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Tuberculosis discovered at Chambersburg Area Senior High School
waynesboro@herald-mail.comUp to 200 students at Chambersburg Area Senior High School will be tested for pulmonary tuberculosis on Friday because a case of the bacterial infection has been confirmed in someone at the school. Parents of the school’s 2,600 students received...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Diseases and Illnesses, Coughing, Loss of Weight
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Looking back on 2011
As 2011 drew to a close, The Herald-Mail took a look back at some of the stories we wrote about during the year.
These are the final stories, which provide a glimpse of the story, and what happened next.
Fort Ritchie awaits impact report
The story:...Tags: Veterans Affairs, U.S. Army, Diseases and Illnesses, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Dog (animal)
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Project seeks 1 million veterans to give blood, DNA for disease research
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for a few good men and women to volunteer for a battle it's waging at home — against disease.
Actually, more than a few are needed. Officials overseeing health care for the nation's veterans are...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Medical Research, Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland, College Park, Schizophrenia
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Prairie Fare: Pingpong exercises your body, brain
FARGO, N.D. - About this time of year, I usually write a column about staying healthy and fit when it's cold and snowy outdoors. This year my cross-country skis and snow shoes have been in storage because we have just had a sprinkling of snow in Fargo and...Tags: Yoga, Diseases and Illnesses, Table Tennis, Health, Cross Country Skiing
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Information about tuberculosis
A reported case of tuberculosis at an area high school has made headlines. Tuberculosis, or TB, bacteria are spread through the air. When a person with active TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, or speaks, people nearby might breathe in...Tags: Coughing, Diseases and Illnesses, Tuberculosis, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Lungs and Airways
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Howard County Briefs
Partner violence St. John Baptist Church will host a forum on partner violence from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at 9055 Tamar Drive in Columbia. This free program will provide insights and resource information on this public health problem....Tags: Arts and Culture, Environmental Issues, Vantage Point (movie), Energy Saving, Hospitals and Clinics
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Few veterinarians trained to treat organic livestock
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The lack of chemicals used in organic production has created a challenge for farmers in caring for their animals: Few veterinarians are trained to treat livestock with alternatives to antibiotics or other modern drugs. The...Tags: Trichinosis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Diseases and Illnesses, Hormones and Metabolism
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Series: Art is good for health
Paintings can do more than decorate a home. They can also save your brain. Studies show that exposure to a diverse range of arts and other educational stimuli over long periods of time can decrease memory loss by up to 50%, said Dr. William Shankle,...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Arts and Culture, Diseases and Illnesses, Artists, Museums
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Students and Staff Tested for TB at Chambersburg Area Senior High School
Two hundred students and staff tested for tuberculosis at Chambersburg Area Senior High School.
Earlier this week, an individual with the disease tested positive provoking the district to take quick action.
Assistant Superintendent Cathy Dusman said...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Medical Procedures and Tests, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Teaching and Learning, Diseases and Illnesses
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Early detection is the best key to fight glaucoma
marieg@herald-mail.comAnetta Jackson begins most days as she ends them — reading. Fiction, nonfiction, magazines, newspapers. It doesn't matter. She always has had a love of the written word, the Hagerstown woman said. Now retired, Jackson, 68, has even more time to...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Glaucoma, Health, Symptoms, Human Body
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Tests confirm one case of TB at Chambersburg Area Senior High School
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe one case of tuberculosis confirmed at Chambersburg Area Senior High School remains the only active diagnosis in the wake of 200 preliminary tests, Pennsylvania’s acting physician general said Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Stephen Ostroff explained...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Diseases and Illnesses, Coughing, Loss of Weight
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Pa. families to be contacted about results of tuberculosis testing
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe Pennsylvania Department of Health made available Monday the results of tuberculosis testing completed for 200 people at Chambersburg Area Senior High School. The school and health department informed families last week of a confirmed case of...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Diseases and Illnesses, Coughing, Loss of Weight
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