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Santa Cruz County sees more vaccinations among older children
The Santa Cruz SentinelAs the state guards against a possible new whooping cough outbreak, local officials are crediting a new state law with pushing vaccination rates for middle- and high-school children upward. With traditionally high numbers of children skipping shots...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Preventative Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses
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Judge lifts stay on morning-after ruling
NewsdayA federal judge in Brooklyn refused Friday to further stay his ruling ordering the government to allow morning-after pills to be sold to women and girls of all ages over the counter without a photo ID or proof of age. The Obama administration had...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Plan B (drug), Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice
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Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT May 8
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- MOSCOW/BEIRUT - Russia and the United States agreed to seek new peace talks with both sides to end Syria's civil war, but opposition leaders were sceptical on Wednesday of an initiative they fear might let President Bashar al-...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. Department of Defense, Italy, Manchester United F.C., John Kerry
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Fundraiser to support man with lymphoma
One of the men who usually spends his spring helping get Aberdeen parks ready for visitors is instead in Sioux Falls battling cancer. Owen Ormand, 57, has worked for the Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department for 18 years. But he was...Tags: Health Treatments, Science and Technology, Auction Service, Biotechnology, Spaghetti
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Antibiotics report ignores food safety
A recent Environmental Working Group (EWG) report blames antibiotic use in food animals for the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. This report overlooks important data and the facts about food safety. Consumers can remain confident that strict...Tags: Disease Prevention, Animal Science, Food Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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BRIEF: Biotech firm with Madison operations is purchased by Japanese drug company
The Wisconsin State JournalTakeda America Holdings, part of the Japanese drug giant Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., said Tuesday it will buy Inviragen, a Fort Collins, Colo., vaccine development firm with operations in Madison and in Singapore. Takeda will pay $35 million at the...Tags: Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, Preventative Medicine, Chemical Industry, Vaccines
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Howard County health briefs
Screenings The county Health Department's North Laurel Health Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, will offer walk-in HIV/AIDS testing services from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. by appointment: 410-313-0630. Also,...Tags: Howard County, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Procedures and Tests, Bipolar Disorder, Parkinson's Disease
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Two people in France ill after contact with coronavirus victim
Reuters* Victims include doctor who attended virus carrier * Tests carried out, results to be known soon - authority LILLE, France, May 9 (Reuters) - Two people who had contact with a Frenchman who is seriously ill with the new SARS-like coronavirus have...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Viral Diseases and Infections, France, Symptoms, Hospitals and Clinics
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Cancer Prevention Study seeks volunteers
It's often far too easy to underestimate the importance of cancer research — until you hear the words "you have cancer." Those three words can make all the difference between simply absorbing news about developments in cancer research and truly...Tags: Wind Gap, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Allentown, Anglicanism
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Stillwater's Lily Lake beach stays closed after infection deaths
St. Paul Pioneer PressThe beach at Lily Lake in Stillwater will not open this year. The Stillwater City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, May 7, to have the beach remain closed. Two children have died from a rare infection after swimming in the lake. "We have to do...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Naegleria Fowleri, Swimming, Meningitis, Lakes and Ponds
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LETTER: Good Reasons For Genetic Labeling
I strongly support labeling of genetically engineered food. As a pediatric hematologist/oncologist, I was a loyal supporter of mainstream pediatrics during my professional years but have learned otherwise in retirement. Much animal data shows the...Tags: Genetic Engineering, Science and Technology, Arable Farming, Vaccines, Food and Drug Administration
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Carnival to benefit girl's cause, raise money for Arthritis Foundation of Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMariah Aquino-Truss loves to sing and dance, but the normally energetic child could barely walk two years ago. Mariah, 7, was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in September 2011, said her mother, Tory Aquino, 33, of Patterson Heights in...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Arthritis Foundation, Pittsburgh, Symptoms, Arts and Culture
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