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Direct Access covers "I Care About Me," Tonight @ Midnight on DC50
Watch Direct Access Friday, June 1st, at Midnight on DC50 for coverage, with exclusive interviews, from the "I Care About Me" event, which took place Monday, May 21st. DC Department of Health Launches Teen Health Campaign “I Care About Me”...
Tags: Elections, Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Conservation, Obesity
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Hospital guild hosts 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
La Providencia Guild of Children's Hospital Los Angeles conducted its annual meeting and breakfast at Burbank's Castaway banquet center on March 10. Chairwoman Sue Ann Gordon and her committee decorated the room with Audrey Hepburn's movie, “...Tags: Human Interest, Family, Health, Charity, Material Science
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Thank You: Thanks for help with Calipatria health fair
Projects technician/Migrant Education coordinator, Calipatria Unified School DistrictThe Calipatria UnifiedSchool District and Migrant Education Program hosted our 10th annual Family & Children’s Health Fair on March 21 at Grace Smith School in Niland. It was a great success. We had over 200 parents and children participate and 45...Tags: Facebook, Family, Health, Dentistry and Dental Health, American Red Cross
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Yo-Yo Dieting & Teens: Up and down weight has health impact
CW33 News17 year old Anela Praycic is like a lot of teenagers these days that diet, lose weight and then gain it right back. "I've done it,” Anela said. “I've lost five to ten pounds at the least and at the most like fifteen and I thought it wasn't...Tags: Body Mass Index, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight, Overweight, Health
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Deborah S. Edelman, writer
Deborah S. Edelman, an author and writer who wrote widely on health issues and established Public Health Media Inc., died Nov. 10 of metastatic breast cancer at her Mount Washington home.
She was 51.
Dr. Edelman, who kept her maiden name, was born and...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), University of Pennsylvania, Science, Boynton Beach, Newspaper and Magazine
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To prevent impaired driving, treat young people with respect
In the late hours of Labor Day, 2006, on Interstate 64 near Sand Springs, Okla., Thomas Kirby Jr. lost control of his vehicle, crossed the median and slammed head-on into another vehicle carrying four. The impact triggered a fiery and fatal explosion,...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Substance Abuse
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City gets new prescription for better health
Vowing to improve the health of Chicagoans and cut the government's soaring health care costs, Mayor Rahm Emanuel went to a sweaty fitness room in Humboldt Park on Tuesday to unveil a comprehensive health agenda that includes a citywide "wellness plan."...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Obesity, Health, Humboldt Park
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Sex-ed reform bill under consideration in General Assembly
ReporterTeen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, abstinence; tough topics included in a bill making its way through the General Assembly. The Senate passed a bill requiring each school district to adopt the state's Standards of Learning for family life...Tags: Elections, Human Interest, Family, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Health
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Founded in 1901, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is one of the nation’s top children’s hospitals and is acknowledged worldwide for its leadership in pediatric and adolescent health. Children’s Hospital is one of only eight in the...Tags: Human Interest, Family, Health, University of Southern California, Medical Research
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Teen Dating Leads To Teen Drinking?
FOX 17 NewsFlea Markets: The 9 Best Shopping Strategies (Source: FOXNews.com) Flea marketing looks so easy in magazine spreads and TV shows: You see a host waft around an organized array of tables overflowing with conveniently bargain-priced antiques. It's always a...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Mount Sinai, Obesity, Values, Harvard University
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Schools' reaction to suicides may do more harm than good
For schools reeling in the aftermath of a student's suicide, some mental health experts say that paying tribute to the teen with candlelight vigils, hallway locker memorials and all-school assemblies may do more harm than good.
Though school officials...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Human Interest, University of South Florida, Suicide, Medical Specialization
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