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Taking precautions to prevent swine flu at the Berrien County Youth Fair
WSBT-TV ReporterIt's opening day for the Berrien County Youth Fair, and fair officials are taking extra precautions because of growing concerns over swine flu. WSBT was the first to report an outbreak at the LaPorte County Fair last month, where 41 pigs and several...Tags: Symptoms, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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More on Miss USA Maryland Nana Meriwether
Miss Maryland, you did us proud.
Sunday night in Las Vegas, 27-year-old Nana Meriwether, from Potomac, finished as the runner-up in the 2012 Miss USA pageant. The title went to Miss Rhode Island, 20-year-old Olivia Culpo.
Clearly, Meriwether didn't lose...Tags: Glen Burnie, Volleyball, YouTube, Academy Awards, Angelina Jolie
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State to get CDC help against whooping cough epidemic
Q13 FOX News reporterThe state is asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for investigative help in determining why whooping cough is spreading so quickly in Washington. It comes after Gov. Christine Gregoire released emergency money to pay for more vaccine,...Tags: Whooping Cough, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health, Maria Cantwell, Christine Gregoire
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H1N1 shot makes for healthier babies?
KIAHExpectant mothers have so much to worry about in the nine months before delivery. Prenatal vitamins, the right amount of exercise and a long-list of things to avoid are just the start. So, here's some information we hope will give pregnant moms a sigh...Tags: Flu Vaccine
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Germ warfare in hotels
Do you have any idea what happened on that hotel bed before you walked into the room? You don't want to know. Neither do I, which is why, first thing when arriving in a new hotel room, I usually toss the bedspread in the closet. It seems I'm not alone....
Tags: New York University, Hotels and Accommodations, Trips and Vacations, Gastroenteritis, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Book Review: 'Tinderbox' by Craig Timberg and Daniel Halperin
Special to Tribune NewspapersTinderbox: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and the How the World Can Finally Overcome It By Craig Timberg and Daniel Halperin Penguin Press, 421 pp., $29.95 Few diseases have been the subject of more books than the HIV/AIDS pandemic, with such...Tags: The Washington Post, Book, Viral Diseases and Infections, Genes and Chromosomes, George W. Bush
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The virus of 'Contagion': What are moviegoers really scared of?
The Big PictureIs it really a big surprise to discover that while America is enduring its worst economic downturn in 70 years and experiencing a paroxysm of partisan political infighting that the No. 1 movie last weekend was “Contagion,” which depicts a........ -
Farm Management Minute: Perform actions in present to sustain future
If I recall, my high school class graduation motto was Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Since turning the tassel that day, I've strived to change the word worried to planned. That can apply to a week, month or year as well. I've...Tags: Flu, Marketing, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farms
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Dr. Jen Ashton: Age Stopping Secrets
Dr. Jennifer Ashton is a Board-Certified Ob-Gyn, who specializes in Adolescent Gynecology. Born in California and raised in Tenafly, New Jersey, she hails from a family of 6 other physicians and one nurse. She attended the Horace Mann School and then...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Oncology, Women's Health, Mehmet Oz, Sepsis
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Flu season off to a slow start; vaccine still available
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that flu cases have begun to creep up in February, making it one of the latest starts to the influenza season in almost three decades.
There are a few flu strains circulating, including H1N1, but...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Drugs and Medicines
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The Year of the Quitter: Why Stopping These Twelve Habits Will Make 2012 Your Best Year Yet
Overall, Americans are just plain exhausted—and it isn’t surprising. Society tells us (not very subtly, either) that we need to perform to a certain standard, look a certain way, weigh a certain number, make a certain amount of money, and much...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Stress, Entertainment, Health, The Happiest News!
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Shameful 'Shameless' audition won Laura Wiggins her role
RedEyeWhen you're being considered for your first major role and it's to play a sex-addicted teen, you might have to do embarrassing things while auditioning. Laura Slade Wiggins, who plays Karen Jackson on Showtime's "Shameless," learned that first hand....Tags: Addiction, Bill Macy, Showtime (tv network), Flu, Joan Cusack
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