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Take Time To Consider Your Kidneys Take Time To Consider Your Kidneys
Take Time To Consider Your Kidneys Spring is the perfect time to take charge of your health and a good place to start is by learning more about your kidneys. Get to know what they do, risk factors for and consequences of kidney disease, and the tests and screenings that are key for early detection of kidney disorders. Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, about the size of a fist, located on either side of your spine right below the rib cage. The job of the kidneys is to eliminate extra water and waste from your body, and the kidneys achieve this by producing urine. Kidneys also make hormones that help control the producti…

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Pre-Made Salads Recalled Due To Multi-State E. Coli Outbreak Pre-Made Salads Recalled Due To Multi-State E. Coli Outbreak
Pre-Made Salads Recalled Due To Multi-State E. Coli Outbreak The Centers for Disease Control is warning consumers of a multi-state outbreak of E. coli that’s been tied to pre-made salad kits. The CDC, health and regulatory officials in multiple states are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 infections. As of Monday, Dec. 9, there have been eight reports of infections linked to Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp chopped salad kits. Those subjected to the infection range in age from 21 to 91, with a median age of 32. Among ill people, 63 percent were women. Three of the eight people have been hospitalized,…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Who Nearly Died Urges Area Residents To Get Flu Shots Teen Who Nearly Died Urges Area Residents To Get Flu Shots
Teen Who Nearly Died Urges Area Residents To Get Flu Shots This year’s flu season is in its infancy, but one Hudson Valley teenager is encouraging area residents to get their flu shots after she nearly died from flu-related symptoms. Last year, 13-year-old Rebecca Berak, of Poughkeepsie, tested positive for influenza and within hours of her diagnosis, her fever spiked to 106-degrees. Her influenza led to necrotizing pneumonia, throwing her body into sudden shock, acute respiratory failure and kidney failure.  With uncertainty about whether she would survive, Berak spent weeks on a ventilator and in a medically induced coma in Maria Fareri Chi…

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by Zak Failla