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A ride with a reason
Bob Burlison is about to go on the ride of his life. The 60-year-old La Caņada Flintridge lawyer will take off on his motorcycle next month, trekking more than 15,000 miles around the nation. He plans to stop in every state except Hawaii and Alaska...
Tags: Labor Day, UNICEF, Memorial Day
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Man celebrates birthday with fundraiser
An Aberdeen man wants to use his birthday to raise money for an immunization project. Glenn Jakober, who will turn 70 on May 23, is raising funds to support Kiwanis International's efforts to eliminate maternal neonatal tetanus in developing countries....Tags: UNICEF, Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines
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It's time to get vaccinations for the upcoming school year
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterSchool's almost out, but now is the time to think about next school year - at least when it comes to seeing the doctor. Pediatricians are busy doing physicals and giving the required vaccinations for next school year. Dr. Robert Gard with Physicians...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Vaccines, Whooping Cough
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Whooping cough death reinforces need for vaccines, officials say
An Orlando infant's death from whooping cough last month is underscoring the county health department's push to get children and adults alike vaccinated and keep vaccines up to date. The six-week-old baby boy was too young to have gotten his first...
Tags: Orange County (Florida), Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, Health, March of Dimes Foundation
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Keep equine herpes virus at the top of your mind
Horses worldwide face a serious threat from equine herpesvirus (EHV), a common cause of equine respiratory disease. In fact, they are three times more likely to get rhinopneumonitis caused by EHV than flu caused by equine influenza virus (EIV). To...Tags: Event Planning, Services and Shopping, Disease Prevention, Respiratory Disease, Social Issues
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Missouri falling behind on child vaccinations
jscherder@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo -- When it comes to getting shots at the doctor, children don't usually look forward to the occasion. But for parents it should be a no brainer. April 20 - 27 is National Infant Immunization Week. It's an annual observance to...Tags: Disease Prevention, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Autism, Demographics, Pharmaceuticals
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Floodwaters recede in some places but cleanup remains grim
In the middle of the flooded Knollwood subdivision in far northwest suburban Fox Lake sits a tiny island of grass on which residents planned to hold a victory party Monday. "If we are having a bonfire tonight, it is because we beat the flood. It didn'...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Lakes and Ponds, Weather Warnings, Weather, The Salvation Army
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No link found between vaccines, Guillain-Barre syndrome
In a review of data covering 13 years and millions of patients, researchers found no evidence of a link between being vaccinated against tetanus, hepatitis, pneumonia or flu and developing the nerve-degenerating disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome. "The...Tags: Whole Wheat Bread, Health and Safety at School, Disease Prevention, Newspaper and Magazine, Stroke
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Vaccinate horses this spring
BROOKINGS - Springtime is an excellent time for horse owners to vaccinate their horses against threats from infectious diseases, says Russ Daly, SDSU Extension Veterinarian and State Public Health Veterinarian. "Many of the infectious diseases of...Tags: Flu, Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Abortion, Pharmaceuticals
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Many parents say no to HPV vaccine but vaccinations are up: study
Parents forgo vaccines for their teenage kids for a number of reasons, researchers said Monday in a paper reporting findings from the annual National Immunization Survey of Teens, which was published in the journal Pediatrics. That might mean that public...
Tags: Human papillomavirus, Disease Prevention, Medical Procedures and Tests, Pediatrics, Pharmaceuticals
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A healthy dose of data
The daily broadcast of medical reports, scientific studies and sociological statistics can cause your ears to ring. Sometimes a report will contradict the findings of another issued just days earlier. More often, compelling snapshots of the American...Tags: Heart Attack, Human papillomavirus, Disease Prevention, Plan B (drug), Newspaper and Magazine
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Mar 18, 2013
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