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Pharmacies in Roanoke, New River Valley, Martinsville, Lynchburg either out of or low on flu vaccine
ReporterThis flu season will be one for the record books. Some locations in our area have run out of the vaccine and those that still have a supply can barely keep it in stock. At the Downhome Pharmacy in Botetourt County, business is booming. The owner...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Flu, Asthma, Drugs and Medicines
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Environmental group says don't "blow" this opportunity when it comes to wind energy incentives
reporter"Our message today to Congress, don't throw wind off the fiscal cliff," says Sarah Bucci, Environment Virginia. The clock is ticking and this group doesn't want to be caught under the buzzer. Explains Bucci, "Incentives are benefits in place to build...Tags: Tax Credits, Global Warming, Solar Energy, Politics, Wind Power
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Regeneron, Sanofi asthma drug seen as potential game changer
Reuters(Reuters) - A new type of asthma drug meant to attack the underlying causes of the respiratory disease slashed episodes by 87 percent in a mid-stage trial, making it a potential game changer for patients with moderate to severe disease, researchers said...Tags: Symptoms, Inflammation, Macular Degeneration, Placebo, Asthma
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China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some $6.5 billion in losses to the economy, U.N. experts said on Tuesday. Health authorities worldwide must be...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Swine Flu, Bird Flu, Health Organizations, Flu
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Tunisia: Man back from Saudi Arabia dies from coronavirus, 2 children treated and recovered
Associated PressRABAT, Morocco (AP) — A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported. His sons were treated and have since...Tags: Tunisia, Steroids, Viral Diseases and Infections, Saudi Arabia, Politics
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Hildreth Marie Venegas
Funeral service for Hildreth Marie Venegas, 93, of Sisseton was held on Friday, April 19, 2013, at 10 a.m. at the Tribal Community Center, Agency Village with the Rev. Charles Chan, the Rev. Vern Donnell, Deacon Vernon Cloud, and Senior Catechist John...
Tags: Jimmy Carter, Politics, Government, White House, Arts and Culture
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Respiratory disease in young dairy calves
We know that respiratory disease is the second leading cause of death in un-weaned heifer calves (scours is the first). Unfortunately, heifers that experience respiratory disease also continue to have performance problems later in life. To effectively...Tags: South Dakota State University, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine
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Jessamine County Health Department says 40 percent of county homes tested are high in radon
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comIt’s no secret that smoking is the number-one cause of lung cancer in America, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The second-leading cause, according to the CDC, is something that can affect people without them even...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Asthma, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Voice of the People, May. 01
Fresh water threat The Tribune's prominent April 22 editorial urging the Illinois Legislature to hurry up and allow fracking could not have been more heavily spun nor more badly timed ("Put Illinois to work; The stall on fracking is a job-killer")....Tags: Ecosystems, Earth Day, Water, Conservation, Union (McHenry, Illinois)
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How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round
For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints. Her...
Tags: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Health and Medical Professionals, Stroke, Heart Disease, Hip Replacement
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Age is Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s issue in Robert Guerrero bout
LAS VEGAS — A boxer needs an edge, contentment is the enemy. Consider the case of Floyd Mayweather Jr. The unbeaten world welterweight champion used to argue with any doubters that he was superior to Manny Pacquiao in the debate over who was the...
Tags: Prisons, Diabetes, Manny Pacquiao, Human Interest, Mexico
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Suspect to face homicide charge in Wilson grandmother's death after home invasion
It started as a plot to burglarize the Wilson grandmother's house while she was away. But that plan was aborted when 76-year-old Carrie Smith unexpectedly ended up being home. And in its place a more sinister scheme was hatched: an armed robbery by men...
Tags: Defendants, Heart Attack, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Murder
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