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    Mar 17, 2012 |Story| AM News

  1. SICK OF GOVERNMENT: Danville attorney takes on military in massive poisoned water case

    It was only 18 months ago that Bill Noelker hung out his shingle to practice law and already he has the case of a lifetime.
    tkleffman@amnews.com
    It was only 18 months ago that Bill Noelker hung out his shingle to practice law and already he has the case of a lifetime. “This case is why I went to law school. This gets me excited,” Noelker said last week in his second-floor office...

    Tags: Immune System, Emergency Health Procedures, Crime, Law and Justice, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Psychologists

    2. Oct 10, 2011 |Story| AM News

  2. Forkland Festival brings back old-timers in Living History Program

    Sgt. Leonard Taylor, born in 1757, served in the Continental Line during the Revolutionary War, and will be among early settlers represented during a Living History Character Program to be presented Oct. 14-15 at the Forkland Heritage Festival & Revue.
    Contributing Writer
    Sgt. Leonard Taylor, born in 1757, served in the Continental Line during the Revolutionary War, and will be among early settlers represented during a Living History Character Program to be presented Oct. 14-15 at the Forkland Heritage Festival & Revue....

    Tags: Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals, Festive Events, University of Kentucky, History (tv network)

    3. May 3, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  3. Whooping cough death reinforces need for vaccines, officials say

    An Orlando infant's death from whooping cough last month is underscoring the county health department's push to get children and adults alike vaccinated and keep vaccines up to date.
    An Orlando infant's death from whooping cough last month is underscoring the county health department's push to get children and adults alike vaccinated and keep vaccines up to date. The six-week-old baby boy was too young to have gotten his first...

    Tags: Coughing, Disease Prevention, Family, Parenting, Tetanus

    4. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  4. Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health

    <em>Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to <a href="http://pediatricassociates.com/" target="_blank">pediatricassociates.com</a>.</em>
    Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com. April 29, 2013 Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...

    Tags: Health and Beauty Products, General Practitioners, Eczema, Varicella Vaccine, Biofeedback

    5. Jan 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Hospitals push breast-feeding in hopes of getting 'baby-friendly' label

    After the births of her first two children, Charmaine Sharkey's neighborhood hospital gave her cans of baby formula and sent her on her way.
    After the births of her first two children, Charmaine Sharkey's neighborhood hospital gave her cans of baby formula and sent her on her way. But Sharkey tried something different when her youngest, Dynasty, was born six months ago. The 28-year-old...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics, Physiology, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Morgan Park

    6. Feb 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. U.S. lags world, fails women with lack of paid leave

    This month marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act. The 1993 act is a federal law requiring employers to provide employees 12 weeks of unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons, including pregnancy. On this anniversary, we should reflect on how the U.S. is unacceptably lagging behind on parental leave and on what we should do to overcome this gap.
    This month marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act. The 1993 act is a federal law requiring employers to provide employees 12 weeks of unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons, including pregnancy. On this...

    Tags: Health and Safety at School, University of Maryland, College Park, Family, Employment, Labor Legislation

    7. Dec 28, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  7. Frequent illness not necessarily worrisome

    Q: My daughter is 2 years and 5 months old and keeps getting sick! This is the fifth time in less than a month. I took her to the pulmonologist, and she was prescribed Xopenex. She got better for almost a week, [then] got a 103 fever from out of the...

    Tags: Premature Birth, Tylenol (drug), Sexually Transmitted Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics, Diseases and Illnesses

    8. Aug 23, 2012 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  8. Vaccines aren't just for children

    The reemergence of pertussis, or whooping cough, in the U.S. underscores the need for people of all ages to maintain protection against vaccine-preventable diseases, a message Project Immunize Virginia has been promoting for 17 years.
    The reemergence of pertussis, or whooping cough, in the U.S. underscores the need for people of all ages to maintain protection against vaccine-preventable diseases, a message Project Immunize Virginia has been promoting for 17 years. "Our mission is...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Human papillomavirus, Symptoms, Cancer

    9. Jul 23, 2012 |Story| Daily Pilot

  9. Carnett: Historical 'what if' can be fun for a moment

    Human beings exhibit a remarkable capacity for positing head-scratching "what ifs." What if I'd been born in County Cork instead of Orange County? What if I stood 6-foot-5 instead of 5-foot-6? (Actually, I'm 5 8½.) What if I had pipes like Pavarotti?...

    Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Democratic Party, Andrew Johnson, Abraham Lincoln, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    10. Jul 30, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  10. Riding for Vera: Fundraiser set for Sidman toddler with leukemia

    Our Town Editor
    Kim Gearty had a mother's intuition something was not right with her 1-year-old daughter, Vera. The infant was constantly sick, but doctors diagnosed it as ear infections or routine childhood illnesses. When Vera came home from daycare one day with a...

    Tags: Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Leukemia, Human Interest, Ear Infection

    11. Jun 5, 2012 |Story| KSWB-LTV

  11. Rady Children's Hospital gets high marks

    SAN DIEGO -- Rady Children's Hospital earned high marks in U.S. News &amp; World Report's nationwide ranking of pediatric hospitals released Tuesday.
    SAN DIEGO -- Rady Children's Hospital earned high marks in U.S. News & World Report's nationwide ranking of pediatric hospitals released Tuesday. Rady was runner-up in pediatric orthopedics and ninth in pediatric urology. The orthopedics ranking was...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Surgery, Healthcare Provider, Cardiologists, Health

    12. Jun 25, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. We can wipe out childhood diseases

    This month, leaders from around the globe announced a road map for ending preventable child deaths within a generation. Essentially, the ambitious plan aims to assure that every child has the same opportunity for a fifth birthday and a future beyond childhood, thereby ending one of the most obvious social injustices in the world today.
    This month, leaders from around the globe announced a road map for ending preventable child deaths within a generation. Essentially, the ambitious plan aims to assure that every child has the same opportunity for a fifth birthday and a future beyond...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Health and Safety at School, Hillary Clinton, Pneumonia

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