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    May 7, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  1. Meningococcal disease found at Riley HS

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND &ndash; A case of meningococcal disease has been reported at South Bend Riley High School.</span>
    SOUTH BEND – A case of meningococcal disease has been reported at South Bend Riley High School. The school corporation on Tuesday sent home a letter to parents and students saying the following: May 7, 2013 Dear Parents and Students, The...

    Tags: Symptoms, Headaches, Diseases and Illnesses, Students, Meningitis

    2. May 7, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  2. Meningococcal disease reported at Riley

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND -- On Tuesday, parents of Riley High School students were</span><span style="font-size: small;"> informed of a case of meningococcal disease at the school.</span>
    South Bend Tribune Report
    SOUTH BEND -- On Tuesday, parents of Riley High School students were informed of a case of meningococcal disease at the school. The disease generally affects people by causing meningitis or a bloodstream infection, the letter says. The person with the...

    Tags: Symptoms, Headaches, Diseases and Illnesses, Meningitis, Health and Safety at School

    3. Feb 27, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  3. L.A. asks U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on skid row injunction

    L.A. NOW
    Citing an immediate public health threat, the city of Los Angeles will ask the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to overturn a lower court ruling preventing the random seizure and destruction of belongings that homeless people leave temporarily unattended on...
    4. Feb 25, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Downtown L.A. TB outbreak: LAPD urges officers to wear masks

    L.A. NOW
    Los Angeles police issued a warning over the weekend to officers who patrol the Skid Row area warning them to wear protective masks and minimize face-to-face contact with suspects or the public if there is reason to believe that they are infected...
    5. Oct 5, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Man dies of rabies from bat bite in Contra Costa County

    L.A. NOW
    A 34-year-old man died in Switzerland over the summer from rabies contracted from a bat in Contra Costa County – the first death from rabies there in nearly 20 years, officials announced Friday....
    6. Aug 7, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  6. School vaccination time

    Health
    If your kids aren't caught up on school vaccinations, it's time to make that appointment. Pennsylvania adopted new vaccination regulations last year. Don't be put off by rumors that vaccinations cause autism. Your child will be worse off without the...
    7. Jan 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. CIA deception threatens global effort to eradicate polio

    The news that the Central Intelligence Agency had been running a fake vaccination program in Pakistan first surfaced in 2011 and quickly ignited fears that the covert operation could compromise the global campaign to eradicate polio. Late last month, a handful of vaccine workers, including a teenage girl, paid the price for the CIA's deceit: They were gunned down as they tried to give the polio vaccine to children living in the Pakistani city of Karachi and other areas.
    The news that the Central Intelligence Agency had been running a fake vaccination program in Pakistan first surfaced in 2011 and quickly ignited fears that the covert operation could compromise the global campaign to eradicate polio. Late last month, a...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Washington, DC, Police Investigations, Karachi (Pakistan), U.S. Congress

    8. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  8. Mass. Nurse Continues To Work At Age 80

    The Daily News of Newburyport
    NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — Eileen Stepanian is a whiz at teaching online nursing classes for St. Joseph's College in Maine, and has spent countless hours working toward her doctorate degree. Of course, she has to fit those in around her job as...

    Tags: Nursing, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Flu, Medical Specialization

    9. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. HIV tests should be routine for most, Canada AIDS experts say

    The push for routine screening for HIV infections is gathering heft.
    The push for routine screening for HIV infections is gathering heft. Last week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force -- which advises the U.S. government and doctors on preventive medicine -- proposed that everyone ages 15 to 64 be offered an HIV...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, AIDS, Viral Diseases and Infections, Diseases and Illnesses, American Academy of Pediatrics

    10. Nov 16, 2012 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  10. A casket cartel's comeuppance?

    WASHINGTON -- Shortly before 123 million voters picked a president, 38 Louisiana monks moved the judiciary toward a decision that could change American governance more than most presidents do. The monks' cypress caskets could catalyze a rebirth of judicial respect for Americans' unenumerated rights, aka privileges or immunities.
    WASHINGTON -- Shortly before 123 million voters picked a president, 38 Louisiana monks moved the judiciary toward a decision that could change American governance more than most presidents do. The monks' cypress caskets could catalyze a rebirth of...

    Tags: Lawyers, Politics, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Justice System, National Government

    11. Nov 14, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  11. Casket cartel could face comeuppance

    Washington Post Writers Group
    WASHINGTON — Shortly before 123 million voters picked a president, 38 Louisiana monks moved the judiciary toward a decision that could change American governance more than most presidents do. The monks’ cypress caskets could catalyze a rebirth...

    Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), Justice System, Washington, DC, Judges, U.S. Supreme Court

    12. Oct 3, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. Britton sewer project discussed during Capital for a Day

    Already digging deeper to pay their sewer bills than they were just a couple of months ago, Britton residents likely will soon be asked to pay more.
    Already digging deeper to pay their sewer bills than they were just a couple of months ago, Britton residents likely will soon be asked to pay more.  The majority of sanitary sewer lines in the Marshall County seat need to be replaced, city officials...

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dennis Daugaard, Science and Technology, Rentals

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