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2nd-grader calls 911 after waking in empty school
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana school district is reviewing how a sleeping second-grader could have been left alone in a room for hours after school had let out. Joyce Larry said her 8-year-old son, Damarion, was left alone in a room...
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CONSUMER REPORTS: Big name drug savings
If you take Lipitor, Actos, or Lexapro, new generics of these and other big-name drugs could be a real money saver. But are you saving as much as you should? Consumer Reports has discovered just because you're buying a generic drug doesn't mean you're...
Tags: Singulair (drug), Actos (drug), Lexapro (drug), Lipitor (drug), Diabetes
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15 Indy students hurt in fight with pepper spray
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A fight involving pepper spray sent 15 Indianapolis students to a hospital and an evacuation of their high school. Lawrence Township schools spokeswoman Mary Louise Bewley says the fight began Wednesday afternoon with a fight...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning
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Indiana dealing with deadliest flu season in years
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana, like most states, is in the midst of one of its worst flu seasons in recent years, and health officials say that it's too early to tell whether the season has peaked. The season's 40 flu deaths make it Indiana's...
Tags: Swine Flu, Flu Vaccine, Diabetes, Disease Prevention, Vaccines
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Indiana's flu deaths rise to 40, most victims over 65
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Flu deaths in Indiana have climbed to 40 this season and it's too soon to tell if the spread of the illness is slowing statewide, state health officials said Wednesday. Marion County health officials said visits to the...
Tags: Symptoms, Health Insurance Cost, Hospitals and Clinics, Flu, Flu Vaccine
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Relocated Katrina survivors rely on help from a loyal friend
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Raymond Compton Sr. chuckles when he tells the story of how his wife jumped at a stranger's offer to whisk them away from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The Comptons -- Raymond, his wife, Jacqueline, and their four young children --...Tags: Parkinson's Disease, High Blood Pressure, Rentals, Condos and Houses, Human Interest
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Push for healthier truckers gains momentum
DALLAS (AP) — In the months after Doug Robinson started driving a truck, he noticed his clothes were increasingly more snug-fitting. He was already overweight but soon realized that spending up to 11 hours behind the wheel, frequently eating fast...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Physical Conditions, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Career and Workplace, Employees
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$42.6 million settlement approved over FEMA trailers, many built in Elkhart County
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge gave his final approval Thursday to a $37.5 million class-action settlement between companies that made government-issued trailers after hurricanes in 2005 and Gulf Coast storm victims who claim they were exposed...
Tags: FEMA, Lawyers, Trials, Coach Incorporated, Justice System
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Diana Nyad chases longtime Cuba-Florida dream swim
HAVANA (AP) — Team members for Diana Nyad report the 62-year-old endurance athlete has been stung four times by jellyfish while continuing her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida in shark-infested waters. A team member posted a message on Nyad's...
Tags: Cuba
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Mom's nut consumption tied to less allergies in kids
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study based on 62,000 Danish mothers, the children of those who ate peanuts and tree nuts while pregnant were less likely to develop asthma or allergies than the kids whose mothers shunned nuts. The results support the...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Peanuts, Medical Specialization, Physical Conditions, Wheezing
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Indian believers swallow live fish to cure asthma
HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Tens of thousands of asthma-sufferers have mobbed a southern Indian stadium to swallow live sardines smeared with a yellow herbal paste they believe will cure their breathing problems. Despite doctors' criticism, the Goud...Tags: Heart Attack, India
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Knee surgery stats prompt changes at US hospitals
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Knee replacement surgeries at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center soon could be handled by a specialized operating room team as the result of a data-sharing project among health systems throughout the U.S. aimed at improving...
Tags: Internal Medicine, Health, Diabetes, Health Insurance, Cleveland Clinic
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