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Humane Society of Indianapolis to open new center for pet owners in need
The Humane Society of Indianapolis is opening an animal welfare center on the west wide of Indianapolis because, too often, the organization says they have to turn away families who are in need of food supplies, veterinary care, shelter and spay and...
Tags: Health, Vaccines, Interior Policy, Politics, Pension and Welfare
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Arrests made in $80 million Eli Lilly drug theft
The FBI arrested two men from Miami for stealing $80 million in medicine from an Eli Lilly warehouse. Investigators say Amaury Villa and his brother, Amed, are behind the biggest heist of pharmaceuticals ever. Police say in March 2010, the Villas got...
Tags: Health, FBI, Zyprexa (drug), Cymbalta (drug), Theft
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Comeback Athlete winners provide inspiration at Methodist Sports Medicine Awards
For the seventh consecutive year, Methodist Sports Medicine recognized outstanding student athletes who have overcome incredibly difficult circumstances to achieve success.
At the banquet Thursday held at the Indiana Roof Ballroom, a video profile was...Tags: Cato Corporation, Health, Cancer, Students, Ball State University
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Investment of $150M to aid in local cancer research
Indiana University Health and the Indiana University School of Medicine announced Wednesday they will invest $150 million over five years in a new research collaboration, the Strategic Research Initiative, that will enhance the institutions’ joint...
Tags: Health, Cancer, Health and Safety at School, Trials, Medical Research
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Study: aspirin may reduce cancer risk
Taking a low-dose of aspirin each day could help you fight-off cancer.
Researchers found patients who took low doses of aspirin daily, for at least three years, had a more than 20-percent lower risk of developing cancer.
Patients who took the drug for...Tags: Health, Cancer, Aspirin (drug)
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Chickenpox outbreak confirmed at Western School Corp.
The Indiana Department of Health has confirmed a chickenpox outbreak at Western School Corp. in Russiaville. Officials say students, faculty, and staff with no history of chickenpox and who haven't received two doses of the chickenpox vaccine will not...
Tags: Varicella Vaccine, Health, Disease Prevention, Chickenpox, Vaccines
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Could eating chocolate make you thinner?
It's every woman's dream: could chocolate, the substance that cures everything from PMS to heartbreak, also make you skinnier? If true, there's got to be a catch, right? Here's the skinny: Dr. Beatrice Golomb, associate professor of medicine at...
Tags: Health, Internal Medicine, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Medical Research, High Blood Pressure
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IU student bitten by rabid bat in dorm room
An Indiana University student is receiving medical treatment after being bitten by a rabid bat inside his dorm room on the Bloomington campus. It is something that has never happened before on the campus, according to university officials. "And then...
Tags: Health, Indiana University, Rabies, Vaccines, Teaching and Learning
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Clinics offer discounted testing after warm winter raises heartworm risk
Indianapolis' warm winter is expected to create a larger mosquito population that may raise the risk of unprotected pets getting heartworms. For that reason, several area clinics are discounting heartworm testing. "We found out that we were three weeks...
Tags: Health, Pets, Vaccines
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Nearly 500 Purdue students lack vaccination against measles
According to Purdue University, 463 students haven't provided any proof they've been immunized against measles. It's something that could prevent them from enrolling for classes next semester.
Monday was the deadline for proof of immunization against...Tags: Health, Health and Safety at School, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, Students
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Prescription pain pill rates dramatically increase across Central Indiana
Prescribed painkillers are leaving pharmacies, falling into pill bottles and into the hands of Indiana residents at an incredible rate. Those increased sales of pain pills are leading to increased cases of abuse. According to the IU Center for Health...
Tags: Health, Heroin, OxyContin (drug), Minority Groups, General Practitioners
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More than 500K bottles of infant Tylenol recalled
More than 500,000 bottles of infant Tylenol are being recalled.
Johnson and Johnson is taking action as a precaution because the dosage restrictor could fail.
The company introduced this new redesigned dosage method less than three months ago. It...Tags: Health, Tylenol (drug), Johnson & Johnson Inc.
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