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Hurricane Andrew teaches a powerful lesson
Leonard PittsHere's what an idiot I was: I thought it was going to be fun. Scary, yes -- the lights would go out, the winds would howl, the windows would rattle -- but essentially harmless for all that. It would be fun, in a ghost-stories-in-the-dark, shiver-up-your-...Tags: Milton Friedman, Hurricanes, Daytona Beach, The Miami Herald, Authors
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Becoming familiar with the word BIOSECURITY
Biosecurity is a word that many people, even farmers, are unfamiliar with but it is critical to the health of a herd of livestock. The definition is, simply put, the practice of preventing the introduction of an infectious disease into a population of...Tags: Vaccines, Farms, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Respiratory Disease
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Battling Her Lung Cancer And Everyone Else's
The Hartford CourantThe stigma surrounding lung cancer bothers Diane Legg. "Most often the first question asked is, 'Did you smoke?'" she said. "No other disease, nobody asks such an in-your-face question. Most people who have a heart attack, they don't ask if they smoked....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Human Interest, Lung Cancer, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Cancer
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Tuesday expected to be a Knozone Air Quality Action Day
The city of Indianapolis expects another Knozone Air Quality Action Day on Tuesday, August 7. Tuesday’s Air Quality Index (AQI) forecast shows that ground-level ozone levels, a major contributor to urban and regional smog, may be high. Smog forms...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Weather, Respiratory Disease
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Office workers trained in CPR make life-or-death difference
On the morning of July 10, attorney Jerald Gale was reading an e-mail in his office on the 20th floor of a Koreatown high-rise. That's the last thing the 58-year-old husband, father and avid cyclist remembers before losing consciousness. Gale's heart...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Chest, Lung Cancer, Cardiologists
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Knozone Action Day predicted for Sunday, Monday
The City of Indianapolis forecasts Sunday, July 1 as well as Monday July, 2 as Knozone Air Quality Action Days for ozone. The region’s air quality may become unhealthy for individuals who are sensitive to air pollutants and may be categorized as...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Weather, Respiratory Disease
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Cancer: Don't mess with mama bear
My mom wants to help me with my problems, guide my decisions and protect me from those who would cause me pain. When I was 14 years old, my friend's mom called me out of the blue. Once she had me on the line, she threw accusations, saying she didn't want...Tags: Burkitt lymphoma, Physical Therapists, New Year's Day, Chemotherapy, Health Treatments
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More than two dozen sickened at Plainfield Amazon facility
More than two dozen Amazon workers needed treatment after experiencing respiratory problems at the company’s Plainfield location. Thirty two people were treated for minor breathing difficulties after being exposed to a substance that was likely...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Career and Workplace, Employees
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The pits of hell
Robert KoehlerThis week's NATO summit on the future of the war in Afghanistan probably did not get to the matter of burn pits or abandoned latrines. These are the details of hell. They are also our legacy, in Afghanistan, in Iraq . . . wherever we employ our...Tags: Skin Rash, Diseases and Illnesses, Robert Koehler, U.S. Military, Cancer
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After you quit smoking: Food for thought
According to the Centers For Disease Control, almost 20 percent of the adults in the United States are regular cigarette smokers. That's approximately 45 million people. In fact, cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the country....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Mouth, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart Disease, Cancer
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Jessica Yu's 'Last Call at the Oasis' made her a water activist
If you want to say that Jessica Yu burst onto the film scene in 1993 with her short "Sour Death Balls," you'd be almost literally right. The film is almost 10 minutes of people trying to handle the disgusting confection. Yu's work wins accolades,...
Tags: Movies, University of California, Irvine, Science and Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Environmental Politics
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Forecast prompts officials to declare Friday Knozone Action Day
Forecasted humidity and temperatures have prompted Indianapolis officials to declare Friday a Knozone Air Quality Action Day. Central Indiana's air quality could become unhealthy for individuals who are sensitive to air pollutants because of a hightened...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Weather, Respiratory Disease, Weather Reports
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