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Fecal matter found in many public pools
aboll@kspr.comSpringfield, MO--"Everything so far has been great." says Carmel Gutierrez who takes her two kids to the pool four to five times a week. She went out of her way to make sure her kids didn't contaminate the pool water. "We had the baby swim diapers on or...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, E. coli Infection, Health
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What's Going Around: Strep throat
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Last week we talked about an increase in the number of people coming in to doctor's offices with sore throats. Now, offices are not only seeing sore throats and congestion associated with allergies, but some of the cases are strep...Tags: Symptoms, Headaches, Allergies, Viral Diseases and Infections, Strep Throat
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Patients potentially exposed to dental instruments that were not properly sterilized
lpozen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Some patients from Jordan Valley Community Health Center have to undergo testing after potentially being exposed to dental instruments that were not properly sterilized. Dentists see anywhere between 100 and 200 patients a day at the...Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Hepatitis, HIV
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Cassville, Monett high schools probe urine prank at girls basketball game
ghartley@schurz.comCASSVILLE, Mo. -- Parents of Monett High School players are upset about something that happened at a girls basketball game at Cassville High School on Feb. 4. Cassville players admitted they poured urine into a water cooler used by Monett players...Tags: High School Sports, Health and Safety at School
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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: Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Flu Vaccine, Disease Prevention
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Contaminated Cantaloupe: Listeriosis symptoms may not show for 70 days,
Reporter, PhotographerJefferson City, Mo. –The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services that the CDC is revising the number of Listeriosis cases in Missouri that are associated with the national...Tags: Symptoms, Headaches, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health
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MyChart gives patients info about their medical care
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, CheyennePatients at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center with access to computers now can view their health records through a new system called MyChart. The service is part of the hospital's recent conversion to an electronic medical records system. Cheyenne...Tags: Electronics, Politics, Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology, Personal Data Collection
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Leaking water in subways costs millions in claims
The Philadelphia InquirerSEPTA, PATCO, and the City of Philadelphia have paid millions of dollars to victims of slip-and-fall accidents in subways while failing to fix the hazards that cause the accidents. Leaking ceilings and slippery floors remain, sometimes for years after...Tags: Republic of Ireland, Trials, Litigation, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Science and Technology
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EDITORIAL: Making sense of it
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaWe've long advocated that health care reform in this country must include a major effort to curb health care cost increases, which have outpaced that of virtually every other vital service or product. But we see no clear way of doing so as long as there...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Dwayne Johnson, Private Health Care, Consumers, Insurance
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No hazardous materials detected in suspicious envelopes
American News, Aberdeen, S.D.Tests conducted by the South Dakota State Health Department's laboratory revealed there were no hazardous materials in the envelopes sent to Aberdeen offices of South Dakota's congressional delegation, said Capt. Dave McNeil of the Aberdeen Police...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Tim Johnson, John Thune, Kristi Noem
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