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Is It Safe To Share A Bed With Your Pet?
ABC26 NewsA warning for pet owners. CDC scientists say inviting your dog or cat onto your bed can be a hazard to your health. WGNO News Reporter Vanessa Bolano has more. Shirley Brogle and her husband Donald are avid animal lovers. "Well I'm 72 years old, it's...Tags: Pets, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health, WGNO, Cat (animal)
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Flu Shots Out Early
ABC26 NewsIt's not even flu season yet, but flu shots are already available, and this year the CDC is recommending everyone older than six months be vaccinated. ABC26 News Reporter Vanessa Bolano has more. It's happening over, and over, and over again inside...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Health, Vaccines, Human Body, Humana Incorporated
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Local Doctor Watching Case In Front of US Supreme Court
ABC26 NewsThe US Supreme Court set to hear arguments in a case that could potentially open the door for hundreds of vaccine injury lawsuits including cases involving autism. There is always a risk of developing health problems when getting vaccinated says LSU...Tags: Vaccines, Health, Family, Drugs and Medicines, Social Sciences
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Autism on the Rise
ABC26 NewsA new report says autism is rising among American children. Many parents fear vaccinations cause Autism, and that explains the increases concern over the H1N1 vaccine to young kids. 10 year old Kenneth Gonzales has autism. His dad, Keith says, "To have a...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines, Health, Swine Flu, Death
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New Orleans Smokers Can Join a Vaccine Trial to Help People Quit Smoking
ABC26 NewsGood news for smokers. A trial on a vaccine to help people quit lighting up is about to start in New Orleans, and participants are needed. Jean Lilly has been a smoker for 25 years and she's starting to feel the effects. "Shortness of breath from smoking...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines, Health, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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DHH: 2 More Die Of Swine Flu In Louisiana
ABC26 NewsState health officials say two more people have died in the past week of swine-flu related illness, bringing the H1N1 death toll in Louisiana to 43. The latest deaths were two women, one from the Alexandria area and the other from the Monroe area. The...Tags: Vaccines, Health, Swine Flu, Louisiana, H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine
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Louisiana SPCA Update
Louisiana SPCA Update Regular Operations Resume Sunday, September 14, 2008 The Louisiana SPCA will resume regular operations on Sunday, September 14 at 9:00 a.m. with the full menu of our programs and services available to the public. Those programs and...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Health, Emergency Planning, Louisiana, Crime, Law and Justice
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Parents Still Concerned Over Judge Ruling 'No Vaccine-Autism Link'
Today a federal judge ruled vaccines do not cause autism in children. Many pediatricians across the country are saying, "Thank goodness," for today's ruling. Even though a judge thinks vaccines don't cause autism, parents still want to know what does....Tags: Jenny McCarthy, Health, Vaccines, Justice System, Gaming
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Do you think parents should still be skeptical about vaccinating their kids?
Some parents have refused to give their kids common vaccines -- such as the measles-mumps-rubella shot -- because of fear it would also cause autism. But a federal court recently ruled that the evidence shows vaccines are overwhelmingly safe. Do you...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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Autism Link Debunked by British Medical Journal, Children's Hospital Responds
ABC26 NewsThe British medical journal The Lancet today retracted a controversial 1998 paper that linked the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism because the research involved in the study has subsequently been discredited. The study's lead author, Dr....Tags: Clubs and Associations, Health, Vaccines, Science and Technology, Healthcare Provider
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La. Received About 11k Doses Of Recalled Vaccine
ABC26 NewsState health officials say about 10,990 doses of pediatric swine flu vaccine shipped to Louisiana are among the 800,000 doses being recalled nationwide. A French manufacturing company said tests show the vaccine may have lost some of its strength....Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines, Health, Louisiana, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Swine flu vaccinations expand at La. schools
ABC26 NewsState health and education officials are promoting a series of events to help continue the roll out of swine flu vaccinations at schools around Louisiana. State Health Officer Jimmy Guidry and Donna Nola-Ganey, with the Louisiana Department of Education,...Tags: Health, Swine Flu, Louisiana, Health and Safety at School, Education
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