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Olympic Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi Talks Flu Immunization
Olympic Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi takes her career as a figure skater seriously. Yet, since her victory on “Dancing with the Stars,” and experience as an American role model, she has taken on an even more serious role in life – a...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dancing, Immunization
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Dr. Michael L. Gross For Active Center For Health & Wellness
Dr. Michael L. Gross MD is the Medical Director of the Active Center for Health & Wellness. He currently is the orthopedic director of Sports Medicine at HUMC. After treating athletes on all levels for many years, Dr. Gross has developed a keen interest...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Drugs and Medicines, Healthy Diet, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Personal Service
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NASCAR Champ Jeff Gordon On Participating In Hosting 'Sounds of Pertussis'
PIX11.comJeff Gordon, four time NASCAR cup Series Champion who is the voice of Jeff Gorvett in animated film "Cars 2," will be hosting an event in Times Square with the March of Dimes and Sanofi Pasteur. The event aims to expand awareness of the current threat of...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Whooping Cough, Auto Racing, Politics, NASCAR
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Measles May Be on the Rise, Officials Warn
pix11.comIf you haven't had your child vaccinated for the measles yet, you may want to now. Health officials announced an increase in measles cases within the region and country-wide that have hit a 15 year high. An alert was issued this week in New York City...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, New York City, Drugs and Medicines, Measles, New York
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Students Sent Home After Failing To Get State Required Vaccinations
Several Long Island students found themselves separated from their classmates Monday after they were unable to provide paperwork proving they had received state required vaccinations.
Almost a dozen students from North Babylon High School were unable...Tags: Health and Safety at School, North Babylon, Selden, Crime, Law and Justice, Long Island
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First study connecting measles vaccine to autism was a fraud, medical journal says
The first study to link a childhood vaccine to autism was based on doctored information about the children involved, according to a new report on the widely discredited research.
The conclusions of the 1998 paper by Andrew Wakefield and colleagues was...Tags: Corporate Crime, Book, Diseases and Illnesses, Entertainment, Crimes
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Churchgoers Receive Vaccine For Hepatitis-Tainted Communion
wpix.comChurchgoers at the Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church began receiving hepatitis A vaccines today after a risk of being exposed to the disease during Christmas Day communion was discovered. Health officials said that close to 1,300 individuals...Tags: Abdominal Pain, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Conditions, Viral Diseases and Infections, Long Island
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LI Christmas Communion Spreads Hepatitis, Not Cheer
wpix.comCatholics who received communion at the Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Christmas Day may have been exposed to hepatitis A, according to the Nassau County Health Department. Health officials said individuals who received communion during the 10:30 a.m....Tags: Abdominal Pain, Physical Conditions, Holidays, Massapequa, Health
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Vaccine Causes Autism? Strong Evidence Says No, But Some Withhold Judgment
PIX11.comDespite developments that have kept mounting for the last few years discounting any connection between autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), some people who have autism, as well as their families and friends, do not rule out such...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Vitamin Therapy, Autism, Behavioral Conditions, Vaccines
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CDC: More Than 1,500 Sickened In Mumps Outbreak In NY, NJ
AP Medical WriterA mumps outbreak among Orthodox Jews in New York and New Jersey has now surpassed 1,500 cases and shows no sign of ending soon, health officials said Thursday. The 7-month-old outbreak began last summer at a boys camp in the Catskills. The campers were...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Mumps, Viral Diseases and Infections, Education, New York
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Obama To Address Bioterrorism Concerns, U.S. Unpreparedness Claims
Staff reporterPresident Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address to unveil a new plan for a better and quicker response to bioterrorism threats and attacks, the White House said Tuesday. The announcement came just hours after the release of a report...Tags: Corruption, Bioterrorism, Weaponry, Harvard University, National Government
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2 Swine Flu Shots Needed for Kids Under 10
wpix.comChildren under the age of ten may need to get two shots of the swine flu vaccine in order to ensure maximum protection, according to vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur. Federal officials said they don't find the news surprising, since this particular age group...Tags: Swine Flu, Children, Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals, Health
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