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Rotary Club's Don't Meth with MO program needs public votes for $10,000 prize
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man from Springfield and his Rotary Club are in the running for a $10,000 prize to aid an effort to keep youngsters from getting hooked on methamphetamine. The money would come from the Safeco Insurance Community Hero contest. John...
Tags: Safeco Field, Methamphetamine (drug), Elections, Rotary International, Human Interest
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More people buying prescription drugs overseas online
Reporter and PhotographerThe federal government doesn't want you to do it but more and more of you are. The high cost of prescription drugs has many Americans turning to other countries to make their purchases. The Food and Drug Administration says that's dangerous. More...Tags: Plavix (drug), Pfizer Inc., Chemical Industry, Viagra (drug), Food and Drug Administration
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Some colleges tighten restrictions on prescribing ADHD medications
Reporter and PhotographerYou're cut off-- some colleges say abuse of drugs used to treat ADHD is so rampant they'll rarely prescribe it for students, and when they do it's only after extensive analysis by a doctor and a signed contract promising not to share the pills. Most of...Tags: University of Alabama, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, Missouri State University, Teaching and Learning
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What's Going Around: Spring allergies
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSpringfield, MO. - Spring has sprung and if you haven't started sneezing yet you probably will soon. Spring allergies are in full swing and even just a few weeks in, we could be in for a bad season. Mercy Allergist Gregory Lux says compared to the...Tags: Prednisone (drug), Allergies, Physical Conditions
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What should you keep in a storm kit?
klighty@kspr.comWhat's in your storm kit? What we recommend goes well beyond batteries and a flash light. Most of us all think of the obvious things to have in a tornado survival kit, like a weather radio or a flashlight. But let's take a look at some of the...Tags: Prescription Drugs
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U.S. Marshals on the lookout for accused heroin dealer
dstewart@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - U.S. Marshals say they're looking for a man named in an 11-count federal indictment. Several others name in the indictment are already behind bars. Steven Robert Klasing is still on the run. Deputy U.S. Marshals Darren Lane says Phelps...Tags: Heroin, Prosecution
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What's Going Around: Flu numbers continue to rise across the Ozarks
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The flu epidemic continues across the country and across the Ozarks. Health departments release new numbers every week on confirmed cases of the flu and here's a breakdown of the numbers. Greene County: For the seventh week in a...Tags: Vaccines, Disease Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu Vaccine
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Flu becomes epidemic laced with shortages
ReporterSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Centers for Disease Control now calls it an epidemic and the Ozarks is no exception. Influenza numbers continue to climb across the country as we deal with vaccine and treatment shortages. On average, February tends to be when...Tags: Vaccines, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Epidemics and Plagues
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What's Going Around: Flu prevention
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - It's back to work and back to reality. The holidays are over which means we are going back to work and school where germs will take over and could be passed on to you. Now that we're in a new year, the official peak of flu season is...Tags: Vaccines, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses
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Flu cases on the rise in Greene County
mpettit@kspr.comThis year is shaping up to be the worst flu season in ten years. If you haven't gotten your flu shot, Missouri health officials say now is the time. For the fifth week in a row there has been a spike in flu numbers in Greene County. In the past...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Flu
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New anti-meth pseudoephedrine product hits stores
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Several pharmacies in the St. Louis area are now selling the first-ever pseudoephedrine-based decongestant that apparently cannot be used to make methamphetamine. Highland Pharmaceuticals in suburban St. Louis is the maker of...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Allergies, Walmart, CVS Corp.
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Hungarian Olympian Babos leads Lasers to comeback win
mscott@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, MO - Hungarian Olympian Timea Babos shined in her Springfield Lasers finale Thursday night with a clutch 5-1 final set win, giving Springfield a 20-19 win over the Sacramento Capitals. Springfield improves to 2-8 on the WTT season....Tags: Yasmin (drug), Sam Querrey
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