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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: Immunization, Justice System, Diseases and Illnesses, Parenting, Education
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Baby on the way? Don't forget about your dog
marieg@herald-mail.comThey've been your babies — the objects of your affection. They've been pampered, indulged and spoiled. You take them with you in the car, play with them in the park and shower them with pricey toys. Your dogs are the center of your universe....Tags: Pets
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Boonsboro team wins academic competition
heather.keels@herald-mail.comThe last word of the question, “Simplify the square root of 24 in simplest radical form,” was barely out of the moderator’s mouth when Boonsboro High School’s academic team leapt on its buzzer. The three teammates leaned in for...Tags: Awards and Prizes, School Examinations, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Financial Aid, Smallpox
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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, Sociology, Health, Religion and Belief, Arts and 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...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Anglicanism, Cinco de Mayo, Drugs and Medicines
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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: Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Health, Rabies
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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: Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Rabies, Symptoms
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Looking back on 2011
As 2011 drew to a close, The Herald-Mail took a look back at some of the stories we wrote about during the year.
These are the final stories, which provide a glimpse of the story, and what happened next.
Fort Ritchie awaits impact report
The story:...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Viral Diseases and Infections, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Army
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Tests confirm one case of TB at Chambersburg Area Senior High School
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe one case of tuberculosis confirmed at Chambersburg Area Senior High School remains the only active diagnosis in the wake of 200 preliminary tests, Pennsylvania’s acting physician general said Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Stephen Ostroff explained...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Health, Measles, Health and Safety at School
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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: Immunization, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Health
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Pharmacies roll with the changes
marieg@herald-mail.comBehind the pharmacy counter, the familiar bags of medications are tagged and labeled alphabetically in plastic containers. Customers come and go —but not everyone is there to drop off or pick up a prescription. Some have come for an influenza or...Tags: Stress, Diseases and Illnesses, Food and Drug Administration, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Insurance
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Letter to the Editor - Jan. 27
Small business program boosts research, new technology To the editor: The legislative compromise on a short-term payroll tax extension dominated headlines in late December, but few journalists heralded a provision that was included in the bill that...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Technology, Health, Small Businesses, Common Cold
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