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Doctors want to redefine autism; parents worried
CHICAGO (AP) — One child doesn't talk, rocks rhythmically back and forth and stares at clothes spinning in the dryer. Another has no trouble talking but is obsessed with trains, methodically naming every station in his state. Autistic kids like...
Tags: Health, Behavioral Conditions, Sociology, Yale University, Johns Hopkins University
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Letter sent home to parents about threats
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A letter was sent home with students of Washington High School on Friday alerting parents of two threats made against the school since Feb. 27. Many parents reported concerns on Friday that they had no knowledge of the bomb threats...Tags: Health, Teaching and Learning, Students
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US report: Foster kids get high rate of psych meds
Federal health officials are failing to monitor how state agencies are doling out powerful psychotropic drugs to foster children, according to a comprehensive investigation released Thursday showing foster kids are being prescribed the drugs at rates 2....Tags: Health, Behavioral Conditions, Interior Policy, Interior Policy, Arts and Culture
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Feds issue warning to unconventional sperm donor
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials have issued a warning to a California man who has been donating cups of his sperm to women who want kids. Trent Arsenault tells the San Francisco Chronicle (http://bit.ly/vLhXIA) he's been donating sperm...Tags: Health, Food and Drug Administration, Diseases and Illnesses, Communicable Diseases, Charity
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Cass County 'declares war' on truancy
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterCass County officials aren’t looking the other way when it comes to truancy in schools. In fact, according to a news release, they’ve declared war on it, with the ultimate goal of eliminating truancy altogether. “Truancy has been a big...Tags: Crimes, Health, Behavioral Conditions, Local Government, Recreational Substance Use
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ND changes sex assault investigation procedures
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND — Students who report sexual assaults at the University of Notre Dame are now assigned a trained resource coordinator, don’t have to face their alleged assailant in a hearing room and may appeal any decision reached by a campus...Tags: Crimes, Health, Lawyers, Sexual Assault, Laws
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More than 1 in 10 parents skip, delay kids' shots
CHICAGO (AP) — The government recommends that by age 6, children should be vaccinated against 14 diseases, in at least two doses. But a national survey finds more than 1 in 10 parents reject that advice. They're refusing some shots for their...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines
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Man pleads guilty in Indiana police officer's killing
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A 61-year-old man pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in the 2011 shooting death of an Indianapolis police officer. The Indianapolis Star reported (http://indy.st/wNmBfd ) that Thomas Hardy also pleaded guilty Wednesday...Tags: Lawyers, Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Justice System
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Miss. authorities to review black man's hanging
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi authorities are reviewing the case of a black man who was found dead hanging from a tree after relatives questioned the credibility of the deputy medical examiner. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Mississippi, Kenya
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Halloween candy rumors rampant after death of 11-year-old girl, but police say foul play not suspected
CASS COUNTY – An 11-year-old Howard Township girl was found dead in her bed and some parents are worried about the safety of their own children.
Destany Frick's parents tried to wake her up for school Thursday morning, but she was unresponsive....Tags: Holidays, Health and Safety at School, Halloween
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Notre Dame cited, fined for violations in Sullivan death
INDIANAPOLIS — A state agency reported today that the University of Notre Dame should have taken steps that could have prevented the tragic death of a 20-year-old student last fall.
The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration...Tags: South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana), Health and Safety at Work, Weather Reports, High School Sports, Labor Legislation
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Graffiti found at Penn High in Mishawaka deemed low threat
MISHAWAKA — Officials at Penn High School are investigating cases of graffiti in two boys bathrooms that make vague death threats.
The school safety team has looked into the credibility of the threats and determined that both are low level...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Education
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