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Whooping cough cases on the rise in Virginia
The Virginia Department of Health says pertussis, or better known as whooping cough, is making a comeback.
The Department of Health says cases in Virginia have doubled since 2007, and in the western part of the state reported cases have tripled between...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Health and Medical Professionals, Ear Infection, Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses
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The Interview: Graham Dodge, founder of Sickweather.com
If you ever complain about a cough, cold or the flu on Twitter or Facebook, a Baltimore startup called Sickweather.com wants your tweets and status updates.
The website, which launched in November, mines social networking sites using a computer...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Algonquin, Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Weather Reports
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Eleven cases of whooping cough confirmed in Berkeley County since Nov.
Health officials in Berkeley and Morgan counties in the Eastern Panhandle and Hancock County in the state's Northern Panhandle are investigating outbreaks of whooping cough.
Berkeley County Health Officer Diana Gaviria told the Berkeley County Council...Tags: Education, Health and Safety at School, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Symptoms
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Whooping cough facts
Whooping cough, or pertussis, infects babies, children and adults and looks a lot like the common cold at first — runny nose, sneezing and a mild cough or fever, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After one to two...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Coughing
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Whooping cough on the rise in state
Q13 FOX News reporterHealth care providers are sounding the alarm about whooping cough and urging everyone to get vaccinated or get a booster shot. Q13 FOX News’ Angela King talks to Dr. Gary Goldbaum, director of the Snohomish Health District, and others about the...Tags: Coughing
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Proposal would add more exemptions for childhood immunizations
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA committee in the Kansas legislature is now looking at a bill on whether immunizations should be required for children in Kansas. House Bill 2094 would add a parent's personal beliefs to the list of childhood immunization exemptions. The current list of...Tags: Polio, Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals
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Doctors 'firing' parents who refuse to vaccinate children
![US pediatricians fed up with parents who refuse to vaccinate their children out of concern it can cause autism or other problems increasingly are "firing" such families from their practices, raising questions about a doctor's responsibility to these patients.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/68119981-15085547.jpg "US pediatricians fed up with parents who refuse to vaccinate their children out of concern it can cause autism or other problems increasingly are "firing\" such families from their practices, raising questions about a doctor's responsibility to these patients.")
NewsCore/ The Wall Street JournalUS pediatricians fed up with parents who refuse to vaccinate their children out of concern it can cause autism or other problems increasingly are "firing" such families from their practices, raising questions about a doctor's responsibility to these...Tags: Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Behavioral Conditions, American Academy of Pediatrics
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CDPH says No Whooping Cough Deaths Reported in 2011
FOX40 NewsFor the first time in 20 years, California had no reports of a whopping cough death for an entire year. The last recorded whooping cough death was in October of 2010. Director of the California Department of Public Health, Ron Chapman, says many...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention
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Our whooping cough story, and why medical reporting is so interesting
![One especially fascinating aspect of my job is sifting through medical history, something I was more than happy to do for my story on the resurgence of reported cases of whooping cough in Illinois and across the nation. You can find that story, which ran Friday, <a title="here" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-met-whooping-cough-20120106,0,3041101.story">here</a>.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/140772420-06085440.jpg "One especially fascinating aspect of my job is sifting through medical history, something I was more than happy to do for my story on the resurgence of reported cases of whooping cough in Illinois and across the nation. You can find that story, which ran Friday, <a title="here\" href=\"http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-met-whooping-cough-20120106,0,3041101.story\">here</a>.")
One especially fascinating aspect of my job is sifting through medical history, something I was more than happy to do for my story on the resurgence of reported cases of whooping cough in Illinois and across the nation. You can find that story, which...Tags: Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals, Facebook
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Lake Stevens elementary school reports mass student illness
Q13 FOX News ReporterIt's been a rough week for Sunnycrest Elementary in Lake Stevens, where so many kids are sick that the school district has had to bring in a special cleaning crew to sanitize classrooms and make a report to the Snohomish (County) Health District....Tags: Health and Safety at School, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Flu, Family
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Vashon Island has one of lowest vaccination rates in the state
Q13 FOX News reporterThe state of Washington has the lowest vaccination rate in the country, and public health offices across the state are keeping a close eye on areas they call “pockets of need.” One of those is Vashon Island. Resident Celina Yarkin, a...Tags: Polio, Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals
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Parents continue to question the health risks of vaccines
Q13 FOX News reporterBy the time most kids start kindergarten, they will have received more than 25 vaccinations that protect against diseases like whooping cough, polio, and the measles. Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson with Seattle Children's Hospital says vaccines are the...Tags: Polio, Medical Research, Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines
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