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Susan F. Pritchard
Susan Ford Pritchard passed away Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa., from a hemorrhagic stroke. She leaves behind her husband, Paul C. Pritchard; four children, Robin Giesen, Marcus Pritchard, Stephen Pritchard and...
Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Arts, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Jefferson County (Pennsylvania)
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Washington County Health Department to hold second flu vaccination clinic
julieg@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Health Department is having its second flu vaccination clinic of the season Oct. 26. With flu vaccinations widely available through local pharmacies, including ones at grocery and discount stores, the health department is not having...Tags: Asthma, Disease Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Flu Vaccine, Hospitals and Clinics
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Mother tries to comfort other suicide survivors
andrews@herald-mail.comThe day Cody E. Butz killed himself, “he kissed me on the cheek and told me he loved me,” his mother, Carin Trecannelli, remembered. That was atypical behavior for him. Usually, Cody licked her face playfully instead of kissing her. It...Tags: Mental Health, Human Interest, Disease Prevention, Suicide, Health and Safety at School
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Washington County Public Schools offer suicide prevention, intervention and postvention supports
Asked about Washington County’s training on suicide awareness and prevention, Steve Burnett, the district’s supervisor of school counseling services, responded in an email. “We offer comprehensive prevention, intervention and...Tags: Human Interest, Disease Prevention, Suicide, Students, Social Services
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Steroid-related meningitis cases rise
AP Medical WriterA deadly meningitis outbreak rose to 47 cases in seven states Friday, as clinics scrambled to notify patients across the country that the shots they got for back pain may have been contaminated with a fungus. The tally of deaths from the rare fungal...Tags: Symptoms, Meningitis, Food and Drug Administration, Back Pain, Health Organizations
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Local expert says to be cautious, not panicked about West Nile
chrisc@herald-mail.comDon't panic. The odds of catching West Nile Virus are very low, and the odds of suffering serious illness or death are enormously remote. That's the message from Dr. Mohammed Bilgrami, infectious disease specialist with WillowWood Adult Medicine in...Tags: Disease Prevention, Meningitis, Polio, West Nile Virus, Loyola University Maryland
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Emergency services personnel prepare for 'zombie attack' drill in Shippensburg
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA preparedness drill for emergency services personnel will take a creative spin just days before Halloween, when volunteers in the training exercise don zombie costumes. “If you are prepared for the zombie attack, you are prepared for anything,&...Tags: Anthrax, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Halloween, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Bird Flu
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Census data points to fragile recovery in economy
More young adults are leaving their parents’ homes to take a chance with college or a job. Across the nation, people are on the move again after putting their lives on hold and staying put. Once-sharp declines in births are leveling off, and poverty...
Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Connecticut Labor Markets, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Demographics, Labor Markets
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Students entering seventh and 12th grades need to update immunizations
The West Virginia Department of Education is reminding parents that students entering seventh and 12th grades this fall will need to visit a doctor or health clinic before school begins to update their immunizations. State law and West Virginia Board...Tags: Meningitis, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Whooping Cough, Health and Safety at School
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Letters to the Editor - July 29
Recycling program discourages recycling To the editor: Washington County’s decision to eliminate the countywide recycling drop-off program, while cost-effective in the short term, has catastrophic long-term consequences. As most are aware,...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Republican Party, Substance Abuse, Shelley Moore Capito, Politics
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When use becomes abuse: Drug abuse is on the rise and most people can find a stash in their own homes
chrisc@herald-mail.comThe newest drug-abuse trend is a bit of a shocker. The drug is legal, and it's found in more than half the homes in the United States. Abuse is so widespread, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifies it as an epidemic. Abusers...Tags: Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health and Medical Professionals, Chiropractors
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Letters to the Editor - July 8
Health-care law will grow on all of us To the editor: Am I pleased about the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act? Well, yes! I expected the opposite outcome. Am I satisfied? Well, no! As a Pragmatic Progressive, I will accept this as...Tags: Obesity, Rush Limbaugh, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Weight
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