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ASD Student Infections Identified as Norovirus
Channel 2 NewsNorovirus has been identified as the cause of a violent illness among hundreds of Anchorage School District students, according to the state Department of Health and Social Services. ASD’s director of nursing and health services, Nancy Edtl, says...Tags: American School for the Deaf, Calicivirus, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Students
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ASD Works to Identify Mystery Virus Among Students
Channel 2 NewsThe Anchorage School District is trying to identify a virus similar to norovirus that’s affected dozens of students, although health officials remain unsure whether it’s the direct cause of symptoms including nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea....Tags: Nursing, American School for the Deaf, Calicivirus, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms
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State Encourages Ongoing Care for HIV Patients
The Associated PressAlaska health officials are making a push to link HIV-infected state residents to follow-up care with their doctors. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/16qh9Fm) reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded Alaska a...Tags: HIV, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Update: Alaska Airlines Pilot who Fainted had Stomach Bug
Channel 2 NewsUpdate: An Alaska Airlines passenger says those on board a Seattle-bound flight watched as the pilot fainted in the aisle, prompting an emergency landing in Portland, Ore. The co-pilot of Flight 473 safely landed the jetliner Thursday night, after...Tags: Fainting, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Boeing Co.
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State Epidemiologist Offers Tips on Avoiding the Flu
Channel 2 NewsAlaska is among 41 states in the country reporting widespread flu activity this season. The early arrival of the flu cases is leading experts to believe that this winter’s flu season could be severe and long-lasting. This year's popular strain, the...Tags: Swine Flu, Symptoms, Flu
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Health Officials Say Flu, Colds Easily Confused
Channel 2 NewsCoughing and sneezing is never a good sign -- add on a sore throat and you are officially sick. This year’s flu season is already under way, but many people confuse the symptoms of the flu with the common cold. “They think it’s flu...Tags: Chills, Coughing, Fever, Common Cold, Sore Throat
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FDA Reviews First Rapid, Take-Home Test for HIV
Channel 2 NewsThe Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for the virus at home, without medical supervision. Public health experts estimate one-fifth of...Tags: HIV, Food and Drug Administration, OraSure Technologies, Inc., Health, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Hampton Roads women launch creative businesses to balance family, work
From tutu parties to mobile eyeglasses, women in Hampton Roads have tapped into their creativity to launch home-based businesses. More than 7.8 million women own businesses in the United States, a 20 percent increase between 2002 and 2007, according...
Tags: New Products, York (York, Pennsylvania), Services and Shopping, Small Businesses, Event Planning
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Will County activates its West Nile virus hotline for mosquito season
The Will County Health Department has responded to the opening of the 2013 mosquito season by activating its annual telephone line to help zero in on potential West Nile virus hot spots by identifying birds that died from the disease. Launched in May...Tags: Meningitis, West Nile Virus, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests
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La implacable maldición que atormenta a los Angelinos
Previo al arranque de la temporada de 2012 lancé una maldición a los Angelinos de Los Angeles —y en particular a Albert Pujols— que aún sigue atormentando a los serafines y al slugger dominicano. Entonces, un sábado 24 de diciembre de...
Tags: Heath Bell, Lance Armstrong, C.J. Wilson (baseball), Josh Johnson (baseball), Elvis Andrus
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Dan Brown's 'Inferno' has heat but no warmth
Some years ago, I was on a book reviewing panel when someone in the audience asked what we, the panelists, thought of "The Bridges of Madison County," which was then a fixture on bestseller lists. We hemmed and hawed, tried to talk around the question,...
Tags: James Bond (fictional character), The Da Vinci Code (movie), Science and Technology, Tom Hanks, Entertainment
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Not LOL: All but a tiny percent of municipal email is junk
The trickle of email that started into the municipal workplace less than 20 years ago has become a tsunami of junk email worthy of an OMG. Consider that last month, out of 1.8 million in email that the city of Boca Raton's servers received, 1.68 million...Tags: Boynton Beach, Technology, Email, Science and Technology, Tamarac
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