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There's still time to get flu shot
SOUTH BEND – Because this year's flu season began earlier than normal and is affecting people throughout the country, Dr. Thomas Felger, St. Joseph County health officer, encourages all residents who have not yet received their annual flu shot to do...
Tags: Whooping Cough, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu Vaccine, Disease Prevention, Preventative Medicine
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Sheep and goat producers should keep Q Fever in mind
We're rapidly approaching a busy time of year for area sheep producers - lambing time. This is an exciting but exhausting period when the fruits of the hard work put in the rest of the year become apparent. Something that can quickly derail a lambing or...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Headaches, South Dakota State University, Vaccines, Pneumonia
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UCLA report: L.A. candidates should to address environmental issues
L.A. NOWLos Angeles mayoral and City Council candidates should address air, soil, water and energy problems in their campaigns, and the winners should push for specific measures to meet those challenges, UCLA researchers said in a report released Tuesday.... -
Patti Page, 'Tennessee Waltz' singer, dies at 85
Patti Page, the Oklahoma-born pop singer whose gossamer-gentle voice was heard on 1950s hits such as “The Tennessee Waltz” and “(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?,” died New Year’s Day in Encinitas, Calif., where she&...
Tags: Vince Gill, Obituaries, Roger Waters, Live Nation, Country and Western (genre)
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Environment, body size impact winter calf nutrition
The care for dairy cattle needs to change in the winter to meet the animals' higher maintenance requirements. “Calves are particularly susceptible to cold stress, especially during the first three to four weeks of age before they begin consuming... -
Pharmacies in Roanoke, New River Valley, Martinsville, Lynchburg either out of or low on flu vaccine
ReporterThis flu season will be one for the record books. Some locations in our area have run out of the vaccine and those that still have a supply can barely keep it in stock.  At the Downhome Pharmacy in Botetourt County, business is booming. The owner...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Tamiflu (drug), Chemical Industry, Vaccines, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)
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EatingWell: 3 diet tricks of people who live longer
Premium Health News ServiceMy grandfather passed away at age 95--independent, healthy, funny and mentally sharp until the very end. My grandmother (his wife of 70 years), 91, is alive and well. At my grandfather's funeral service, I marveled at the number of folks--family and...Tags: Internal Medicine, Medical Research, Newspaper and Magazine, Healthy Diet, High Blood Pressure
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Friday Nite Funtime keeps community in touch
It was tough for Yvonne Bantoft to show up to the Friday Nite Funtime Dance at Edison Community Center last Friday. Bantoft had taken her husband to the emergency room that morning, which made it hard for the event director to go to the two-hour dance,...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Breast Cancer, Dance, Entertainment Events
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Caring for fragile kids
Hundreds of Illinois parents whose medically fragile and technology-dependent children receive skilled nursing services at home through a state-run program are anxiously waiting to find out if their sons and daughters will continue to qualify. The...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Government Health Care, Cerebral Palsy, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance
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Kerosene wick lamps produce both light and hazardous soot
The bright orange flames of kerosene wick lamps used in millions of impoverished households around the world are significant sources of global warming and pollutants linked to respiratory diseases, according to a new study. Lab and field work led by...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Global Warming, University of California, Berkeley, Tuberculosis, Health and Safety at School
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Johns Hopkins school fills Comstock professorship
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has named Dr. Josef Coresh the inaugural recipient of the George W. Comstock Professorship in Epidemiology. The professorship honors the legacy of Dr. George Comstock, a physician and professor...Tags: Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Renal Failure, Johns Hopkins University, Kidney Disease
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Smog Prompts Ban on Wood-Burning Fireplaces in Parts of L.A.
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Officials have banned the use of wood-burning fireplaces and fire pits, after an unusual smog pattern prompted air pollution warnings in downtown Los Angeles and parts of the San Fernando Valley. "We are experiencing unhealthy air...Tags: Air Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Punishment, Weather Warnings, Asthma
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