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CIA's outrageous fake vaccination plot
The CIA is probably smug and triumphant about its duplicitous vaccination drive in Abbotabad, a mission hatched to catch and kill Osama bin Laden ("A tainted polio program," Jan. 7). As a doctor, I cringe to think of this unscrupulous use of medicine...Tags: Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Tetanus, Autism
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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... -
Baltimore County teacher diagnosed with possible case of whooping cough
A Baltimore County teacher has been diagnosed with a probable case of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, school and health officials say. The fifth-grade teacher at Harford Hills Elementary School in Carney was sent to the hospital Monday after...Tags: Symptoms, Disease Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Tetanus
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Vaccine benefit awareness
In response to her mother's letter dated Oct. 27. I am truly sorry to learn of Sara Sotomayor's adverse reaction to the vaccine proven to prevent many forms of cervical cancer. As with many decisions we make for our children we must weigh the risk...Tags: Disease Prevention, Flu Vaccine, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Autism
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By forgoing vaccines, adults leave themselves vulnerable to diseases and viral infections
As children, our parents take us to the doctor every year, like clockwork. As we get older, regular checkups often fall by the wayside. But they shouldn't. For adults, checkups, preventative screenings and vaccinations are vital to living healthy,...
Tags: Disease Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Flu Vaccine, Diseases and Illnesses, Tetanus
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Community Notes Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
Birth A daughter, Natalie Elizabeth, was born to Crystal Legg and Alex Goldsmith of Petoskey at 7:37 a.m. Sept. 26, 2012, at McLaren Northern Michigan hospital in Petoskey. Natalie weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long at birth. She has a...
Tags: Head Start, Parkinson's Disease, Lifestyle and Leisure, Breast Cancer, Clubs and Associations
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Shirley Fout Miller
janeth@herald-mail.comShirley Fout Miller was a walking medical miracle. She contracted tuberculosis at age 12 from her mother, about seven years after Shirley’s younger sister and only sibling, Joan, died of diphtheria at age 5 in 1931. Shirley was not expected to...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Washington, DC, Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), The Herald-Mail, Breast Cancer
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OUR HEALTH: The A,B,C's for a Healthy, Happy School Year
“For those students who are beginning school for the first time, one of the most important aspects is to help the student understand that school is fun and exciting,” says Chuck Lionberger, APR, Community Relations Specialist for Roanoke...
Tags: Mumps, Students, Varicella Vaccine, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Gaming
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It's not just kids. Adults need these too.
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterWhen you think of vaccinations you may think of children but adults need their shots too. "We've had kids hospitalized at Carilion Clinic Children's Hospital this year with pertussis," said Dr. Colleen Kraft, professor of pediatrics at Virginia Tech...Tags: Disease Prevention, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Coughing, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine
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From the desk of: Some of grandkids' toys just can't be given away
Since my grandchildren are all in their teens, it seemed like a good idea to go through the toys I kept on hand for their visits. I couldn’t get rid of any of their beloved LEGOS. LEGOS and rubber dart guns used to occupy much of their time. A Noah&...
Tags: Ty, Inc., New York City, Central Park, Petroleum Industry
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Shirley H. Miller, 86
Shirley Hylton Fout Miller, 86, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, in Hagerstown, Md. She was born at historic "Richfield" in Frederick, Md., on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 1925, to Hollis Steaver Fout and Margaret (Maggie) Lou Cox. Her younger sister, Joan,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Tuberculosis, Colonial Williamsburg, Human Interest, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Whooping cough making a comeback in Md., U.S.
Public health officials are warning adults and adolescents to get booster shots in the wake of an unusually large number of cases of whooping cough this year around the nation and in Maryland.
More than 20,000 cases of the respiratory disease were...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Symptoms, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Diseases and Illnesses, Nose
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