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Young cancer survivor to speak at Aroostook symposium
Bangor Daily News, MainePRESQUE ISLE, Maine -- For many cancer patients, the feeling that they are isolated in their suffering can make them terribly lonely. It is something that officials at The Aroostook Medical Center have recognized for some time, and for the third year in a...Tags: Biotechnology, Relay for Life, Health Organizations, Health Treatments, Human Interest
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Toxic Chemicals Bill Needed To Protect Children
The Hartford CourantA bill that would provide protection to young children against toxic chemicals — both before and after birth — was unfortunately bottled up in the General Assembly's Appropriations Committee last week but should be revived by amendment...Tags: Education, Asthma, Family, Mount Sinai, University of Connecticut Health Center
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FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trail mix. Potato chips. And now gum. With a growing number of foods boasting added caffeine for an energy boost, the Food and Drug Administration says it's time to investigate their safety. The FDA's new look at added caffeine...Tags: Health Organizations, American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington, DC, Energy Drinks, Margaret Hamburg
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Williamsburg mental health symposium will focus on children
Mental health professionals are increasingly pointing to early intervention and increased services for children as one of the keys to successful treatment for mental illnesses. Colonial Behavioral Health, the community services board responsible for...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Family, Behavioral Conditions, Employment, Pharmaceuticals
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We didn't elect the sex police
For RedEyeAs the battle for marriage equality ratchets up, one of the treasured conservative counter arguments is that allowing gays and lesbians to marry will lead down a slippery slope to polygamy. Cool! Plural marriage—or any other kind of arrangement...Tags: Family, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage
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When faith clashes with medical care
The Philadelphia InquirerRita Swan's 16-month-old son, Matthew, was dying of meningitis in the family's Michigan home in 1977. Swan never called a doctor. Instead, as Matthew screamed in pain, Swan and her husband, then Christian Scientists, who eschew medical help, summoned...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Belief and Faith, Politics, Arts and Culture, Death and Dying Customs
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Eric Garcetti for mayor
Studying the top five mayoral contenders before the March primary, The Times selected Eric Garcetti as the candidate most likely to rise to the occasion and lead Los Angeles into a successful future. Now the runoff between Garcetti and Wendy Greuel is...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy, Wendy Greuel
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Scene: Red Cross Caribbean cabaret sizzles with success
The American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley took the chill from the evening of April 12 with its tropical-themed Cabaret & Cuisine fundraiser. "Caribbean Nights" brought 390 guests to the Musikfest Cafe at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks,...
Tags: Family, Auction Service, American Red Cross, Allentown, Restaurants
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BRIEF: Children's health fair planned for East Ward
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.Derwin L. Montgomery, the East Ward representative to the Winston-Salem City Council, and the Alpha & Omega Family Institute will have a free East Ward Community Day and Children's Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the field at 14th Street...Tags: Family
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Emanuel announces deal with Coca-Cola on recycling
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday announced his latest partnership with Coca-Cola: The soft drink giant will pay for 50,000 blue recycling carts for Chicago homes and in return gets to put images of Coke products on the lids of the familiar bins. Emanuel...
Tags: Thomas Menino, Weight, Coca-Cola Co., Local Government, Chicago Mayor
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Talk back: Should California pass a soda tax?
Should the state play a role in preventing obesity among its residents? State Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) has introduced legislation that would levy a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages, including sodas, as part of an effort to fight obesity...
Tags: New York City, Weight, Consumers, Obesity
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Sick House: The Link Between Housing And Health
It was a chronic thing: Almost every time Erma Taylor's great-grandson caught a cold, he also ended up having a severe asthma attack. Taylor, a retired nurse, spent many hours at a hospital, helping to hold the toddler for tests and breathing treatments,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Arts and Culture, Physical Conditions, Rentals, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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