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Missouri House passes bill on asthma medication in schools
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Legislation that would let Missouri school nurses keep asthma medication on hand and treat students for attacks is on its way to Gov. Jay Nixon. School districts would purchase the medication, and the nurses would decide how...Tags: U.S. Senate, Asthma, Chemicals, Medical Specialization, Health
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Amendment breaks Mo. Senate filibuster on drug database; bill likely is dead
jjacob@ky3.comJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The filibustering of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Act in the Missouri Senate came to a conclusion on Thursday evening with an amendment that addressed some of the major concerns voiced by opponents to the act. Senate...Tags: General Practitioners, Chemicals, Hospitals and Clinics, Vicodin (drug), Crime, Law and Justice
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Medication Take Back Events Scheduled in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Unused or expired medications are a public safety issue leading to accidental poisoning, overdose and abuse. Medication take-back events provide a means for safe disposal of prescription and over- the-counter medications. As part of...Tags: Chemicals
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Dog attack prompts Postal Service to stop delivery in Springfield neighborhood
jscherder@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The United States Postal Service is putting the bite on mail service. It has nothing to do with postal agency cuts but unrestrained canines. Nationwide, Springfield ranks 23rd when it comes to dog attacks on postal workers. They...Tags: Chemicals, Animal Attacks, Mail Order Industry, U.S. Postal Service, Rentals
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Multiple Springfield locations will take back unused, expired prescription medicine on Saturday
newsalerts@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Multiple locations will be involved in a Drug Take-Back Event in Springfield on Saturday, April 28th. Springfield Police are joining other agencies to provide citizens with a safe way to dispose of unused or expired medication....Tags: Chemicals, Prescription Drugs
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Treatment for respiratory illness could be the key to treating H-P-V
H-P-V is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the U-S. But what many don't know is H-P-V can also cause a serious respiratory disease. One doctor says curing this lung problem could be the first step to curing H-P-V. About 20-million...
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Mercy Hospital eyes drug shortages, says problem could escalate
jscherder@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo -- Drug shortages are hitting the Ozarks. Congress is investigating shortages of crucial drugs across the country, especially looking at fake pharmacies that investigators believe are set up solely to buy and resell the drugs at huge...Tags: Chemicals, Food and Drug Administration, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Veterinarian says shortage of medication threatens dogs with heartworms
mneider@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The only FDA approved medication to treat a heartworm infection in dogs is in short supply nationwide. The manufacturer of the drug Immiticide has been experiencing a problem in producing the medication for the past year. Dr. Heath...Tags: Chemicals, Food and Drug Administration, Health, Dog (animal), Symptoms
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Report: Hospitals' reporting systems don't capture most patient harm
jscherder@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Health care is a complex industry. It's unique. A single mistake made by the staff could seriously injure you or possibly kill you. Contact KY3 examined what Consumer Reports has to say about Cox and Mercy hospitals, as well as...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Chemicals, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Consumers
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Bustamante apologizes, then gets life term with possible parole for murdering girl
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A teenager who confessed to strangling, cutting and stabbing a 9-year-old girl because she wanted to know how it felt to kill someone was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Alyssa Bustamante,...Tags: Suicide, Lawyers, Psychiatrists, Psychiatry, Prisons
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No-incision surgery helps more people with acid reflux
From babies to grown-ups, it's a digestive problem that can hit anyone. "GERD" is a painful issue they deal with every day. Now doctors are offering patients relief -- with a medical sewing machine, of sorts.
Alexa Hollander has a sweet gig, working...Tags: Chemicals, GERD, Cancer, Chemicals
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Etan Patz Suspect Charged With Second Degree Murder
CNNNEW YORK -- Thirty-three years to the day after Etan Patz disappeared, Pedro Hernandez was charged with second degree murder in his death. Hernandez was arraigned Friday from his bedside at Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan where he is being held for...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Ronald Reagan, Health, CNN (tv network), National Missing Children's Day
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