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Ways to stay healthy during flu season
- News
- February 1, 2018
The flu vaccine this year has an estimated 30 to 40 percent effectiveness, but it is still important to get vaccinated, especially with some cases of a more dangerous flu virus. Although the flu vaccine is less effective than it could be, having some protection against the flu is better than none at all, especially
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Research on eating less helps scone lover
- Campus Life
- February 23, 2012
When Dr. Jane Cavender introduced the speaker in Gibble the other day, she was aware that the audience consisted of biology students and faculty interested in learning about the relationship between calorie intake and longevity. The speaker was Behzad Varamini, who is currently completing a postdoc at UPenn. What made matters even more interesting was
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Forty sick after drinking raw milk from farm in Chambersburg, Pa.
- News
- February 16, 2012
Two Lancaster County residents experienced stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting after drinking raw milk distributed by Your Family Cow farm in Chambersburg, Pa., in January of this year. They were diagnosed with Campylobacter illness, a bacterial infection. These two people, who both live within a short drive of Elizabethtown, were not the only ones in
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Legislation requires birth control coverage
- News
- February 2, 2012
The Obama administration is now requiring that all employers offer birth control to their employees without a co-pay. The White House is making sure this requirement is applied to all faith-based universities and hospitals as well. This new health reform will be put in place starting Aug. 1, 2012. This means that after this time
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