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4 Reasons why the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is good for Women
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelMany readers may not know this, but 1 in 5 American women has relied on Planned Parenthood's low-cost health services at some point in her life. Our mission is to provide quality, affordable reproductive healthcare to all people regardless of economic... -
CDC still listening to youth vaccination debate
Mediators were dispatched to help keep the conversation civil at a health forum in Chicago last week — a clear sign of the passionate opinions elicited by the debate about whether the federal government should recommend that babies be vaccinated...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Symptoms, Elections, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Meningitis
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National Infant Immunization Week is April 22-28
PETOSKEY — National Infant Immunization Week, which runs April 22-28, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine preventable diseases. Each year, thousands of children become ill from diseases that could...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, Diphtheria , Polio
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SICK OF GOVERNMENT: Danville attorney takes on military in massive poisoned water case
tkleffman@amnews.comIt was only 18 months ago that Bill Noelker hung out his shingle to practice law and already he has the case of a lifetime. “This case is why I went to law school. This gets me excited,” Noelker said last week in his second-floor office...Tags: Skin Cancer, Emergency Health Procedures, Litigation, Leukemia, Environmental Issues
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Dr. John L. Pitts
Dr. John Leake Pitts, a retired pediatrician who during a long career in public health had been the acting Anne Arundel County health officer, died of cancer Wednesday at his Annapolis Roads home. He was 85.
Born in Roanoke, Va., he was the son of John...Tags: General Practitioners, Hospitals and Clinics, Crosswords, Premature Birth, Religion and Belief
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Nurses in schools
The National Association of School Nurses reports that more than half of American public schools don't have a full-time nurse and a quarter of schools don't have a nurse at all. That is bad for schools, parents and most of all students. Nurses are not...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Asthma, Health and Safety at School, Medical Specialization, Medical Specialization
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Residents give a range of opinions on mandatory vaccines
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comHagerstown residents offered mixed reactions Tuesday when asked their opinion of whether children should be exempt from certain vaccines. A report by The Associated Press said a growing number of youngsters were skipping school shots in more than half...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Smallpox , Chickenpox, Flu Vaccine, Health and Safety at School
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How can I support my daughter's breast feeding decision?
Lehigh Valley ParentingQ: My daughter is pregnant and would like to breast-feed but she has encountered a lot of negative comments about this choice from her peers and has received mixed messages from the medical community. How can I support her and help her navigate through... -
Pennsylvania has low vaccination exemption rate
Daily American Staff WriterIn eight states now, more than 1 in 20 public school kindergartners aren't getting all the vaccines required for attendance, an Associated Press analysis found. Alaska had the highest exemption rate in 2010-11, at nearly 9 percent. Colorado's rate was...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Chickenpox, Polio, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Measles
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Editorial: It's important to immunize
A new school year is just around the corner here in Newport-Mesa, and education officials are alerting parents that a new law requires students entering grades 7-12 to get a whooping cough booster shot. Incidents of whooping cough have exploded in the...Tags: File Sharing, Preventative Medicine, Polio, Immunization, Vaccines
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Home of the Creide 5k Run/Walk
Staff reporterBuck's 17 Racing Inc. NFP, is hosting another 5k Run/Walk to support children with leukemia and other life threatening disease. This 5th annual race will take place on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 6pm. Buck's 17 racing is organizing the even to help...Tags: Cancer, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Diseases and Illnesses, Health
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Low vaccination rates in some schools raise outbreak risks
Clusters of children without their required vaccinations in about 200 Illinois schools are raising the chances of school-based outbreaks of serious preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough, a Tribune analysis of state data has found.
The...Tags: Trips and Vacations, University of Chicago, Paul Revere, Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology
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