Teens With Food Allergies Take Risks

1 Oct 2008

Flu Shot Season Under Way In Massachusetts

The flu shot is now available across Massachusetts. The rollout comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges parents to get all school-aged children vaccinated. NewsCenter 5's Heather Unruh reported Wednesday on the CDC's new recommendations.

"… Means more than eighty per cent of the population should be getting the vaccine and that's the department of public health set the date will have enough -- to go around. …" at 0:55

"… year's vaccine was not a match -- to a flu strain that health officials are confident this year's vaccine. Will be effective. …" at 1:16

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23 Sep 2008

Schools Experiencing Nurse Shortage

"… This state department of public health report recommended schools with 250. Students and more -- nurse. That was ten years ago it's still not happening Boston has a 143 schools 100 nurses. In Boston we know that there's a higher rate of -- that are the first of ten minutes how would it be the other way -- Boston to Charlestown. Even worse and detours slowing us down. …" at 1:45

"… Edward's middle school in -- and then Dante Allen -- elementary in East Boston. Separated by a bridge and -- tunnels they share one winner and it took us. And that's why is it happening. It's …" at 1:04

"… like food services athletics and security together they equal less than one per cent of spending. Kathy knows it comes down to money he just hopes he can be fixed before it costs a life I …" at 2:28

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20 Aug 2008

New Device Helping Heart Patients

Of the 1 million angioplasty cases in the U.S., up to 10 percent are considered high risk. But a new device is improving treatment for those patients.

"… Water the flowers and bless him for Kim -- she survived two heart attack in 1991 battled other health problems only to learn recently that her heart was failing. I'm back -- Iraq. Blocked arteries and her legs -- at high risk for heart failure during surgery. But is cutting device made by Denver based Abdi -- Helped increase her odds of getting through a high risk …" at 0:19

"… and the patient outcome improves dramatically. I have been. Living on 35 per cent of my in Holland. -- I don't can't do it can't in the last. But now I feel like. -- and complain. …" at 1:21

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