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Measles outbreak may have started with Super Bowl Village visitor
The Indiana State Department of Health is now investigating two confirmed and two probable cases of the measles in Central Indiana.
One of the infected individuals was in the Super Bowl Village on Friday.
"There's a remote chance that if you were in the...Tags: Vaccines, Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Measles, Football
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Hoosier celebrities create artwork to raise heart disease awareness
February is American Heart Month and several well-known Hoosiers are showing off heart-themed artwork designed to raise awareness about heart disease.
The so-called Heartwork is part of the Indy has Heart campaign.
In Indiana, 24 women die each day from...Tags: Heart Disease, Entertainment Events, Katie Stam, Health
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Germ warfare at work
Have you heard about the highly contagious Koala flu that turns people into horrifying, albeit adorable, zombie marsupials who subsist only on human thigh meat and eucalyptus leaves?
No, you haven't, because it hasn't happened — yet. When it does,...Tags: Flu, Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace, University of Chicago, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Cedar Crest's Lizzy Sunderhaus' career path
Lizzy Sunderhaus can thank her parents for her caring nature and willingness to volunteer time.
The 21-year-old Cedar Crest College senior and star basketball player always gives a shout-out to Stephen T. Badin High School in Hamilton, Ohio, for giving...Tags: Washington Huskies, College Sports, Schizophrenia, Christianity, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Mild winters can spell trouble for farmers and cows
The exceptionally mild winter we have experienced this year, while nice, is not without challenges. Those of us who make our living outside do appreciate the mild temperatures, but we aren't very fond of mud. But as annoying as the mud is, the mild...Tags: Immune System, Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, Disease Prevention, Farms
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Tightened cephalosporin rules leave some questions
When an agency like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) makes headlines in livestock publications, it might make veterinarians and livestock producers nervous. Recent changes proposed to the way we use cephalosporin drugs in food animals are an...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Food and Drug Administration, Pneumonia, Salmonella Infection, Respiratory Disease
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Wishing for the right to make that final exit
Colleen Kegg hasn't worked out the details of her exit plan yet. But about one thing, Kegg is clear: When she can no longer feed herself or go to the bathroom without assistance, she will take steps to end her life. A rare and incurable neurological...Tags: Politics, Parkinson's Disease, Pharmaceuticals, Lobbying, Cancer
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Stomach bug numbers lower than this time last year
Both county and state health officials are crediting the recent mild weather with keeping incidents of the norovirus stomach sickness at below average levels.
Doctors said the fewer reported illnesses shouldn't give families a false sense of confidence,...Tags: Gastroenteritis, Weather, Calicivirus, Super Bowl, Health
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State Department of Health investigates viral outbreak in Blackford Co.
The State Department of Health is investigating a viral outbreak in Blackford County. Several people reported symptoms associated with the stomach flu or food poisoning.
"It was brutal, would be the best word for it," said Bill Bosworth, who came down...Tags: Flu, Vaccines, Disease Prevention, Gastroenteritis, Respiratory Disease
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