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Funds for regional disaster preparedness facing cuts
If a large-scale terror attack were to occur in the Port of Baltimore, responders from Carroll and other counties would be able to coordinate assistance efforts with city responders — thanks in large part to the region's Central Maryland Area...Tags: Government Aid, Viral Diseases and Infections, Safety of Citizens, Conservation, Port of Baltimore
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Funding for regional disaster operations on chopping block
When Howard County decided it wanted a system for disseminating emergency information to its citizens via text message, it tapped into a pool of federal funding to create NotifyMeHoward, which launched in November. When the H1N1 flu virus posed serious...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Conservation, Conservation, Port of Baltimore, Howard County
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Federal funding for regional disaster preparedness in doubt
If a tanker truck full of dangerous chemicals flipped on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County, a locally based, highly trained and well-equipped hazardous materials unit would be able to respond in a flash. When the H1N1 flu virus posed serious threats...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Conservation, Conservation, Port of Baltimore, Garrett County
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Common flu strain resists popular drug Tamiflu
The flu strain most likely to make you sick this winter has developed a near-total resistance to one of the most popular drugs prescribed to blunt its symptoms. More than 98 percent of one of the influenza A viruses circulating this winter is now...Tags: Health Organizations, Medical Research, Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Hospitals and Clinics
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Fears of flu pandemic spurring preparations
Sun StaffThey gathered around a hotel conference table in Howard County, planning for what might be Maryland's worst public health crisis. The public health and safety experts spun a shocking scenario arising from the threat of an avian flu pandemic from Asia:...Tags: Bioterrorism, Death, George W. Bush, Heads of State, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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FACTBOX-Vaccine, drugs to fight new bird flu
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) May 6 (Reuters) - The U.N. World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are already working with samples of the new H7N9...Tags: Bird Flu, AstraZeneca Plc, Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu Vaccine, Diseases and Illnesses
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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. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Gastroenteritis, Medical Specialization, Constipation, Lab Tests, Family
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Flu myths: Know your bug
The latest flu epidemic has many people in a near-panic. But it's important to know the difference between fact and fiction when it comes to fighting the influenza virus. "This is one of the worst flu seasons we've seen in Illinois in about a decade,"...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu Vaccine, Diseases and Illnesses, Fever, Chemical Industry
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Doctor says cold medicines don't work for young kids
When a young child comes down with a cold — congestion, a scratchy sore throat and runny nose, maybe with greenish goo — many parents head straight for the drugstore for a bottle of children's cold medicine. Don't bother. It's worth it...
Tags: Medical Research, Dizziness, Dietary Supplements, Medical Specialization, Acetaminophen (drug)
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Visitors to Peninsula health facilities urged to wear masks
The flu arrived earlier this year and it has been at peak activity for 6 weeks, twice as long as last year's season in Virginia. Area health professionals continue to urge people to get vaccinated. The rapid increase in cases of influenza-like illnesses...
Tags: Bon Secours, Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu Vaccine, Internal Medicine, Hospitals and Clinics
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CDC: Flu seems to level off except in the West
New government figures show that flu cases seem to be leveling off nationwide. Flu activity is declining in most regions although still rising in the West. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitalizations and deaths spiked again last...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines
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CDC: Flu season `bad one for the elderly'
The number of older people hospitalized with the flu has risen sharply, prompting federal officials to take unusual steps to make more flu medicines available and to urge wider use of them as soon as symptoms appear. The U.S. is about halfway through...Tags: Diabetes, Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu Vaccine, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations
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