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How to avoid being bitten by dogs
Of the 4.7 million Americans bitten by dogs annually, more than half are children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. TheU.S. Postal Service, the medical community, veterinarians and the insurance industry are working together to...
Tags: Tetanus, Health, Injuries and Wounds, Disease Prevention, Mail Order Industry
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Mom's Summer Survival Guide: Sending your kid to summer camp
School is almost out for summer -- kids are excited but parents may not be so excited. That is why WSBT is spending all this week preparing parents for summer. We call this our Mom's Summer Survival Guide. When summer rolls around many parents try to...
Tags: Allergies
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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: Health, Genes and Chromosomes, Science and Technology, Newspaper and Magazine, Flu
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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: Health, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Measles, Mumps
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Indiana measles outbreak illustrates disease risk
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The outbreak of measles linked to Indianapolis' Super Bowl Village is the second major outbreak in two years despite the state's above-average vaccination rate. The Centers for Disease Control reports more than 92 percent of...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, Super Bowl, Measles
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FACT FINDER: Peanut allergies
WSBT-TV ReporterBut for others, especially kids, it's a matter of life or death. And one of the most dangerous is peanut allergies. Our Fact Finder team found the number of children who have peanut allergies is rising at a dramatic rate. Between 1997 and 2008, the...Tags: Health, Physical Conditions, Northwestern University, Allergies, Students
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13 confirmed cases of measles reported in Indiana
Indiana health officials have reported a total of 13 confirmed cases of measles in central Indiana, involving both children and adults. All confirmed cases are residents of Boone and Hamilton counties in Indiana.
The Indiana State Department of Health...Tags: Health, Viral Diseases and Infections, Respiratory Disease, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses
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After possible exposure at Super Bowl Village, could measles break out in Michiana?
Measles have hit central Indiana and the Super Bowl may be to blame.
Indiana health officials said a person diagnosed with measles may have exposed visitors to the disease at Super Bowl Village in Indy on Friday. Now there are four more cases: Two in...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, Super Bowl, Diseases and Illnesses
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Chickenpox outbreak at Middlebury schools
MIDDLEBURY – Five new cases of chicken pox have been reported in the Middlebury School System bringing the total number of cases there to 13.
As a result of the outbreak, health officials started student vaccinations at all Middlbury schools...Tags: Health, Viral Diseases and Infections, Health and Safety at School, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses
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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: Health, Viral Diseases and Infections, Swine Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu
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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: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Measles, Preventative Medicine, Drugs and Medicines
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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, Preventative Medicine, Parenting, Drugs and Medicines
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