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    May 23, 2011 |Story| Winchester Sun

  1. Health: Enjoy the water and stay healthy

    If you do not live in a household with school-age children, or are otherwise involved with the Clark County School System, you may be unaware that the long-anticipated last day of school (for students) arrives Friday with the graduation ceremony at the George Rogers Clark High School taking place that evening.
    If you do not live in a household with school-age children, or are otherwise involved with the Clark County School System, you may be unaware that the long-anticipated last day of school (for students) arrives Friday with the graduation ceremony at the...

    Tags: Medical Services, Injuries and Wounds, Swimmer's Ear, Health, Physical Conditions

    2. May 20, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. A CDC study reveals a rise in E. Coli in public pools

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    Several pools across the area are set to open for the season this coming Memorial Day weekend. A study just released from the Centers for Disease Control shows 58% of the pools it studied, tested positive for E. Coli. The Green Ridge Recreation Center...

    Tags: Memorial Day, Swimming, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, E. coli Infection

    3. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Fake prom crash brings home lesson of drinking and driving

    Beneath a cloudless blue sky, a simulated fatal car crash was depicted in horrifying detail at Lake Zurich High School.
    Beneath a cloudless blue sky, a simulated fatal car crash was depicted in horrifying detail at Lake Zurich High School. The deadly post-prom tragedy included a lifeless teenage girl wearing a blood-splattered dress splayed over the hood of a...

    Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Industry, National Transportation Safety Board, Accidental Death, Disasters and Accidents

    4. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities

    WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will likely widen the divide between the nation's healthiest and sickest states.
    WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will...

    Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, High Blood Pressure, Healthcare Laws, Washington, DC, Politics

    5. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Choking is easily averted, but always a tragedy

    Fred Y. Sasaki put on a red tie and his gray suit.
    Fred Y. Sasaki put on a red tie and his gray suit. He was not a man who typically dressed up, but tonight was special. At 80 years old, Sasaki had built a successful career as a dry cleaner. He had just spent the day with his grandson. And now he was...

    Tags: Stroke, Lifestyle and Leisure, Heart Failure, Politics, Physical Conditions

    6. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Spotlighting a terrorism risk, and profiting

    WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a major threat to national security.
    WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he...

    Tags: Vaccines, Politics, Barack Obama, Biological and Chemical Weapons, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

    7. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Pointing to threat, pulling in profit

    Tribune Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON -- Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a...

    Tags: Vaccines, Politics, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

    8. May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that

    PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-income children and kids of color have been hit hardest by untreated cavities.
    PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, American Cancer Society, NAACP, Water Supply, Diabetes

    9. May 18, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  9. Angelina Jolie's decision to get double mastectomy isn't unusual in Lehigh Valley

    Kelly Vanek, a runner, cyclist and triathlete, was listening to sports talk radio in the car when the conversation shifted to Angelina Jolie.
    Kelly Vanek, a runner, cyclist and triathlete, was listening to sports talk radio in the car when the conversation shifted to Angelina Jolie. The actress and sex symbol took the public by surprise last week with the announcement that she had her healthy...

    Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Science and Technology, The New York Times

    10. May 18, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. CDC: 'Dirty' pools common

    Los Angeles Times
    Attention swimmers: More than half of the public pools tested in a new study contained bacterial evidence that someone may have used the pool as a restroom.  Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with state and local...

    Tags: Swimming, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Disease Prevention, E. coli Infection

    11. May 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes

    Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, at his Lutherville home. He was 53.
    Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...

    Tags: Lou Gehrig's Disease, Harvard University, Pancreatic Cancer, Heart Disease, Stand-up Comedy

    12. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Mental illness in youth: a common struggle

    Go to a busy street in your community and count the next 25 adolescents who walk, bike, skateboard, stroll or saunter past. Odds are that two of those 25 kids (8.3% to be exact) would own up to having experienced 14 or more days in the last month that he or she considered "mentally unhealthy," according to a comprehensive report on the mental health of American youth issued Thursday.
    Go to a busy street in your community and count the next 25 adolescents who walk, bike, skateboard, stroll or saunter past. Odds are that two of those 25 kids (8.3% to be exact) would own up to having experienced 14 or more days in the last month that...

    Tags: ADHD, Depression, Medical Procedures and Tests, Learning Disability, Health

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