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'MotherToBaby CT' Launches For Mother's Day
A CDC-recommended non-profit organization has been launched in time for Mother's Day. Â Through 'MotherToBaby CT', experts will be able to provide the public with free answers to the many questions that arise during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Read...
Tags: Science and Technology, Mother's Day, Family, Birth Defects, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut)
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October Is SIDS Awareness Month
Shockingly, statistics show that about 7000 babies die each year in this country from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Parents, such as Melissa and Rudy Haberzetti, a Colorado couple profiled in Parenting Magazine, experience a true nightmare and can never...
Tags: March of Dimes Foundation
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Amazon wins key cloud security clearance from government
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has been given a security clearance by the U.S. government that will make it easier for federal agencies to use its cloud computing services. Amazon Web Services, known as AWS, was certified to operate as a...Tags: Politics, National Institutes of Health, Government, Food and Drug Administration, Health Organizations
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Guillermo del Toro's FX Pilot 'The Strain' Casts 'Breaking Dawn' Actress Mia Maestro in Starring Role
ReutersMay 21 (TheWrap.com) - Mia Maestro is moving on from the vampires of "Breaking Dawn" to sink her teeth into a new role with another bunch of suckers. Maestro, who played Denali coven member Carmen Denali in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" films, has...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, New York City
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Lawmakers Push Bill On Child Mental Health
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD -- Jennifer Maksel is a single mother who is seeking help because her family has been directly impacted by the tragedy of the Newtown school shootings. "My youngest son escaped from his first grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary after seeing...Tags: Interior Policy, Dannel P. Malloy , Health Insurance, White House, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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A CDC study reveals a rise in E. Coli in public pools
ReporterSeveral pools across the area are set to open for the season this coming Memorial Day weekend. A study just released from the Centers for Disease Control shows 58% of the pools it studied, tested positive for E. Coli. The Green Ridge Recreation Center...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Memorial Day, Sports, Disease Prevention, Swimming
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Middle-age suicides on rise
The Brunswick News, Ga.Coroners in Glynn and Camden counties say Coastal Georgia is not immune to the national increase in suicide rates among middle-aged Americans, noted in a recent report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The report indicates middle-aged...Tags: Suicide, Disease Prevention, Minority Groups, Camden County, Prescription Drugs
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Studies show payoff from smoking ban
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.Dr. Carl Bartecchi used to keep a poster in his Pueblo examination rooms of a line of animals, all showing their not-so-pretty rear ends to the camera. The last photo was of a stubbedout cigarette and the caption read, "Some Butts Are Ugly." Bartecchi was...Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Demographics
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Clearing the air about asthma
The Record, Stockton, Calif.Dr. Greg Bensch would like to see people change their thinking about asthma. Asthma is a chronic disease, but most people don't look at it that way. A chronic disease is a long-lasting health condition that can be controlled but not cured, such as...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Diabetes, Asthma, Environmental Pollution, Arthritis
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EMS goal is to increase use of CPR by everyone
The Columbus DispatchNot knowing whether "Anne" had suffered a heart attack or been waylaid by a criminal, central Ohio families packed COSI Columbus yesterday to ask her if she was OK. Anne was oblivious to the attention. She is, after all, a resuscitation dummy. The...Tags: Emergency Health Procedures, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Failure, Health and Safety at School, Heart Attack
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Fake prom crash brings home lesson of drinking and driving
Beneath a cloudless blue sky, a simulated fatal car crash was depicted in horrifying detail at Lake Zurich High School. The deadly post-prom tragedy included a lifeless teenage girl wearing a blood-splattered dress splayed over the hood of a...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Disasters and Accidents, American Academy of Pediatrics, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Choking is easily averted, but always a tragedy
Fred Y. Sasaki put on a red tie and his gray suit. He was not a man who typically dressed up, but tonight was special. At 80 years old, Sasaki had built a successful career as a dry cleaner. He had just spent the day with his grandson. And now he was...
Tags: Stroke, Lobbying, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Wrigley Field
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