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Link Related to Canada in some say 44 salmonella cases linked to frozen raw breaded chicken products
Health | 207637 hits | 1:28 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Canadians are being reminded to take proper food-handling precautions after 44 cases of salmonella have been linked to frozen raw breaded chicken products in four different provinces.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Air quality advisory issued for eastern Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley
Health | 207659 hits | 8:45 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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Metro Vancouver has issued an air quality advisory for eastern parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley because of high concentrations of ground-level ozone that are expected to persist through the weekend.
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Eyes red after a swim in the pool' It's from the pee, not the chlorine
Health | 207647 hits | 7:50 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
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U.S. public health officials confirm that it's not chlorine giving red-eye to swimmers, as many believe — it's people who pee in the pool.
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Link Related to Canada in some say How pharmaceutical company Alexion set the price of the world's most expensive drug
Health | 208755 hits | 12:15 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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A special drug for an extremely rare disease, Soliris costs about half a million dollars per patient, per year, for life. Why? The reasons for the price are locked in "the black box" of drug pricing that governments are seeking to crack open.
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U.S. Supreme Court upholds Obamacare tax subsidies
Health | 207641 hits | 9:48 AM on Thursday | posted by andyt
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In a major win for President Barack Obama, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a lower-court decision that allows the federal government to issue health care subsidies to states. "This was a good day for America," Obama said in the wake of the ruling.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Deadly summer start for Alberta kids on ATVs
Health | 207603 hits | 10:31 AM on Wednesday | posted by Tyler_1
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Alberta Health Services says three children have died from injuries related to incidents involving ATVs in the province between May 1 and June 21, 2015.
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Bad Gut Bacteria, Thanks To Sugar And Fat, Could Change How You Think
Health | 206529 hits | 9:01 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
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A diet that's high in either fat or sugar could promote changes in the gut bacteria community that could represent a significant knock to cognition in the domain of being able to adapt and adjust to changing situations, according to a new study.
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Need a miracle cure' Visit North Korea: Impoverished nation claims it has antidote for MERS, Ebola and AIDS
Health | 206673 hits | 12:31 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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SEOUL — North Korea says it has succeeded where the greatest minds in science have failed. The authoritarian, impoverished nation better known for pursuing a nuclear program despite global criticism announced Friday it has a drug that can prevent and c
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The 100-year-old scientist who pushed the FDA to ban artificial trans fat
Health | 206686 hits | 9:39 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
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No one was more pleased by the Food and Drug Administration's decision Tuesday to eliminate artificial trans fats from the U.S. food supply than Fred Kummerow, a 100-year-old University of Illinois professor who has warned about the dangers of the artery-
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Link Related to Canada in some say What's in your water? Drinking water in Canadian cities not always tested for all contaminants
Health | 206656 hits | 9:23 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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Many Canadian cities stop short of testing drinking water for all possible harmful contaminants, and experts say the long-term consequences could be detrimental to people's health, a CBC News investigation has found.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Canadian men's poor health costs $36.9B a year: study
Health | 206749 hits | 3:41 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Men who are out of shape, overweight, drink too much and smoke are costing Canada $36.9 billion a year, according to a new study.
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First penile transplant recipient 'to become father'
Health | 206710 hits | 11:19 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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The South African recipient of the world's first penile transplant is to become a father, a surgeon who performed the operation tells the BBC.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Debt stress affects health, fuels depression
Health | 206737 hits | 12:01 PM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
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Canadians coping with the financial stress of heavy debt are increasingly talking about suicide as they struggle with sleepless nights and high blood pressure, a psychologist says.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Marijuana can be risky for teens with developing brains, researchers say
Health | 206792 hits | 6:37 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
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Scientific studies increasingly suggest marijuana may not be the risk-free high that teens think it is, researchers say.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Placenta eating offers no benefit to mom, review finds
Health | 206721 hits | 12:46 PM on Friday | posted by Regina
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While some celebrity moms swear by it and have made it trendy, doctors and scientists say consuming the placenta after birth offers women and their babies no benefit.
