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Does the IRS Scandal Reflect What Could Happen With Obamacare?

By tonymccoy 3 days ago

Rush Limbaugh spoke with a listener who is concerned that if the IRS can point out which political party you are with; what is going to stop an Obama supporter working at the healthcare office from doing the same thing?

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Category: Health, Rush Limbaugh, The Rush Blogs Tags: health care, obamacare

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DARE Day to Teach Thousands of Local Schoolkids Benefits of Staying Fit

By Angela Thomas 2 weeks ago

DARE Day, going on Wednesday at Independence Stadium, kicks off Fit for Life Weekend.

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Category: Events, Health, Recreation, Shreveport/Bossier City News Tags: childhood obesity, DARE Day, Fit for Life

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Viagra Now Available Online

By Dennis Foley 2 weeks ago

Bashful about needing some help in the bedroom? There is now a website just for that. Starting today, Viagra can be ordered online for the first time for anyone in the drug industry.

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Category: Health, National News

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Wisconsin Company Recalls DiGiorno Frozen Pizzas Contaminated By Plastic Fragments

By Angela Thomas 3 weeks ago

Nestle Pizza Company out of Wisconsin is recalling several frozen pizza varieties that may be contaminated with small fragments of plastic.

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Category: Business News, Health, Public Safety, Shreveport/Bossier City News Tags: DiGiorno, food contamination, Nestle

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An Evening for Heroes Honors First-Responders and Medical Professionals

By John Lee 3 weeks ago

Some very special heroes were honored this evening by the LSI Health Sciences Foundation. It was the third year that the Foundation has hosted it's "An Evening for Heroes" event.

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Category: Health, Human Interest, Shreveport/Bossier City News Tags: Kathy Heitz, LSU Health Sciences Foundation, Zep Washington

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What to Do if You’re Bit by a Black Widow Spider

By Danny Fox 3 weeks ago

The Black Widow Spider is identified by a reddish orange colored mark that is shaped like an hourglass on their underside.

According to National Geographic, the venom of a Black Widow is 15 times stronger than the venom of a rattlesnake.

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Category: Ark-La-Tex News, Health, Shreveport/Bossier City News Tags: black widow

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Horse Owners Being Urged to Prepare for Mosquito-Borne Diseases

By Angela Thomas 4 weeks ago

Horse owners are being urged to vaccinate their animals for both Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus.

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Category: Animals, Health, Public Safety Tags: Eastern Equine Encephalitis, horses, west nile virus

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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is this Saturday

By John Lee 4 weeks ago

Time to start cleaning out the old medicine cabinet. This Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day -- a day when you can safely dispose of those expired, unused, and unwanted medications, whether prescription or over-the-counter.

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Category: Health, Law Enforcement, Public Safety Tags: national prescription drug take back day