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What's Going Around: Allergies and the common cold
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Allergies are bringing along with them other sicknesses this week. Doctors offices across the Ozarks are seeing an increase in sore throats, earaches and the common cold all associated with allergies. In Branson, the CoxHealth...Tags: Earache, Allergies, Sore Throat, Physical Conditions, Antihistamines
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What's Going Around: Upper Respiratory Illnesses
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comMt. Vernon, MO. - If you have a cough that won't go away, a sore throat or stuffy nose you probably have an upper respiratory infection or illness. That's What's Going Around this week. Most upper respiratory infections are a virus and more often than...Tags: Stuffy Nose, Sore Throat, Coughing, Viral Diseases and Infections, Diseases and Illnesses
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Ordinance proposal would make Pseudoephedrine available by prescription only in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD -- City Council on Monday night discussed a proposed ordinance that would make it more difficult to get access to one of the key ingredients of methamphetamine. The measure would make Pseudoephedrine available by prescription only. It...
Tags: Allergies, Methamphetamine Addiction, Methamphetamine (drug), Drugs and Medicines
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No sense locking up cold meds
As a veteran police officer, I have witnessed firsthand the terrible effect that methamphetamine can have on an individual, a family and a community. My colleagues and I are often on the front lines in the battle against this drug -- using every tool we...Tags: Allergies, Mother's Day, Prescription Drugs, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Lindblom closed today after student, 16, dies of meningitis
Two days after a student died from bacterial meningitis, Lindblom Math and Science Academy will be closed today so crews can clean the West Englewood school on the South Side. Savon Smith's mother said she found him unresponsive when she tried to wake...
Tags: Meningitis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Headaches
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News of the Weird: Well-Earned Retirement
In March, twin sisters Louise and Martine Fokkens, 70, announced their joint retirement after more than 50 years each on the job — as Amsterdam prostitutes. (In February, the minimum age for prostitutes in the Netherlands was raised to 21, but there...
Tags: Death and Dying Customs, Caribbean Islands, Arts and Culture, BBC, Culture
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West Hollywood officials warn gay men, residents of meningitis case
West Hollywood city officials and community leaders warned residents Friday about a serious case of meningococcal infection recently found in Los Angeles County, a bacteria-caused illness that can lead to potentially deadly meningitis. "We don't want to...
Tags: Meningitis, Respiratory Disease, New York City, Symptoms, The Home Depot
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U.S.-backed HIV vaccine fails; study halted
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - The National Institutes of Health on Thursday halted a study testing an experimental HIV vaccine after an independent review board found the vaccine did not prevent HIV infection and did not reduce the amount of HIV in the blood....Tags: Chemical Industry, Allergies, Pharmaceuticals, Preventative Medicine, Vaccines
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Meningitis scare: From 'fit as can be' to life support in one week
A 31-year-old West Hollywood resident, who was described as being extremely fit only a week or so ago, is now in a coma and on life support after being diagnosed with "full-blown meningitis," city officials said. West Hollywood City Councilman John...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests, Drugs and Medicines
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Wanted (movie), Diseases and Illnesses, Hernia, Sunburn
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WHO confirms 2 new coronavirus deaths. What is coronavirus?
The deadly and mysterious coronavirus that first appeared in Saudi Arabia last year has claimed two more victims, bringing the official death toll to 11. The World Health Organization said a 73-year-old man from the United Arab Emirates who was taken to...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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Asthma on the rise in Florida and beyond
Asthma is one of the most common chronic illnesses among children in Florida. According to the 2010 Florida Child Health Survey conducted by the Florida Department of Health, 18 percent of children younger than 18 have at some point been diagnosed with...Tags: Chemical Industry, Allergies, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Florida Atlantic University, Pharmaceuticals
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