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LETTER: Mental Health Travesty
I cannot possibly be the only one who was astounded to read that Sandy Hook parent Jennifer Maksel ended up "fighting with the school sytem to get someone to provide direct services in the classroom" for her first-grade son who had been traumatized by the...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Mental Health
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Community Announcements for May 23
Upcoming Public Government Meetings - Stanford Planning and Zoning: 6 p.m. May 23 at L&N Depot - Lincoln County Board of Education (no action): 6:30 p.m. May 23 at the Board of Education office. “Big Train” singing at Beiting Hall...
Tags: Relay for Life, Libraries, Culture, Farms, Robin Williams
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Institute of Medicine: Kids need daily hour of physical activity, PE should be core subject
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Reading, writing, arithmetic — and PE? The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and that PE become a core...Tags: Washington, DC, Weight, Drugs and Medicines, Obesity, Jared Polis
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Community notes Thursday, May 23, 2013
Meetings Friday, May 24 Up North Network of BNI meets every Friday at the Charlevoix Public Library. Meetings are from 7-8:30 a.m. and visitors are welcome. For information or a reservation to attend, call Bill Ulvund, (231) 881-6700. Petoskey...Tags: Mental Health, Family Planning, Human Interest, Diabetes, Planned Parenthood
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Illinois House introduces less restrictive gun bill
— An Illinois House version of legislation to allow people to carry concealed weapons that emerged Wednesday would not let Chicago have its own set of rules and could make it easier to get a permit. The latest proposal is an attempt to address...
Tags: Michael Madigan, Mental Health, Brandon W. Phelps, Crime, Law and Justice, Kwame Raoul
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Mental health facility OK'd
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentLAPORTE -- Some Michigan City area residents put up a fight but lost their bid to keep a mental health treatment facility out of their neighborhood. The LaPorte County Board of Zoning Appeals Tuesday night approved a request for a variance allowing...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Mental Health, Dwayne Johnson, Health Treatments
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Waubonsee volunteers help file tax returns, and more
News briefs from the Fox Valley area. Sugar Grove Waubonsee Community College's volunteer income-tax-assistance program secured more than $1.3 million in tax refunds and credits for more than 700 low- to moderate-income clients this tax season. More...Tags: Arts and Culture, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Libraries, Behavioral Conditions, Mental Health
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State needs to improve access to trauma care for more Floridians
Guest columnist Legislation debated and passed in the final two weeks of Florida's session concerning access to trauma care triggered a broader public discussion about the allocation of trauma centers in our state and how they may be best positioned...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Orlando International Airport, Kissimmee, Hospitals and Clinics, Demographics
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Law enforcement officers receive crisis intervention training
WDBJ7 ReporterThey've graduated from the academy, but this week dozens of law enforcement officers are back in the classroom. Officers from 10 different agencies are getting Crisis Intervention training. In one scenario, officers had to calm a man after he had a...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Mental Health, Human Interest
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Health officials probe deadly respiratory illness in Alabama
ReutersBIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - U.S. and state health authorities are investigating an unidentified respiratory illness that has killed two of 10 people hospitalized with it in Alabama since last week. Preliminary tests do not indicate the bird flu,...Tags: General Practitioners, Pneumonia, Diseases and Illnesses, MRSA, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Fathers and sons need each other desperately
Shooting sprees such as the most recent Newtown, Conn., tragedy are linked to mental health issues. Consequently, our efforts to affix a spotlight to wellness are paramount. With Father’s Day approaching, it’s enlightening to illuminate the...
Tags: Mental Health, Suicide, Gaming, Human Interest, Science and Technology
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In debate over 'biosimilars,' patient safety must come first
In 1988, I became extremely ill. I had many tests, saw many doctors and was given various medicines. Some caused allergic reactions. Through it all, I remained sick — and actually became worse. Eventually, I was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis,...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Drugs and Medicines, Allergies, Maryland General Assembly
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