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LOOK BACK: Notre Dame fights cholera epidemic
WSBT-TVNOTRE DAME – More fascinating history as we continue to delve into Notre Dame's 170th anniversary. Did you know a devastating cholera epidemic almost wiped out the campus 12 years after the university first opened its doors? WSBT's Kelli...Tags: Cholera
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7-year-old Colo. girl recovers from bubonic plague
DENVER (AP) — The parents of 7-year-old Sierra Jane Downing thought she had the flu when she felt sick days after camping in southwest Colorado. An emergency room doctor who saw her for a seizure and 107-degree fever wasn't sure what was wrong...Tags: Bubonic Plague, Flu
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Mich. St. students make it through zombie pandemic
DETROIT (AP) — Dozens of Michigan State University students survived a zombie pandemic this summer. Or at least a class about one. For the past seven weeks, Glenn Stutzky, an instructor in the School of Social Work, taught a course not...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Social Sciences, Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Education, Michigan State University
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Plague confirmed in Oregon man bitten by stray cat
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Health officials have confirmed that an Oregon man has the plague after he was bitten while trying to take a dead mouse from a stray cat. The unidentified man, who is in his 50s, remained in critical condition Friday at a Bend...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health
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First of 2 papers on lab-made bird flu published
NEW YORK (AP) — Four months ago the U.S. government sought to block publication of two studies about how scientists created an easily spread form of bird flu. Now a revised version of one paper is seeing the light of day with the government's...
Tags: Research, Rutgers University, Genes and Chromosomes, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Hospitals and Clinics
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Bugged by an old problem: Residents say apartments riddled with bedbugs
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterTrash bins overflowed with mattresses and furniture last month at a South Bend apartment complex. But anyone tempted to repurpose the loot would have been in for a nasty surprise. The bedding and furnishings were infested with bedbugs. The bugs had...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Hotels and Accommodations, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Diseases and Illnesses
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Flu expert: Vaccine sourcing key in pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — An American expert tasked with reviewing the World Health Organization's response to the swine flu outbreak says a more efficient way of sourcing vaccines is needed to prepare for future pandemics. Dr. Harvey Fineberg says rich...Tags: Politics, Washington (U.S. state), Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals
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Reports of dead birds causing little concern in Michiana
Are recent reports of thousands of dead birds falling from the sky in southern states causing any concern in Michiana?
Evie Kirkwood, director of the St. Joseph County Parks Department, said she has been fielding calls from concerned residents who...Tags: Weather, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wildlife, Weather Reports, Indianapolis
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Are multiple concussions driving suicides in the military?
The U.S. military has faced two epidemics over the last decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. One is suicide. The annual rate of military personnel taking their own lives has doubled to about 20 per 100,000. That translated to a record 324 suicides...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, U.S. Military, University of Utah, U.S. Army, Iraq
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Grand Canyon wildlife event to honor memory of park biologist
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. -- Eric York was obsessed with the big cats -- their health, temperaments and survival rates amid the park’s annual tourist invasion. For years, he wandered the area’s crags, gullies and woods, tracking and tagging the...Tags: Pneumonic Plague, Rome (Italy), Wildlife, Pakistan, Biology
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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: FBI, Pneumonia, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Michael Bloomberg, Lung Cancer
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