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Economics forcing pet owners to leave animals at shelter
News & Record, Greensboro, N.C.Ricky, a brown mutt dog with droopy eyes and bad skin, isn't going to win any best-of-breed competitions. But he means the world to the family who raised him from a pup. He was always waiting, tail wagging and ears straight up, when his owners came home...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Human Interest, Allergies, Pets
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Annual Mount Airy March for Babies set Saturday in Veterans Park
The Mount Airy News, N.C.The 2013 Mount Airy March for Babies event Saturday will mark 75 years nationally of the March of Dimes mission of advocacy and research on behalf of premature babies and infants born with birth defects. Northern Hospital of Surry County Volunteer and...Tags: Birth Defects, American Heart Association, Infant and Toddler Health, Heart Disease, March of Dimes Foundation
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EDITORIAL: Eliminate Puppy Mills While Improving Life For Pets
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.Puppy mills and their elimination should be an integral part of all our discussions on pet over-population in Fort Smith and across Arkansas. To clarify at the outset, puppy mills are distinct from professional breeding operations where care is taken to...Tags: Humane Society of the United States, Pets
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Spike in whooping cough cases in Grant County causes concern
Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash.Grant County has seen a spike in the number of whooping cough cases in the last month, and health district officials are urging county residents to take steps to keep from spreading the disease. Cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, have...Tags: Whooping Cough, Symptoms, Coughing, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses
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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: Health Organizations, Pharmaceuticals, Preventative Medicine, Drugs and Medicines, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
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Stevie is no longer a bad-hair-day dog
The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, Calif.)'Imagine having a fashionable precision haircut without a beautician; that's the life for dogs with a short coat. Conversely, long-coated dogs need regular visits to the salon. If they are not regularly groomed, these dogs will have a bad hair day...Tags: Social Issues
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....Tags: Prostate Cancer, Men's Health, Skin Cancer, Lobbying, Disease Prevention
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Whooping cough down statewide, up in Grant County
The Wenatchee World, Wash.Six new cases of whooping cough in Grant County in the past 25 days have prompted health officials to urge people to get immunized. There have been 12 cases of the illness in the county so far this year, said Theresa Adkinson, a Grant County Health...Tags: Whooping Cough, Coughing, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention
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University of Maryland School of Medicine aims to raise $500 million
The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced this week a $500 million fundraising goal — the Baltimore institution's largest campaign ever. Donors already have given $339 million during the quiet phase of the campaign, dubbed...
Tags: Medical Research, Politics, Education, Viral Diseases and Infections, University of Maryland, College Park
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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: Health Organizations, Genetic Engineering, Arable Farming, Science and Technology, Food and Drug Administration
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Orange County reports measles exposure at baseball games
The News & ObserverOrange County health officials advise people who may have attended recent HYAA baseball games to be alert to symptoms of the measles. People who attended the Hillsborough Youth Athletic Association baseball games at 6 p.m. May 3 at the Cedar Grove...Tags: Symptoms, Skin Rash, Health, Mumps, Viral Diseases and Infections
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HPV-related cancers rose before vaccines hit market
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of some cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) increased throughout the U.S. before vaccines against the sexually transmitted infection were available, says to a new study. Researchers found an increase...Tags: Symptoms, Medical Research, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Human papillomavirus, Viral Diseases and Infections
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