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Funeral held for Calvert County family stricken with flu
Lou Ruth Blake was the family's matriarch who sang in the church choir and organized gospel shows. Lowell Frederick Blake liked to make people laugh. Venessa Marie Blake was the ardent churchgoer with a contagious smile.
All three family members died...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Swine Flu, Calvert County, Family, Flu
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After slow start, flu season ramps up in Maryland
It's nearly spring, temperatures in the 70s, yet the flu waited until now to ramp up in Maryland, killing three members of a Calvert County family.
Usually, flu season strikes earlier. By this time last year, the flu had been widespread and had already...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Flu Vaccine, Swine Flu, Calvert County, Family
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Calvert County family members all had the flu
State health officials say today that lab tests confirm all four members of a Calvert County family striken with a severe respiratory illness in recent weeks had the H3N2 strain of influenza A, a strain of the flu that has been going around this season....Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vaccines, Lab Tests, Swine Flu, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Ask the Expert: MRSA in children
Staph infections didn't used to cause much of a fuss. They would irritate skin but could easily be treated with antibiotics. Recently, however, antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria such as MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, have...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Boil (skin condition), St. Joseph Medical Center, Lungs and Airways, Pneumonia
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Oreck to pay consumers $700,000 for unfounded health claims
The claim: The Oreck Halo vacuum and the Oreck ProShield Plus air cleaner can reduce the risk of flu and other illnesses. An infomercial claimed, “The Oreck Halo has killed up to 99.9 percent of bacteria exposed to its light in one second or less,&...Tags: Federal Trade Commission, Online Advertising, E. coli Infection, Flu, Allergies
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com
May 21, 2012
Q: My school-age children have been sick with colds lately and, because of conflicting information in the news, I'm still unsure about which over-the-counter...Tags: Culture, Inflammation, Malaria, Kidney, Diets and Dieting
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Hospitals Step Up Efforts To Prevent Infections
The Hartford CourantLess than a decade ago, it was considered a given that a certain number of hospital patients would acquire infections during their hospital stay and that there wasn't much that could be done to prevent it. That's been changing. "Five or six years ago,...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Hartford Hospital
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Is Your Grocery Store Making You Sick?
HealthLike many Earth-conscious Americans, I’ve been trying to get in the habit of reusing cloth bags for my groceries. This cuts down on plastic, which is harmful for us on many fronts. Environmentally speaking, only about 2 percent of plastic bags get... -
Court compels FDA to heed its own research on antibiotics use in livestock
Thirty five years after the Food and Drug Administration determined the routine use of antibiotics in livestock feed could pose a danger to human health, a federal court Thursday compelled the agency to act on that knowledge. The ruling, which came in...
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Illinois passes bill to ban the sale, trade and distribution of shark fins
The food policy news just keeps sliding in like so much pink slime. Here's a fresh-ish batch of it:
SHARK FINS: Yesterday the Illinois House passed a bill to ban the sale, trade and distribution of shark fins, which are used in Chinese delicacies...Tags: Chicago, Food and Drug Administration, Japan, Elections, The New York Times
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A new bill that is getting a hearing in Springfield today was inspired by microbiological testing done by an Arizona mom and professor at fast food play lands all over the nation. Erin Carr-Jordan says she has taken dozens of swabs, sealed them, chilled...Tags: Jack D Franks, Facebook
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Federal Court Restricts Antibiotic Use in Livestock: A federal court ruled Thursday that drug makers must prove that livestock antibiotics are not contributing to drug-resistant bacteria and whether or not they are safe for human consumption.
U.S. News & World ReportThe FDA will have to require livestock growers to stop using certain antibiotics amid concerns that they are contributing to the development of superbugs, a federal judge ordered Thursday. About 80 percent of all antibiotics in America are used in...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Flu Vaccine, Food and Drug Administration, Judges, Agriculture
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