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Idaho Girl Bitten By Bat Awaits Rabies Tests
This morning's Idaho Press-Tribune reports that the 8-year-old granddaughter of one of its own employees was bitten by a bat Tuesday near Indian Creek in Caldwell. The girl, who was bitten on her leg,...
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Health Officials Confirm Rabid Bat in Canyon County
An 8-year-old Canyon County girl will need to undergo a series of injections after a bat that bit her on the leg tested positive for rabies. The incident occurred Tuesday near Indian Creek in...
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CDC: Whooping Cough Rising to Epidemic Levels
Idaho health officials regularly renew their call for immunizations in the shadow of pertusis—commonly known as whooping cough. Dozens of whooping cough cases have been reported in Idaho this year,...
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Former Blue Cross of Idaho Exec Heads Government-Funded Co-Op
The former chief marketing officer for Blue Cross of Idaho, the Gem State's largest insurer, has become CEO of a taxpayer-funded insurance company in Montana. This morning's Missoulian reports that...
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Parental Rights Case To Be Argued in Boise Federal Court Today
A panel of three judges, representing the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, is in Boise today—the first hearing of its kind in Boise since 2003—to hear arguments in a case of an infant who was given...
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Survey: 1 in 10 U.S. Employers To Drop Health Coverage
Nearly 10 percent of employers in the United States say they plan to cancel health care coverage for workers in the next several years as insurance costs rise. A new survey, released by Deloitte, says...
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CDC: More Than a Third of Births 'Unintended'
More than one-third of U.S. births between 2006 and 2010 were the result of unintended pregnancies, staying consistent with statistics on unintended births dating back to 1982. "We have made no...
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Late Night TV/Computer Sessions Linked to Depression
Researchers at Ohio State University found that chronic nighttime exposure to artificial light, like that from computers and television, can lead to depression. The researchers were able to trace the...
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Federal Court Rules Against Big Pharma Payoffs to Generic Drug Makers
A landmark ruling, handed down today from a federal appeals court, has dismantled long-standing deals in which large pharmaceutical companies paid enormous amounts of money to keep low-cost generic...
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West Nile Reported in Third Idaho County
A third Idaho county is reporting the discovery of West Nile virus in a mosquito, found west of downtown Payette. Payette County joins Ada and Canyon counties, which have already reported the virus...
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NYC Mayor Wants to Hide Baby Formula
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, already the center of much debate concerning his proposed ban on large soft drinks, now is pushing hospitals to keep baby formula locked up on maternity wards so more...
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Nation's Blood Supply at 15-Year Low
The U.S. Red Cross says the American blood supply is at a 15-year low. The organization said it was 50,000 units short of its basic needs in June, experienced another shortage in July, and expects to...
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Poll: Independents, Democrats Strongly Favor Medicaid Expansion, Republicans...
Idaho lawmakers, usually far from the Statehouse in late July, donned their suits and name badges Monday to mull what Rupert Republican Sen. Dean Cameron called "the most-important issue facing our...
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Americans Puffing Fewer Cigarettes, More Cigars
As more of the nation's cities—including Boise—institute public bans of smoking, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that fewer Americans are lighting up cigarettes....
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Study: Lie Less, Be Healthier
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame found that people who lied often had worse mental-health issues, including stress and anxiety, than those who did not lie. The study looked at 110...
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'Obamacare' Medicaid Expansion Could Mean 100,000 New Idaho Enrollees
Idaho's Medicaid program could see between 90,000 and almost 105,000 new enrollees, according to a new study, should the state expand the program. One of two health care working groups appointed by...
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Kids' Cholesterol Down; Lower Trans Fats Credited
The latest health news regarding children has a rare bit of good news. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pointing to decreasing cholesterol levels among American children, according to...
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CDC: Gonorrhea Super Strain May Become 'Untreatable'
Gonorrhea is on the path to becoming completely untreatable, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Federal officials are warning that there is only one class...
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CDC: 27 Percent of Idahoans Obese
A new so-called "obesity map," published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, indicates that 27 percent of Idahoans were overweight in 2011—about the middle of the pack—far less than...
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Study: Eggs Just as Bad as Cigarettes
A new study indicates eggs may be as bad for your arteries as smoking. Researchers at the Unversity of Western Ontario found that both smoking and egg consumption independently caused plaque in human...
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