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Students walk to remember
As they prepare for the annual Relay for Life, many students in Consolidated High School District 230 are remembering the loved ones they lost to cancer. That's what spurred Barrie Chileen, a senior at Carl Sandburg High School, to earn financial...Tags: Carl Sandburg, Breast Cancer, Human Interest, Students, Relay for Life
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Connecticut Beekeepers Worry About Pesticide Use
As part of the ongoing battle against Lyme and other tickborne diseases, public health organizations are asking residents in 11 Fairfield County towns to participate in a study to see if wiping out the ticks on rodents will help rein in the illnesses in...
Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Health, Stafford (Tolland, Connecticut), Environmental Politics, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Prescription drug-related deaths continue to rise in U.S.
Despite efforts by law enforcement and public health officials to curb prescription drug abuse, drug-related deaths in the United States have continued to rise, the latest data show. Figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal...Tags: U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, Pain, OxyContin (drug), Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Spotlight on economics: Global food security in 2050
The book, Who Will Feed China?: Wake-up Call for a Small Planet, authored by Lester Brown in 1995, was a surprising wake-up call about world food security. Brown claimed that food production was not growing fast enough to feed China's increasing...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Productivity, Agriculture, Global Warming, Weather Reports
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Allergen drops can be alternative to shots, drugs, Hopkins report says
Taking drops of allergens under the tongue can be an effective alternative to allergy shots for preventing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness common this time of year among allergy sufferers, according to a Johns Hopkins doctor's review of dozens of...
Tags: Catonsville, Over-the-Counter Medicines, Allergies, Medical Research, Steroids
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
HIV/AIDS services The Department of Health offers free, confidential testing and counseling for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Call for an appointment at the Annapolis center 410-222-7493; Glen Burnie center 410-222-6636 or Parole 410-222-7248....Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Medical Procedures and Tests, Report Cards, Preventative Medicine, Quitting Smoking
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Cigarette labels may educate about bladder cancer
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Graphic warning labels on packs of cigarettes may convince some people that smoking ups the risk of bladder cancer, says a new study from Canada. A survey of 291 people at doctors' offices in Toronto found less than half...Tags: Bladder cancer, Health, Medical Research, Quitting Smoking, Canada
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826CHI 826CHI is a nonprofit writing and tutoring center dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students. 826chi.org Tom Acitelli Tom Acitelli is author...Tags: Shanghai (China), Arts, Jane Austen, Jack White, Fiction
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Complementing end-of-life care
Of the countless painful decisions surrounding a loved one's end-of-life care, among the trickiest is how to provide physical comfort in a way that also provides a dignified ending. "For end of life, the opioids are very important for pain management,...
Tags: WebMD Corporation, Pain, American Hospital Association, Homeopathy Medicine, Hospitals and Clinics
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WHO confirms 2 new coronavirus deaths. What is coronavirus?
The deadly and mysterious coronavirus that first appeared in Saudi Arabia last year has claimed two more victims, bringing the official death toll to 11. The World Health Organization said a 73-year-old man from the United Arab Emirates who was taken to...
Tags: Pakistan, Health, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Diseases and Illnesses, International Organizations
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28 solar workers sickened by valley fever in San Luis Obispo County
Epidemiologists are investigating an outbreak of valley fever that has sickened 28 workers at two large solar-power construction sites in San Luis Obispo County. Staff from the California Department of Public Health, and investigators from the...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prisons, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Coccidioidomycosis
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