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Cleveland Students Sick Taking Others Prescribed Meds
Last Updated: 1:55 PM 02/01/12 - Health officials believe more than a dozen students at an East Texas high school allegedly took someone else's prescription medicine and became sick at school.
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3 Charged in Robbery-Shooting
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Last Updated: 11:25 AM 01/29/12 - Three Houston teens have been jailed in a fatal shooting on Dec. 30.
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Texas A&M’s Silver Taps Ceremony For Six Aggies Set For Feb. 7
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Last Updated: 3:38 PM 01/27/12 - Silver Taps will be held at Texas A&M University Tuesday (Feb. 7) to honor the memory of six Aggies. (Full Story)
Scott & White Health Plan, CS Medical Center Enter Agreement
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Last Updated: 6:35 PM 01/23/12 - Monday, the Scott and White Health plan announced that its patients can go to the College Station Medical Center beginning February 1st. (Full Story)
Residents Encouraged To Get Vaccinated Against The Flu
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Last Updated: 1:17 PM 01/21/12 - As the typical peak of the Texas flu season approaches, the Texas Department of State Health Services reminds people to get vaccinated against the flu. (Full Story)
Johnson & Johnson settles suit with Texas
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Last Updated: 3:19 PM 01/20/12 - A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary says a lawsuit that Texas filed against the health care giant has been settled for $158 million. (Full Story)
US Wants Effective Alzheimer's Treatment by 2025
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Last Updated: 9:08 AM 01/17/12 - WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is setting what it calls an ambitious goal for developing effective ways to treat and prevent Alzheimer's disease by 2025. (Full Story)
Op-Ed: Funding Needed to Keep Texas-Trained Doctors in State
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Last Updated: 5:35 PM 01/10/12 - Our state does indeed face a shortage of physicians, most significantly those who specialize in primary care. (Full Story)
Recall: Mix-up Pulls Excedrin, Bufferin, Other Meds Off Shelves
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Last Updated: 4:39 AM 01/10/12 - Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis issued a recall of Excedrin, Bufferin, NoDoz and Gas-X on Sunday, citing concerns that some bottles of the over-the-counter medications contain tablets of other Novartis products. (Full Story)
Debate Over Who Needs a Thyroid Check in Pregnancy
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Last Updated: 8:12 AM 01/03/12 - WASHINGTON - Pressure is increasing for science to settle a long-running controversy about mild thyroid problems and pregnancy. (Full Story)
The 8 Germiest Places in the Mall
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Last Updated: 5:47 PM 11/25/11 - During the craziness of the holidays, the last thing you want is to get sidelined with a cold, flu, stomach bug -- or worse. But while you're checking items off your shopping list, you may be exposing yourself to germs -- like flu viruses, E. coli, and staph -- that can make you sick. (Full Story)
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