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More vaccination exemptions sought
West Virginia has some of the strictest limits on exempting children from vaccines required before they can attend school. Some parents are lobbying the Legislature to change that, while public health officials warn that the state already suffers low...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations, Health and Safety at School, Whooping Cough, Google Inc.
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After you quit smoking: Food for thought
According to the Centers For Disease Control, almost 20 percent of the adults in the United States are regular cigarette smokers. That's approximately 45 million people. In fact, cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the country....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Stroke, Politics, Lungs and Airways, Heart Attack
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Hagerstown police chief, city council to discuss proposed pit bull ordinance
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comMaryland’s highest court in April ruled that pit bulls are “inherently dangerous” and instinctively aggressive, prompting Hagerstown police to pursue an ordinance that affixes strict liability for bites on owners of the dogs and their...Tags: Animal Attacks, Maryland General Assembly, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Baltimore County, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Martinsburg South Middle School overrun by 'Walking Dead'
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comSplotched with fake blood, green and white paint and torn clothes, friends Sean Shearer and Jacob Pauley say they dress in costume every chance they get. But the “Zombie Attack” Friday at Martinsburg South Middle School was no ordinary...Tags: Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Slash (music artist), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Symptoms, Health
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Exhibit displays Sharpsburg artifacts
The permanent Civil War exhibit of the Washington County Historical Society contains many Antietam artifacts and parts of the personal collection of Sharpsburg educator John Philemon Smith. Philemon was 17 at the time of the Battle of Antietam and...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Arts and Culture, Vaccines, Lifestyle and Leisure, Culture
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Keedysville Ruritan donates thesauruses
Members Bob Markle and Art Williamson of the Keedysville Ruritan Club presented 240 thesauruses to all students in the sixth grade at Boonsboro Middle School on April 4. Keedysville to hold town election The 2012 Keedysville election for...
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Rabies, microchip and dog license clinics begin in April
The Humane Society of Washington County will be holding five rabies, microchip and dog license clinics in 2012. Clinics will be held: - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Boonsboro High School, 10 Campus Ave., Boonsboro; - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Vaccines, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Preventative Medicine
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Cat captured on Northern Avenue tests positive for rabies
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA cat has tested positive for rabies after it was captured by animal-control agents last week in the 300 block of Northern Avenue in Hagerstown, the Humane Society of Washington County said Friday. Humane Society spokeswoman Catherine Cooker said the 6-...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Rabies, Symptoms
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Are some milk producers getting a raw deal?
timr@herald-mail.com“Are you a raw milk drinker?” a CBS news report darkly begins. If so, “according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there’s a good chance you might get sick.” Never mind that the report didn&...Tags: Health Organizations, CBS Corp., Mark Twain, Salmonella Infection, Health
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Community Foundation of Washington County list of grant recipients
The following is a list of the 2012 unrestricted grants announced Thursday by The Community Foundation of Washington County MD, Inc. in partnership with the Pauline Anderson Foundation, to include each grant recipient’s Strategic Community Impact...Tags: Human Interest, Sociology, Arts and Culture, Education, Diabetes
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List of The Community Foundation of Washington County MD, Inc. grants
The following is a list of the 2012 unrestricted grants announced Thursday by The Community Foundation of Washington County MD, Inc. in partnership with the Pauline Anderson Foundation, to include each grant recipient’s Strategic Community Impact...Tags: Sociology, Arts and Culture, Education, Diabetes, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Eleven cases of whooping cough confirmed in Berkeley County since Nov.
Health officials in Berkeley and Morgan counties in the Eastern Panhandle and Hancock County in the state's Northern Panhandle are investigating outbreaks of whooping cough.
Berkeley County Health Officer Diana Gaviria told the Berkeley County Council...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Drugs and Medicines, Whooping Cough, Diseases and Illnesses
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