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Over 57-year career, pediatrician says, vaccines changed everything
The Orange County RegisterSANTA ANA, Calif. If you think today's world can be a perilous place for children, imagine life in the 1950s. Seat belts in cars were not widely used, much less required. A kid wearing a bike helmet would have been mocked mercilessly. The child-resistant...Tags: Preventative Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Internists, Vaccines, Chemical Industry
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Ashland Area Rotary celebrates 75th anniversary
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa.The Ashland Area Rotary Club celebrated the 75th anniversary of receiving its charter with a dinner and program Sunday at The Mineshaft Cafe. The dinner celebrated a club that has placed the Rotarian motto, "Service Above Self," in its community...Tags: Rotary International, Regional Authority, Human Interest, Executive Branch, Holidays
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READER SUBMITTED: Rotary Honors Polio Survivors
StatewideOn May 10, over 270 Rotarians from District 7890 and their families teamed up with the Rock Cats for End Polio Now night. In addition to being treated to an old fashioned double header and fireworks at the Stadium, polio survivors were honored by the Rock...Tags: Human Interest, Pakistan
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BRIEF: Health Ministry: Lebanon has excellent health sector
The Lebanon Daily StarThe Health Ministry announced Sunday that Lebanon has one of the most outstanding health sectors in the Arab world. The comments were made by Mohammad Abu Haidar, a representative for the caretaker health minister, during a conference at the Al-Rahma...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Lebanon, Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses
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UN agency alarmed by humanitarian situation in Kordofan and Darfur
Sudan TribuneThe United Nations has expressed its concern over the continued fleeing of civilians in South Kordofan state because of the fighting between the Sudanese Armed forces (SAF) and the rebel armed groups. A report issued on Sunday by the Office for the...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Viral Diseases and Infections, Vaccines, Politics, France
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Documentaries lead Jewish Film Festival
South Bend TribuneFive of the eight movies that will be screened at the 2013 Michiana Jewish Film Festival are documentaries. The festival runs Monday through Thursday at the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Two films are screened each...Tags: Religion and Belief, Israel, Nazi Party, Landforms, Festive Events
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Khaled Hosseini on "And the Mountains Echoed"
Khaled Hosseini stormed the best-seller lists with his debut novel, “The Kite Runner,” in 2003, following it up with the even more popular “A Thousand Splendid Suns” in 2007. Both set in the author's native country of Afghanistan,...
Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Fiction, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal
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Room for another Petty in NASCAR's Hall?
The Charlotte ObserverRichard Petty is asked to make the case for his brother Maurice to be elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. "Don't need to," Richard Petty says with a smile. "He's made his own case. Doing what he did for all those years, as far as I'm concerned, he did...Tags: Auto Racing, Horse and Harness Racing, Sports, Stock Car Racing, Richard Petty
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Rodney R Millar
On a beautiful May 3rd of 2013, while surrounded by family, Rodney Robert Millar did succumb to heart disease after a long and courageous battle. The son of Fred and Gladys (Jones) Millar, Rodney was born in Martin, SD on June 19, 1940. One of the...
Tags: Heart Disease, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Anglicanism
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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: Rotary International, Preventative Medicine, UNICEF, Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses
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READER SUBMITTED: "Crestmont" At The Cromwell Belden Public Library
CromwellThe Cromwell Belden Public Library will present an author talk and book signing featuring Holly Weiss, author of "Crestmont," on Wednesday Mary 22, at 6:30 p.m. (Note: this program was postponed from its original date of March 7 due to bad weather.)...Tags: Book, Libraries, Arts and Culture, Literature, Authors
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At 85, Polio Survivor Joins Rotary To Help Fight Disease
The Hartford CourantPolly Hincks was 85 years old when she decided to join the local Rotary Club. Now 86, the polio survivor was eating dinner at The McAuley retirement community last fall when she met a few members of Rotary International. She learned that the...Tags: Flu, Rotary International, Physical Therapy, Human Interest, New Britain
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