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Norovirus blamed for sickening 62 at Gulfport military retirement home

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GULFPORT, Mississippi (AP) — The illness sickening residents at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport has been identified as norovirus. Media outlets report that since Monday, 62 residents have become ill and nine have […]

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MBK focused on HIV testing reaching “all populations”

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Group hosts free HIV testing at multiple sites Nov 30 – Dec 1 By Reggie S. Davis Communications Manager MBK Public conversations about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be a mixture of sound knowledge […]

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Partners for the “Make Healthy Happen Miami” initiative attended the EcoFest in Liberty City

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The Mississippi Link Newswire Members of the “Make Healthy Happen Miami” team attended the EcoFest Festival at Broadway Place in Liberty City recently. EcoFest is a community festival that provided residents with an opportunity to […]

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BCBS seeks increase of baby friendly hospitals in state

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By Shanderia K. Posey Editor Mississippi has one of the lowest breast-feeding rates in the nation with 52 percent of babies ever being breast-fed compared to 81 percent in the nation. The state’s 2015 infant […]

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Mississippi’s 1st flu case confirmed for 2016-17 season

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi health officials are confirming the state’s first case of the flu for the 2016-17 season. A state Department of Health news release says Thursday that the patient is from the […]

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Foundation pledges $9 million for dementia research

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A top Mississippi foundation is pledging another $9 million to the University of Mississippi Medical Center to help fund research into dementia. The medical center announced the pledge over 25 years […]

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2 billion children breathe toxic air, UNICEF says; one third live in northern India region

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NEW DELHI (AP) — As Indians wake Monday to smoke-filled skies from a weekend of festival fireworks, New Delhi’s worst season for air pollution begins — with dire consequences. A new report from UNICEF says […]

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Amid rising Obamacare premiums, health law consumers face least choice in program’s history

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans in the health insurance markets created by President Barack Obama’s law will have less choice next year than any time since the program started, a new county-level analysis for The Associated […]

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Breast cancer survivors inspire, educate

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By Shanderia K. Posey Editor There are numerous women and even some men in the Jackson metro area who should be honored for their courageous battle with breast cancer. All of their different stories offer […]

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Chancery clerk promotes breast cancer awareness

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By Janice K. Neal-Vincent Contributing Writer The Hinds County Chancery Clerk’s Office, under the leadership of Chancery Clerk Eddie Jean Carr, observed Breast Cancer Awareness Month in honor of breast cancer survivors on Oct. 19. […]

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