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Fewer Teens Drinking and Driving
KickingTiresIt turns out that teenagers have been listening to the warnings about the dangers of drinking and driving. According to the Center for Disease Control, teenage drinking and driving is on a major decline, falling by 54% during the past......Tags: Values, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ethics, Religion and Belief, Health and Safety at School
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Survey Finds Lots of Drowsy Drivers
KickingTiresEver felt sleepy behind the wheel? You???re not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a survey asking, "During the last 30 days, have you ever nodded off or fallen asleep, even just for a brief moment, while......Tags: AAA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Organizations
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Lifelong scars from bullying prompt charitable donation
Crime and Safety - Sun-SentinelThe scars from being bullied can last a lifetime.?? Just ask Leonard A. Solomon, 83, of Fort Lauderdale. Despite a successful career as a car rental franchisee, memories of being taunted because he was a self-described, ???5-foot, 2-inch tall, young...Tags: Health, History (tv network), Documentary (genre), Bullying, Movies
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'MotherToBaby CT' Launches For Mother's Day
A CDC-recommended non-profit organization has been launched in time for Mother's Day. Through 'MotherToBaby CT', experts will be able to provide the public with free answers to the many questions that arise during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Read...
Tags: Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Birth Defects, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mother's Day, Science and Technology
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Flu myths: Know your bug
The latest flu epidemic has many people in a near-panic. But it's important to know the difference between fact and fiction when it comes to fighting the influenza virus. "This is one of the worst flu seasons we've seen in Illinois in about a decade,"...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Viral Diseases and Infections, Chills, Vaccines, Tamiflu (drug)
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Doctor whose work saved millions reflects on career
The publication of Alfred Sommer's new memoir, "10 Lessons in Public Health," comes precisely 30 years after the publication of the most important thing he's ever written: "Increased mortality in children with mild vitamin A deficiency," a report of a...
Tags: Vitamin A, Viral Diseases and Infections, Vaccines, Health and Safety at School, Physical Conditions
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Advances in science are among mankind's greatest achievements
The pessimist might be tempted to look at mankind's most turbulent history since history began and be discouraged about the future. Many evils have been perpetrated by humans, including wars, genocide and massacres. Despite the sometimes tragic nature...Tags: Animal Science, Smallpox , Viral Diseases and Infections, Brucellosis, Animals
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Olympic cycling in Trexlertown? A letter to the veep couldn't hurt
Vice President Joe Biden 1 Observatory Circle NW Washington, DC 20008 Dear Mr. Vice President: I have an urgent request concerning the news that the Philadelphia area has a shot at hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics. A story in The Morning Call on...
Tags: Sports, Olympic Games, Demographics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Track Cycling
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Life Out Here: Getting off the junk
While I may not be a political junkie, I certainly am an enthusiastic recreational user. But I think I’m ready to quit. I’m tired, I’m disgusted, and I’m saddened that everyone involved is acting so abominably. The body of the...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Glenn Beck, Politics, Preventative Medicine, Government
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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Media Industry, Pneumonia, Crime, Law and Justice, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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The spirit moves her: Milla Hniang's journey to a dream
What people go through to live their lives — war and terror, disease and pain, poverty and hunger, long journeys across continents and oceans, loss and heartbreak — always leaves me awed and humbled. You hear a story, like the one I'm offering...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Burma, Vaccines, Dixie Chicks (music group), Faith Hill
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Chicagoan saves one dog at a time from rabies in Africa
NANGALE, Tanzania — Only about half the dogs Anna Czupryna is studying in Tanzania have names. Dogs are different here. They are foragers and night watchmen who are treated more like livestock than pets. But when the dogs of north-central Tanzania...
Tags: Outback Steakhouse Incorporated, Media Industry, Science and Technology, Research, Health and Safety at School
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