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    Feb 2, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  1. Infecting others

    People may be getting sick in restaurants and it isn't from poorly prepared food. Restaurant Opportunities Centers United in Miami reported on Wednesday that almost 90 percent of restaurant workers do not have paid sick leave. In addition, the federal...

    Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu, Washington, DC, Career and Workplace, Employees

    2. Jan 29, 2013 |Story| HB Independent

  2. Mailbag: Thanks for sharing Christmas caring

    I wanted to write to thank fellow Huntington Beach residents who generously gave of their time and means to help impact thousands of hurting kids this Christmas. Together we were able to pack over 5,600 shoe boxes — filled with toys, school...

    Tags: Yellow Fever , Vaccines, Flu, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Firearms

    3. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Maryland can prevent overdose deaths

    With epidemic rates of prescription opioid and heroin deaths in Maryland, families are demanding easier access to the antidote that could save the lives of their loved ones. Naloxone is used safely to reverse the effects of heroin and prescription...

    Tags: Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), Crime, Law and Justice, Prescription Drugs, American Medical Association, Pharmaceuticals

    4. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 'Sugar Man,' 'Queen of Versailles' among DGA documentary nominees

    The Directors Guild of America nominated two female documentarians, Lauren Greenfield ("The Queen of Versailles") and Alison Klayman ("Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry"), among three male directors for outstanding directorial achievement in documentaries for 2012....

    Tags: Kelsey Grammer, Ai Weiwei, Entertainment, AIDS, Movies

    5. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  5. Gun control plan unveiled

    WASHINGTON -- Pledging to "put everything I’ve got into this," a somber President Barack Obama challenged Congress on Wednesday to approve an extensive package of gun control proposals that he said would help prevent mass shootings and reduce the epidemic of gun violence.
    Tribune Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON -- Pledging to "put everything I’ve got into this," a somber President Barack Obama challenged Congress on Wednesday to approve an extensive package of gun control proposals that he said would help prevent mass shootings and reduce the...

    Tags: Marco Rubio, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, Assault, Andrew Cuomo

    6. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  6. Vegan diet and the flu epidemic

    The flu epidemic has invaded 48 states, overwhelming medical facilities, exhausting vaccine supplies, and killing 29 children and thousands of seniors. Both the problem and solution to this disaster hinge on how we relate to animals raised for food....

    Tags: Vaccines, Yellow Fever , Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu, Vegan Diet

    7. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Alarmed by spike in heroin deaths, prosecutors use rare law

    A "heroin epidemic" in the region has caused or contributed to the deaths of more than 80 people in Will County in the past two years, a county official said after a New Lenox man was charged last week with drug-induced homicide.
    A "heroin epidemic" in the region has caused or contributed to the deaths of more than 80 people in Will County in the past two years, a county official said after a New Lenox man was charged last week with drug-induced homicide. "The purity of heroin...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, New Lenox, Prosecution, Court Preliminary, Heroin

    8. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. UCLA-led team predicts China, Egypt could be new-flu hot spots

    No one knows where the next deadly pandemic flu is likely to emerge. But a <a href="http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/4/12-0903_article.htm" target="_blank">new analysis</a> of flu surveillance and other data from a UCLA-led team suggests that coastal and central China and Egypt's Nile Delta might be areas worth watching.
    No one knows where the next deadly pandemic flu is likely to emerge. But a new analysis of flu surveillance and other data from a UCLA-led team suggests that coastal and central China and Egypt's Nile Delta might be areas worth watching. UCLA...

    Tags: China, Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu, University of California, Los Angeles, Labor Legislation

    9. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. U.S. researchers tracking flu through Twitter

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Researchers and computer scientists at Johns Hopkins University have devised a way to track cases of influenza across the United States using the microblogging site Twitter.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Researchers and computer scientists at Johns Hopkins University have devised a way to track cases of influenza across the United States using the microblogging site Twitter. Twitter is full of tweets about the flu, which has been...

    Tags: Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Johns Hopkins University, Social Media, Science and Technology

    10. Dec 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Crack epidemic in Brazil

    Framework
    Brazil is dealing with what officials call a crack epidemic, affecting Brazilians of all ages and confounding government efforts to deal with it. Almost a year after a high-profile police effort to clean up Sao Paulo’s cracolandia as part of a...
    11. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  11. Madonna's GLAAD for Anderson Cooper -- and for a good martini

    Liz Smith
    "HEELS OR the combat boots? I know the heels are sexier and campy, but I feel better in the boots, and they are more Boy Scout-ish. I'm gonna go with the boots. Although I wonder what they are going to think when a Munchkin from "The Wizard of Oz" comes...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Culture, Diseases and Illnesses, Ceremonies, AIDS

    12. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Given Baltimore's generosity, why is homelessness still 'epidemic' here?

    As a resident of downtown Baltimore, I'm struck by the amenities offered to the homeless ("Aid for street people failing," March 18). There are long lines in front of Health Care for the Homeless on the Fallsway, and it appears My Sister's Place across the street from the Pratt Library's main branch is doing a thriving business.
    As a resident of downtown Baltimore, I'm struck by the amenities offered to the homeless ("Aid for street people failing," March 18). There are long lines in front of Health Care for the Homeless on the Fallsway, and it appears My Sister's Place across...

    Tags: Social Issues, Homelessness

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