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School vaccination time
HealthIf your kids aren't caught up on school vaccinations, it's time to make that appointment. Pennsylvania adopted new vaccination regulations last year. Don't be put off by rumors that vaccinations cause autism. Your child will be worse off without the... -
Civility Efforts Seek Better Behavior On Campus
Associated PressJewish students in the University of California system labeled terrorists for their support of Israel. Black high school students pelted by bananas on a Tennessee campus tour. A hostile student in Maryland challenging his professor to a fight after the...Tags: Bananas, Elections, Racism, Barack Obama, Black History
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When to get your child immunized
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThere are so many of vaccines and immunizations out there from measles, mumps and smallpox it can be difficult for a parent to know what their child needs and when. The KU school of medicine hosted a lecture about when you should immunize your child. ...Tags: Mumps, Drugs and Medicines, Smallpox , Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention
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Vaccine benefit awareness
In response to her mother's letter dated Oct. 27. I am truly sorry to learn of Sara Sotomayor's adverse reaction to the vaccine proven to prevent many forms of cervical cancer. As with many decisions we make for our children we must weigh the risk...Tags: Pneumonia, Whooping Cough, Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines, Cancer
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See Hawaiian royal history in a five-stop procession
HONOLULU — Palace intrigue? Check. Royal rapscallions? Some. Kings and queens and gorgeous things? You'll find those too. You thought we were speaking of Britain, perhaps? Well, no, although Britain celebrated Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee...
Tags: Museums, Music, Travel, Entertainment, England
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Government's top priority: Get out of the way
In his recent commentary, Robert Embry uses Baltimore City public health initiatives to make the point that there are some things only government could accomplish ("Government does good; here's proof," Oct. 24). I disagree. Except for the lead paint...Tags: Mumps, AIDS, Syphilis
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Think government doesn't do good? Read this
During this election cycle, it is increasingly popular in some circles to condemn government as wasteful, inefficient and incompetent. While there are thousands of federal, state and local government programs, each with its own index of success or...
Tags: National Government, Local Government, Arts, Heroin, Poisoning
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'Unsung heroines' offered care, compassion after Battle of Antietam
janeth@herald-mail.comWhile Clara Barton’s care of the wounded and dying during the Civil War is the stuff of legend, it took the hands of just about every area woman and girl over the age of 13 to tend to the thousands of patients from the Sept. 17, 1862, Battle of...Tags: Potatoes, Washington, DC, Reformed, Smallpox , Diseases and Illnesses
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The big lie: gay indoctrination
In its recent editorial ("Misinformation campaign," Aug. 26), The Sun correctly identifies the theme that "gay marriage will be taught in schools" as unsupported nonsense. However, in doing so the editors overlook the sinister underlying message and its...Tags: South Beach (Miami Beach, Florida), Elections, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Ronald Reagan, Minority Groups
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Our View: Immunizations protect all of us
"If I think about the last 50 years, what medical advancement has had more impact on the burden of disease, decreasing the burden of disease, there is no question vaccinations stand out as one of the most unbelievable stories. It is really not...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Whooping Cough, Viral Diseases and Infections, Chemical Industry, Family
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Man Contracts Ebola From Stolen Cell Phone
KTLA NewsKIBAALE, Uganda -- A 40-year old man is hospitalized after stealing a cell phone from a man dying of Ebola. it happened earlier this month at Kagadi Hospital in Uganda. The alleged thief broke into the hospital's isolation ward and took the from from...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Diseases and Illnesses, Skin Rash, Abdominal Pain, Hospitals and Clinics
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Vaccines aren't just for children
The reemergence of pertussis, or whooping cough, in the U.S. underscores the need for people of all ages to maintain protection against vaccine-preventable diseases, a message Project Immunize Virginia has been promoting for 17 years. "Our mission is...
Tags: Diabetes, Whooping Cough, Viral Diseases and Infections, Education, Human papillomavirus
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