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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
Tags: Soccer, Teachers, Music, Students, Technology
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End of smallpox
Although polio has been reduced to its lowest level in history, three countries still have polio transmission — Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Last year 223 polio cases were reported. So far in 2013 there have been 19 cases, according to the...Tags: UNICEF, Diseases and Illnesses, Politics, Polio, Pakistan
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READER SUBMITTED: Progressive Animal Wellness And Dogology Partner For Rabies Clinic, Raise $420 For Animal Shelter
AvonOn Saturday, May 11, Corey Shagensky, DVM, of Progressive Animal Wellness in Avon provided rabies vaccination services for the 2013 Canton Rabies Clinic held at Dogology in Canton. In all, 21 dogs and cats from several towns visited the clinic and...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Disease Prevention, Rabies, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine
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BMI measuring in schools proves weighty issue
Like other fourth-graders at Evanston's King Laboratory School, Jennifer Dreller's daughter was discreetly weighed during gym class as part of a routine fitness assessment. But the experience took a toll on the 10-year-old's self-esteem, her mother...
Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Teachers, Health and Safety at School, Physical Conditions, Diseases and Illnesses
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Beef reproductive success means Āstacking the deckĀ in all the right ways
It's hard to believe, but it's already time for cattle producers to start thinking about next year's calving season. Breeding season is right around the corner! Every spring I get calls from worried cattlemen who face the breeding season with...Tags: Leptospirosis , Conjunctivitis, Disease Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses
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Man celebrates birthday with fundraiser
An Aberdeen man wants to use his birthday to raise money for an immunization project. Glenn Jakober, who will turn 70 on May 23, is raising funds to support Kiwanis International's efforts to eliminate maternal neonatal tetanus in developing countries....Tags: UNICEF, Disease Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Tetanus
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Pet vaccinations are a must
Jessamine County Health DepartmentRabies is a deadly disease that is almost always fatal if not prevented. In fact, every year in the United States, measures are taken to prevent approximately 40,000 potential exposures to rabies. Rabies is considered a disease of nature and can affect...Tags: Rabies, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Pets
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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: Michael Bloomberg, Diseases and Illnesses, Crime, Law and Justice, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry
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HPV-related throat cancers multiplying
It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said Dr. Kevin...
Tags: Human papillomavirus, Viral Diseases and Infections, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Throat Cancer
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Special Report - In Myanmar, apartheid tactics against minority Muslims
ReutersSITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Muslim boy lay dying on a thin metal table. Bitten by a rabid dog a month ago, he convulsed and drooled as his parents wedged a stick between his teeth to stop him from biting off his tongue. Swift treatment...Tags: Buddhism, Crime, Law and Justice, Malaysia, Tuberculosis, Thein Sein
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Fever reducers don't slow children's recovery: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of past research finds that fever-reducing drugs have no effect on the speed of children's recovery from an infection, contrary to the fears of some doctors and parents. Researchers have debated for decades whether...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Science and Technology, Pharmaceuticals, Diseases and Illnesses, University of Louisville
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Pointing to threat, pulling in profit
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- 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: Laws, Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice, Diseases and Illnesses, George W. Bush
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