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Flu cases on the rise in St. Joseph County, across Indiana
SOUTH BEND — The flu is hitting harder this year. People are getting sick faster. It has already claimed three lives in Indiana, and health officials say the numbers are starting to increase locally.
After all the poking and prodding and...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Flu Vaccine, Human Interest, St. Joseph County (Indiana), Viral Diseases and Infections
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Feds checking post-vaccine seizures in young kids
ATLANTA (AP) — Government officials are investigating an apparent increase in fever-related seizures in young children after they got a flu shot. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said there have been reports of 36 seizures this...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Politics, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu Vaccine, Health
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Journal: Study linking vaccine to autism was fraud
LONDON (AP) — A new report finds that the first study to link a childhood vaccine to autism was based on doctored information about the children involved. The conclusions of the 1998 paper by Andrew Wakefield and colleagues had already been widely...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Behavioral Conditions, Fraud, Crimes, Diseases and Illnesses
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South Bend reacts to international debate about autism and vaccines
A study that suggested autism could be caused by childhood vaccines is now being called a fraud.
The British Medical Journal is accusing the report's author of falsifying data and serious professional misconduct.
The original study, based on 12...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Flu Vaccine, Diseases and Illnesses, Measles, Human Interest
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Berrien County immunization goals are on track
The Berrien County Health Department require preschools and daycare centers in the county submit their immunization reports twice per year, health officials said.
It is an effort to raise county immunization rates and have children ready for kindergarten...Tags: Family, Preschools, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Child Development
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21,000 had whooping cough last year, CDC says
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal health officials say more than 21,000 people got whopping cough last year, many of them children and teens. That's the highest number since 2005 and among the worst years in more than 50 years. The new numbers were...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Coughing, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Whooping Cough
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U.S. court rules against parents in vaccine case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a federal law bars lawsuits against drug makers over serious side effects from childhood vaccines By a 6-2 vote Tuesday, the court ruled against the parents of a child who sued the drug...Tags: Litigation, Behavioral Conditions, Politics, Trials, Elena Kagan
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Immune system cancer drugs tipped to be a $35 bln market
Reuters* Potential sales of $35 bln a year over next 10 years - Citigroup * Immunotherapy may be used in up to 60 percent of cancers * Bristol-Myers Squibb and Roche both upgraded to "buy" By Ben Hirschler LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - A new wave of medicines...Tags: GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Oncology, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Amgen Inc., Merck & Company Incorporated
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Immune system cancer drugs tipped to be a $35 billion market
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - A new wave of medicines that tap the power of the immune system to fight cancer could become the biggest drug class in history, with potential sales of $35 billion a year. That bullish sales forecast by analysts at U.S. bank...Tags: GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Oncology, Amgen Inc., Citigroup Incorporated
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County vaccine clinics open in South Bend, Mishawaka
South Bend TribuneThe St. Joseph County Health Department offers vaccinations from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at its South Bend site in the County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. Walk-ins are welcome Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays....Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Health
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Justin Bieber's pet monkey becomes property of Germany after singer misses deadline
BERLIN (AP) — Justin Bieber's pet monkey is no longer his. The capuchin monkey named Mally was seized by German customs on March 28 when the 19-year-old Canadian pop star failed to produce the required vaccination and import papers after landing in...Tags: Munich (Germany), Customs and Tradition, Germany, Arts and Culture, Justin Bieber
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Pet of the Week
Emma, last week's Pet of the Week, is still available for adoption. Darwin is a juvenile tan-and-white long-haired rabbit. He loves to be held and petted, and already uses his litter box. Darwin's adoption fee is $30, which includes his neuter...
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