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What's Going Around: Seasonal affective disorder
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The lack of exposure to sunlight in the winter months can not only affect our moods, but can also lead to a disorder. It's called Seasonal Affective Disorder, better known as SAD. And doctors say it can be serious. "Because of the...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Light Therapy, Depression, Psychologists
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Nurse from Springfield says she was fired for refusal to wear mask
Reporter and PhotographerSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A nurse says her firing from Cox Hospital was unjustified. Carla Brock refused to get a flu vaccine and then to wear a surgical mask at work. This is the first year that CoxHealth has made flu vaccinations mandatory for all...Tags: Flu, Chemical Industry, Vaccines, Hospitals and Clinics, Preventative Medicine
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Police Chief and Sheriff Support 'Wet Shelter' For Intoxicated Individuals, People with a Mental Illness who are Otherwise Booked in Jail for Petty Crimes
Reporter, PhotographerTop law enforcement officials say a type of shelter known as a "wet shelter” is needed to create space in the overcrowded Greene County Jail for serious, violent offenders. They want to open a secure facility to hold people who are homeless,...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Health, Mental Illness, Symptoms, Substance Abuse
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Branson Leaders Hear Pros and Cons of Ordinance Requiring Prescription for Pseudoephedrine, Ephedrine
Reporter, PhotographerBranson leaders will decide if they'll follow in the footsteps of Hollister officials by requiring a prescription for medications that contain meth making ingredients. The Branson mayor and board of alderman heard the pros and cons from those who support...Tags: Mike Morton, Chemical Industry, Health, Asthma, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Ruben Rosario column
St. Paul Pioneer PressI have two folders in my work computer. One is titled "lack of common sense." The other is "your government at work." There's no question that the stories sent to the folders will overlap quite often, considering the tale I'm about to tell you. By age...Tags: Labor Legislation, Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, Family, Career and Workplace
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Bits of Business | HealthSouth looks at sports injuries
Centre Daily TimesTherapists from Health South Nittany Valley in Pleasant Gap are focusing on sports-related injuries in youth athletes. Last month, the company said its occupational and physical therapists attended a continuing education course that focused on...Tags: Physical Therapists, Canoeing and Kayaking, Medical Specialization, HealthSouth Corp, Sports
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Belleville Memorial Hospital takes on nation's largest insurer
St. Louis Post-DispatchBelleville Memorial Hospital and UnitedHealthcare are moving toward a showdown next month over hospital and physician reimbursement rates. If an agreement cannot be struck, Memorial and its physicians group will no longer be in the network of the...Tags: Healthcare Contract Issues, Lobbying, Surgery, Medical Procedures and Tests, Career and Workplace
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A Dot in a sea of scrubs
Florence Morning News, S.C.Several paintings of distinguished nurses line a wall in McLeod Tower, all of them wearing their classic, white outfits with starched caps as they look out onto a hallway where nurses in scrubs are the new norm. But 86-year-old Dot Johnson, one of those...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Dwayne Johnson, Scranton, Medical Specialization, Nursing
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Dr. Richard Bosshardt: Niacin can boost effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering drugs
Question: I have been on medications for my cholesterol but, so far, the improvement has not been enough. Now, my doctor wants to start me on Niacin. I have read a little about this but am worried about the possible side effects. Can you tell more about...Tags: Chemical Industry, Menopause, Dietary Supplements, Pharmaceuticals, Heart Disease
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Business people - May 19
Meritus Health Meritus Healthcare Foundation recently welcomed two new managers: • Donor Relations Manager Allison Anderson is working with internal audiences including board members, physicians, planned giving and programs for Meritus Health&...
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