Health Officials Try to Calm Parents About Staph
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Some parents kept their children out of a Brooklyn middle school a day after learning about the death of a student who had been infected with a drug-resistant strain of bacteria.
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Doctors have expressed concerns about the government's plans for a flu pandemic.
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A new study suggests that a solution to drug-resistant bacteria like staph could be forcing the bugs to kill themselves.
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Controlling a childÂs genetic makeup, even to preserve what some would consider a disease, is the latest tactic some of parents.
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TRENTON, N.J. - The wisdom mothers have been dispensing for ages - wash your hands, eat your vegetables, go to bed earlier - turns out to be great advice for avoiding the flu...
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In the wake of recent government warnings about children and antidepressants, parents are having an increasingly difficult time getting prescriptions for their children.
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Many elderly Atlantans and parents of young children are frustrated and scared that they can&#39;t find flu shots for their high-risk loved ones, medical professionals said Thursday.
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New York State officials trying ban the use of shock treatments have found a large obstacle in their paths: the parents of students who are given the shocks.
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MONDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- Parents can stop fretting when their child sets an extra plate for an invisible friend, or shares a seemingly two-way conversation with a stuffed animal.
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NEW YORK  - The Society for Adolescent  Medicine is urging parents to be aware that their teen's runny  nose, watery eyes, and nagging cough may signal whooping cough,  or pertussis.
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The death of a Prince George's County boy this week from an infection that started with an abscessed tooth has spurred lawmakers to demand better dental care for poor children and has prompted a deluge of calls to local dentists for advice and appointments.
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NEW YORK  - With a new school year underway, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is reminding parents that wearing backpacks improperly or ones that are too heavy put children at increased risk for back injuries and muscle strain.
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Public schools in Mount Vernon are being disinfected after a worker and a student showed signs of an antibiotic-resistant staph infection, authorities said.
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MONTREAL (CP) - Public-health experts warned Thursday of a lack of private hospital rooms, resources and even hand-washing measures to fight the deadly C. difficile outbreak.
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Health officials are urging parents and doctors to vaccinate even very young children for influenza to prevent a repeat of last year&#39;s unusually high death rate among youngsters.
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Families of hundreds of ill children say the majority of attention is being focused on the fate of nurses blamed for the infections.
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Testing all new hospital patients for a dangerous staph "superbug" could help wipe out a germ that likely kills more Americans than AIDS, consumer advocates say and early evidence suggests.