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It's Time For Flu Shots
Ch 2 NewsFlu season is quickly approaching, and that means doctors are recommending you get immunized. At Carrs Safeway you can get a flu vaccine for $30, plus a coupon for 10% off your shopping. One pharmacist says flu season starts around mid-September. He...Tags: Vaccines, Whooping Cough, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, Safeway Inc.
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State Distributes Flu Vaccine to Health Centers
Alaska's Division of Public Health says it has bought about 5,500 doses of the adult flu vaccine and made them available to most public health centers.
The department of health, in a statement, says the vaccine is targeted for adults older than 65 years,...Tags: Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine
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State Providing 20K Doses of Adult Flu Vaccine
The state is making 20,000 doses of adult flu vaccine available for free to organizations or providers to give to people not yet vaccinated.
Joe McLaughlin, with the state department of health, says the vaccine will be distributed on a first-come, first-...Tags: Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines, Health
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S.D. flu deaths highest since 2004
The number of flu-related deaths in South Dakota this past season has been the highest since 2004. There were 38 influenza-related deaths in the 2012-13 flu season as of April 27, the latest report, said state Epidemiologist Lon Kightlinger. In 2004,...Tags: Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Memorial Day, Aaron Eckhart, Rentals, Jennifer Hudson, Entertainment Events
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Ibuprofen (drug), Miscarriage, Food Industry, Entertainment, Steroids
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Market Basket : MinuteClinics to debut in area
The next time you are suffering from a sinus infection or earache, or need a flu shot or sports physical, you will find a growing number of alternatives to making a traditional appointment to see your family doctor. Consider the north side of Mishawaka...
Tags: Earache, CVS Corp., Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, General Practitioners
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Vision, hearing tests The Department of Health offers vision and hearing screenings in public schools for children in preschool, kindergarten, first and eighth grade, and also for students new to Anne Arundel county schools. Student in the following...Tags: Lab Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Methadone (drug), Annapolis
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Flu shot doing a poor job of protecting elderly
ATLANTA (AP) — It turns out this year's flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting senior citizens, the most vulnerable age group. The vaccine is proving only 9 percent effective in people 65 and older against the harsh strain of the...
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Q&A: Weighing the value of less effective flu shot
This season's flu shot seemed to do little to protect people over 65 from the worst and most dominant flu strain spreading around, a small government study found. Vaccinated people in that age group had only a 9 percent lower chance of going to the doctor...Tags: Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Polio, Flu, Preventative Medicine
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CDC chief: No cases of H7N9 avian flu found in U.S.
There have been no reported cases of the new H7N9 avian flu in the U.S., officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said Friday. In China, however, the numbers of victims continue to creep up, with 16 people in four provinces having been...Tags: Health Organizations, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, Preventative Medicine, Bird Flu
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Flu numbers in SD double last year's totals
South Dakota is being hit hard by the flu this season, with cases, hospitalizations and deaths about double least season’s totals. There have been nearly 950 confirmed cases of influenza in South Dakota this season, more than 330 hospitalizations...Tags: Measles, Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, Chemical Industry
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