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Prairie blindness? Blame meningitis.
More than a century after she went blind, a new study casts doubt on how bright, blue-eyed “Little House on the Prairie” older sister Mary Ingalls lost her vision. Using medical papers from the 19th century, unpublished family journals and...
Tags: Stroke, Physical Conditions, Meningitis, Melissa Gilbert, Newspaper and Magazine
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More info on vaccines
I'm writing in resonse to Kenneth VanAntwerp M.D. commentary on Oct. 31 about Gardasil. The Gardasil supposedly protects you from only four different strains of HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) when there are more than 100 different strains of HPV. Fifty-...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Human papillomavirus, Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Chemical Industry
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Salisbury school kindergarten registration
The annual kindergarten registration will be conducted at the Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. March 8. At the regular school board meeting on July 13, 2011, a ruling was passed that a child is eligible for...Tags: Polio, Personal Data Collection, Politics, Diphtheria , Tetanus
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Letters and maps tell history of Laurel during Civil War
Although no battles were fought in Laurel during the Civil War, the city's railroad was a strategic resource for the Union Army, numerous units of Union soldiers were stationed here and the military's presence added a different element to the city's...
Tags: African Americans, Prince George's County, Railway Transportation, Hospitals and Clinics, Library of Congress
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Vaccine timetable for children is safe, experts say
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The current guideline for immunizing children against polio, whooping cough, measles and other infectious diseases is safe, but should still be monitored, federal health advisers said on Wednesday. In what they called the most...Tags: National Government, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Government, Disease Prevention, Politics
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Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots
CHICAGO (AP) — Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their...
Tags: Values, Elk Grove Village (Cook, Illinois), Ethics, American Medical Association, Hospitals and Clinics
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Study: People worldwide living longer, but sicker
LONDON (AP) — Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases and disabilities of modern life, according to the most expansive global look so far...Tags: Diabetes, Malaria, Heart Disease, Health, Africa
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GUEST COLUMN: Hudson embodied volunteer spirit
Guest ColumnistDanville is an old city that has long benefitted from the contributions of new residents. Newcomers who have lived here only a couple of decades have joined natives whose family trees have been growing in the soil of Boyle County for two centuries to...Tags: The Salvation Army, Sports, Football, Hearing Impairment, Tennessee Volunteers
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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Reaching for peace after Newtown
I've never been able to dispel the memory of Dec. 1, 1956. Ninety-two children and three nuns died in a fire at Our Lady of the Angels Elementary School in Chicago. I was in the third grade, and time has not erased feelings of despondency and insecurity....Tags: Entertainment, Music, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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System to quickly alert state healthcare providers about disease outbreaks
The Indiana State Department of Health announced Thursday they would implement a new alert system, which will communicate urgent public health messages to healthcare providers statewide. “As demonstrated by the several public health emergencies...
Tags: WebMD Corporation, U.S. Department of State, Meningitis, Healthcare Provider, Salmonella Infection
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School vaccination time
HealthIf 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... -
Civility Efforts Seek Better Behavior On Campus
Associated PressJewish students in the University of California system labeled terrorists for their support of Israel. Black high school students pelted by bananas on a Tennessee campus tour. A hostile student in Maryland challenging his professor to a fight after the...Tags: Elections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Football, North Carolina State University
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