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How a new blood test can detect 'virtually' any virus you've ever contracted | CTV News
Health | 206662 hits | 7:26 PM on Thursday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
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By drawing just a single drop of blood, doctors may soon be able to test their patients to see if they've ever contracted more than 1,000 strains of viruses.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Why sitting at work is bad for your health and what you can do about it
Health | 206690 hits | 11:07 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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Ergonomist David Antle thinks it's a good idea to discourage too much sedentary behaviour at the office but telling people to work standing up isn't necessarily the solution. He says it's movement that matters. Here's what he had to say about staying heal
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Link Related to Canada in some say Strokes difficult to recognize, even for Dr. David Butler-Jones
Health | 206679 hits | 7:35 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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Even Canada's top doctor had trouble recognizing when he was having a stroke, a critical step in getting care to reduce the risk of death and ensuring the best possible recovery, the Heart and Stroke Foundation says.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Prescription drug spending growth fuelled by costly new drugs
Health | 207893 hits | 8:30 AM on Friday | posted by Regina
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Prescription drug spending in Canada reached an estimated $28.8 billion last year, driven by new biologics that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per patient.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Edmonton-developed transplant for diabetics hits landmark
Health | 206570 hits | 6:12 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
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Jason Surgenor was folding laundry when his blood sugar dropped suddenly. He fell, breaking a collarbone. The sugar drop came as a surprise. “Without feeling my lows, it’s scary,” said Surgenor, who was diagnosed with diabetes at age 26. Surgenor, now 47,
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Link Related to Canada in some say 'We've reached the end of the line': Ont. infant needs liver donation | CTV News
Health | 207751 hits | 7:04 AM on Thursday | posted by Robair
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The parents of an 8-month-old baby are desperately searching for a liver donor to help save their little girl's life.
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How Sophie, a 120-pound German Shepherd, helps an Oklahoma veteran find peace | News OK
Health | 207619 hits | 11:27 AM on Monday | posted by Tyler_1
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Edward Shepherd wasn’t leaving his home. The paranoia was too much to handle, leaving him unable to perform simple tasks. Friends and family brought him groceries. He hardly slept, startled by the loud noises of living in a city.
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Link Related to Canada in some say 'Infuriating:' B.C. cancer patient speaks out about fight for EI
Health | 207690 hits | 10:38 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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A B.C. cancer patient is speaking out after she says she tried to get employment insurance and was told to call the welfare office instead.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Cold deemed deadlier than heat when it comes to weather deaths
Health | 206728 hits | 9:08 PM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
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Cold temperatures kill about 20 times as many people worldwide as hot temperatures do, say Canadian and international researchers who challenge conventional wisdom that heat causes the most deaths.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Fatty liver disease an epidemic few know about
Health | 206937 hits | 7:26 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
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Fatty liver disease may not be well known, but it's epidemic. You could be among the millions of Canadians who unknowingly have it.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Medicine Hat becomes the first city in Canada to eliminate homelessness
Health | 206980 hits | 7:59 AM on Friday | posted by andyt
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After several years of work, now no one in the city goes more than 10 days without a permanent place to live. The mayor — who began as a skeptic — explains how they did it.
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27-year-old woman's skin cancer selfies show how glamourous tanning beds aren't
Health | 206750 hits | 1:04 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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At just 27 years old, Kentucky nurse and new mom Tawny Willoughby has been diagnosed with skin cancer 6 times.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Alcohol kills more people worldwide than HIV, AIDS, violence and tuberculosis combined: report | National Post
Health | 206980 hits | 11:29 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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Although overall consumption has decreased, the organization is concerned about the rise of �harmful drinking� among women and young people
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Man escapes big harm after power trimmer sends nail into his eye
Health | 206772 hits | 8:13 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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There must have been a four-leaf clover in those weeds. A 27-year-old landscaper escaped with barely a scratch after a nearly 3-inch nail hurtled into his eye when he accidentally hit it with a weed-whacker. Doctors who removed the nail at Boston’s Massac
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Link Related to Canada in some say Steve Montador's family plans to sue NHL: reports
Health | 206755 hits | 9:37 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
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The family of the late former NHL player Steve Montador plans to sue the league, according to multiple reports Tuesday, after the discovery that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain condition that has been linked to conc
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Health | 206781 hits | 11:46 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
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Researchers will bring the vaccine stateside and track it for the FDA so it can be manufactured and sold in the US.
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Arkansas veterinarian removes ammunition from dog that ate 23 live rifle rounds
Health | 206836 hits | 8:12 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
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An Arkansas veterinarian has kept a dog from going out with a bang after the animal ate 23 live rifle rounds.
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Measles Vaccine Also Protects Against Other Infectious Diseases
Health | 206756 hits | 6:36 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
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A team of researchers has found that vaccinating against measles improves the immune system’s availability to fend off other infectious viruses.
