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Avera Medical Minute : Super Sitter Class Live 07/02/09

Avera McKennan family life educator Betty Barto-Smith talked with KSFY Action News about the “super sitter class”, a one-day babysitting class for boys and girls ages 10 to 13, Betty goes over some of the things she teaches in this course. ... Read more »

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Avera Doctor On Swine Flu
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A physcian from Avera McKennan sheds some light on swine flu. Read more »
What's Going Around? Swine Flu
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Despite Outbreak, Business As Usual At FSD
At various airports around the world, officials are taking precautions in light of the swine flu outbreak. The Sioux Falls Regional Airport isn't one of them. Leslie Rupiper reports. Read more »
Flu Vaccines Won't Prevent Swine Flu

In our newsroom, we asked 'If I haven’t received a flu shot, is it too late, and would it help protect me from Swine Flu?' and in this report, Leslie Rupiper has the answer. Read more »
How Swine Flu Is Reported To The State
But in our newsroom, we wondered how swine flu is reported to the state? Leslie Rupiper has the answer in this report. Read more »

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FDA calls for ban of some pain drugs
Prescription painkillers that include acetaminophen should be pulled from the U.S. market because they can make it too easy for patients to take dangerously high doses, a government advisory panel narrowly recommended on Tuesday. Read more »
Denmark finds 1st case of H1N1 resistance to Tamiflu
Scientists have established the first case of the new H1N1 influenza strain showing resistance to Tamiflu, the main antiviral flu drug, Danish officials and the manufacturer said on Monday. Read more »
Roche stops selling acne drug Accutane
Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is no longer selling its acne drug Accutane as it has reached the end of its life cycle and is losing ground to generic alternatives, the company said on Friday. Read more »
Late-life weight gain boosts disability risk
Gaining weight after age 50 increases a person's risk of becoming disabled, especially if he or she is already obese, new research from Italy shows. Read more »
Radiation not needed in common childhood cancer
Children can be treated for a common form of childhood leukemia without bombarding the brain with radiation, reducing the risk that they will suffer additional tumors and thinking problems, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. Read more »

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