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Rabies Clinic Raises Funds For Avon, Canton Animal Shelter
A clinic where area residents could get their pets vaccinated against rabies raised $420 to support operations of the joint animal shelter run by the towns of Avon and Canton, according to an announcement from the veterinary practice that held the event....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Pets, Rabies
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Pet vaccinations are a must
Jessamine County Health DepartmentRabies is a deadly disease that is almost always fatal if not prevented. In fact, every year in the United States, measures are taken to prevent approximately 40,000 potential exposures to rabies. Rabies is considered a disease of nature and can affect...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Drugs and Medicines, Pets, Rabies
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Rules are there to protect pets and people alike
Have you ever experienced any rules, policies, protocols and regulations with regards to your pets? Most of us are used to certain rules and regulations such as no pets allowed in a particular hotel or pets must be on a leash in a recreational park....
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Coughing, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Drugs and Medicines
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HPV-related throat cancers multiplying
It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said Dr. Kevin...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Lung Cancer, Medical Research, Throat Cancer, Drugs and Medicines
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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: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Organizations, Food Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Drugs and Medicines
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India announces development of cheap vaccine against major cause of diarrhea deaths in kids
Associated PressNEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government announced Tuesday the development of a new low-cost vaccine proven effective against a diarrhea-causing virus that is one of the leading causes of childhood deaths across the developing world. The Indian...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Health Organizations, Drugs and Medicines, Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline PLC
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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: Lobbying, University of Maryland, College Park, Whooping Cough, Addiction, Healthy Diet
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It's Lyme season [Editorial]
With some exceptions, any illness can strike anyone at any time. One of the more dangerous to emerge in recent decades is Lyme disease. Harford County, as many of us know either first-hand or because of someone we know, is not immune from the tick-borne...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Environmental Illness, Diseases and Illnesses, Lyme Disease
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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: Viral Diseases and Infections, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu Vaccine, Flu, Preventative Medicine
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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: Health Organizations, Lung Cancer, Crime, Law and Justice, Whooping Cough, FBI
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CDC probing valley fever outbreaks in two California prisons
SACRAMENTO — The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stepped in to investigate outbreaks of valley fever in two California prisons where more than three dozen inmates have died after contracting the fungal disease. Staff from...Tags: Prisons, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Justice System, Judges
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Tick population increasing in Michiana
WSBT-TVTicks are pretty bad this year, especially for dogs, according to a veterinarian who has been pulling them off pets every day for the past few weeks. “Just since it's warmed up the past couple or few weeks the number of ticks have gone up...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pets, Vaccines
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