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Link Related to Canada in some say
Health | 206815 hits | 10:39 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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Urologist Dr. Anthony Bella has a year-long waiting list for a procedure his patients say can be life-restoring: penile reconstruction. The reconstruction — or “surgical erectile restoration” — is in the form of a fully implantable, inflatable prosthesis
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Link Related to Canada in some say Mars astronauts risk brain damage from cosmic rays
Health | 206812 hits | 1:45 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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Humans who make the long voyage to Mars may end up with symptoms similar to dementia due to brain damage from their long-term exposure to the cosmic rays in space.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Canadian hearing-test app for Third World finding new uses here
Health | 206805 hits | 6:57 AM on Friday | posted by Regina
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A simple, Canadian-developed iPad app to diagnose hearing loss in children in the developing world has come full circle. Back home to Canada, its creators realize it can save Western health-care systems both time and money.
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New test can predict cancer up to 13 years before disease develops
Health | 206812 hits | 12:15 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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A new test which can predict with 100 per cent accuracy whether a person will develop cancer up to 13 years in the future, has been devised by scientists.
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Dog Infects Humans With Plague for First Time in US
Health | 206682 hits | 12:13 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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A plague-infected dog spread the dangerous disease to four Colorado residents, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Rubella Eliminated From The Americas, Thanks To MMR Vaccine
Health | 208019 hits | 8:59 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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First we wiped out smallpox in North and South America. Then we rid the Americas of polio. Now, for the third time, the Americas are the first region in the world to eliminate yet another disease through vaccines: rubella. After 15 years of a widespread v
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Link Related to Canada in some say Toxic mothballs mixed in with candy in 1,100 food bank hampers handed out in B.C., officials warn | National Post
Health | 207821 hits | 8:57 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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Camphor mothballs were mistakenly put into a candy mix in more than 1,100 hampers at the Share Family and Community Services Food Bank in Port Moody
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Link Related to Canada in some say Greg Turner's widow Bridget warns other paramedics could be in danger
Health | 208105 hits | 9:03 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
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Edmonton paramedic Greg Turner had high expectations on himself. A couple of beers in the evening and an early bedtime helped him with the hard calls, he said. As did the sleeping pills prescribed by a family doctor. Until they didn't. His wife tells the
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Link Related to Canada in some say For a better memory, find a quiet place to listen
Health | 207913 hits | 9:25 PM on Sunday | posted by Regina
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An experiment at Memorial University has found that learning and memory improve under ideal listening conditions.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Vancouver pot shops should be shut down, says Rona Ambrose
Health | 208429 hits | 8:22 PM on Friday | posted by herbie
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Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose is calling on Vancouver's mayor to close down the city's retail marijuana stores.
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Health | 207641 hits | 11:28 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
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Justin and Erica Sonnenburg believe that the root of many Western diseases can be traced to our languishing guts.
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Link Related to Canada in some say There are 26 letters in the alphabet, and cockroach is not one of them
Health | 207762 hits | 2:38 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
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Kye Courchesne used to like spelling his name with the letters in a bowl of Alpha-Getti, but last November, the eight-year-old found something on his spoon that might have been a little harder to spell.
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Belle Gibson: The Whole Pantry author, app developer admits cancer diagnosis not true
Health | 207688 hits | 7:16 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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Wellness advocate Belle Gibson, who translated her high-profile as a cancer survivor into publishing success, admits her cancer diagnosis was not real.
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'A fake and a charlatan': Doctors call for Dr. Oz to be dismissed from Columbia surgery faculty
Health | 206700 hits | 11:01 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Dr. Oz doesn’t walk or talk like a duck — but 10 prominent critics say he’s still a quack. The group of nationally known doctors, in a lacerating letter to his boss, called for the TV doctor’s dismissal from the prestigious post of vice chairman of Col
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Link Related to Canada in some say Anti-vax mom changes her tune as all her 7 kids get whooping cough
Health | 206524 hits | 6:44 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
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In the ongoing skirmishes between public health officials and vaccine skeptics, I'm scoring this one for the pro-immunization forces. A Canadian woman who had declined to have her children immunized against pertussis, better known as whooping cough, has c
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Link Related to Canada in some say Anti-vaccination parents could be denied government benefits in Australia
Health | 207138 hits | 7:02 AM on Monday | posted by Regina
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Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children will miss out on government benefits of up to $15,000 per child under a new measure announced by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Tara Hills, Ottawa mom, changes anti-vaccination stand, but 7 kids still get sick
Health | 206862 hits | 11:27 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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An Ottawa mother of seven "defected" from the anti-vaccination movement, but then her youngest — a 10-month-old son — contracted whooping cough before she could get all of her children their shots.

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