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Tick population increasing in Michiana
WSBT-TVTicks are pretty bad this year, especially for dogs, according to a veterinarian who has been pulling them off pets every day for the past few weeks. “Just since it's warmed up the past couple or few weeks the number of ticks have gone up...Tags: Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pets
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Veterinarian on wheels
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – With our busy schedules, many of us don't have time to make it to the vet for our pet's checkup. Now, there's a solution for that. A South Bend veterinarian is making house calls, complete with a clinic in her car. Molly and...Tags: Pets
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Panel discusses pros, cons of cancer screenings
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- When it comes to cancer screenings, ignorance is not bliss. Knowledge and discussions with one's doctor can help a person decide which tests are right and when, five local physicians said Wednesday night during a panel discussion at Indiana...Tags: Mammogram, Breast Cancer, Indiana University, Drugs and Medicines, Colon Cancer
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A look at automatic budget cuts in Indiana
Military and education would take big hits in Indiana from automatic cuts to the federal budget set to take effect this week, according to a report the White House issued Sunday. The White House compiled the numbers from federal agencies and its own...Tags: Finance, Politics, Mumps, Environmental Pollution, HIV
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Pneumonia, Long Term Care, Disease Prevention, Flu Vaccine
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Ind. hospitals restrict visits to limit flu spread
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hospitals across Indiana are tightening visitor restrictions in hopes of preventing the spread of flu, which has claimed the lives of 27 people in the state this season. Indianapolis health officials have asked area hospitals...
Tags: Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, Flu Vaccine, Health
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Health department releases new immunization rules
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — New Indiana health department rules require two chicken pox vaccinations for all grades unless the student can prove that he or she contracted the disease in the past. Previously, some grade levels were only required to have...
Tags: Disease Prevention, Chickenpox, Drugs and Medicines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hepatitis A
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Parainfluenza can be dangerous to young kids
WSBT-TVDoctors are always telling people to get a flu shot, especially children and the elderly, but that vaccination, while helpful, doesn't always guarantee you'll avoid coming down with certain flu-like symptoms. “In the blink of an eye your child can...Tags: Disease Prevention, Flu Vaccine, Flu, Coughing, Symptoms
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New immunization requirements coming for next school year
The Indiana State Department of Health has published the school immunization requirements for the 2013-2014 school year for students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade. New requirements include: — For kindergartners through 12th-graders:...
Tags: Chickenpox, Drugs and Medicines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hepatitis A , Healthcare Provider
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Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots
CHICAGO (AP) — Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their...
Tags: American Medical Association, Mumps, Government Health Care, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shootings
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Early flu outbreak claims lives of 7 in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Seven people in Indiana have died of influenza during what is considered one of the worst outbreaks in several years. State health officials say the illness is spreading across Indiana sooner than usual this year. Respiratory...
Tags: Flu, Viral Diseases and Infections, Swine Flu
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Goshen Hospital employees fired for refusing flu shot
WSBT TVGOSHEN – Sue Schrock’s personal and religious beliefs are strong. “They are biblical and they are God-led and they are who I am,” she said. Ultimately, those beliefs that she should be able to control what goes into her own...Tags: Allergies, Nursing, Belief and Faith, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Diseases and Illnesses
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