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Faith institutions to step in when disaster strikes

The 1918 flu pandemic, Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Midwestern floods last month that saturated downstate Illinois, Iowa and its surrounding areas are all disasters that affected thousands. Relief is rushed to residents by local, state and government

Fringe autism treatment could get federal study

Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine.

Skeeter advice: Wear repellent, avoid perfumes

Flooding, heavy rains and summer heat have produced a bumper crop of pesky mosquitoes, particularly in the waterlogged Midwest. Here’s how experts recommend avoiding the bugs and treating their bites
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