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West Virginia Legislature briefs
Administrators substitute teaching bill OK’d by Senate The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill requiring that school administrators serve as substitute teachers for three days each year. The bill passed Wednesday gives exemptions to county...Tags: West Virginia Legislature, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Measles, Health and Safety at School
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All condemn pending budget cuts, spread blame
The Associated PressThe White House and Republicans kept up the unrelenting mudslinging Sunday over who’s to blame for roundly condemned budget cuts set to take effect at week’s end, with the administration detailing the potential fallout in each state and...Tags: Personal Income, U.S. Department of Defense, Politics, Vaccines, Elections
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Author Mariah Stewart says she has the world's best job
marieg@herald-mail.comWho knew whooping cough could influence a career choice? Not in medicine — but as an author. That was the case with romance fiction writer Mariah Stewart, who at the age of 7, spent an entire summer in bed, recuperating from the respiratory...Tags: Authors, Romance (genre), Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Arts and Culture, Respiratory Disease
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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: Preventative Medicine, Health, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, Communicable Diseases
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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: Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Health, Parenting, Vaccines
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Mail Call - June 28
“If the paper has to check the facts about the story they print, they should do the same for Mail Call. Stories about the county commissioners cutting funds from the nursing program just doesn’t seem factual. The BOE and health department...Tags: Health, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Asthma, Finance
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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, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Health, Hospitals and Clinics
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Hagerstown Rotarians hear update on polio
Members of the Hagerstown Rotary Club recently attended the Rotary International District 7350 and 7370 combined annual Rotary Foundation dinner at the Ramada Inn and Conference Center in State College. Rotarians were welcomed by 7350 District Gov....Tags: Preventative Medicine, Health, Measles, UNICEF, Health Organizations
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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Michael Bloomberg
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It's time to get vaccinations for the upcoming school year
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterSchool's almost out, but now is the time to think about next school year - at least when it comes to seeing the doctor. Pediatricians are busy doing physicals and giving the required vaccinations for next school year. Dr. Robert Gard with Physicians...Tags: Vaccines, Tetanus, Drugs and Medicines
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....Tags: Preventative Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, Lab Tests, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Disease Prevention
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Tri-Cities news briefs
St. Charles The public may attend the Forest Preserve District of Kane County's grand opening celebration of the new Creek Bend Nature Center at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 1. Participants can see interactive...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Nursing, Health and Safety at School, Vaccines
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May 15, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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