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Williamsburg mental health symposium will focus on children
Mental health professionals are increasingly pointing to early intervention and increased services for children as one of the keys to successful treatment for mental illnesses. Colonial Behavioral Health, the community services board responsible for...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Career and Workplace, Employees, Employment Opportunities, Diabetes
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Howard County should keep soft drinks out of its schools [Letter]
As a Foreign Service family who lived for six years in Central America, where no soda was allowed on our children's school campus, we were very surprised to discover that the highly rated Howard County schools still sell soda in vending machines. Soft...Tags: Diabetes, Health and Safety at School, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Health officials: 1 in 50 school kids have autism
NEW YORK (AP) — A government survey of parents says 1 in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder. Health officials say the new number doesn't mean autism is occurring more often. But it does...
Tags: Autism, Politics, Family, Education, National Government
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State to get $1.6M for health care innovation plan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan will get about $1.6 million to develop its State Health Care Innovation Plan. The state says the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation grant is part of the State Innovation Models Initiative. Funding is to...
Tags: Invention and Innovation, Medical Procedures and Tests, Medicaid, Medicare, Health Insurance
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Soda tax is among 2,189 bills introduced by California lawmakers
A proposal to tax sweetened soda in California has renewed debate over the state's role in preventing obesity among its residents. State Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) has introduced legislation that would levy a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on sweetened...
Tags: Obesity, Science and Technology, Weight
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White House details budget fallout amid blame game
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has detailed the potential fallout in each state from budget cuts set to take effect at week's end, while congressional Republicans and Democrats keep up the sniping over who's to blame. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-...Tags: Claire McCaskill, Personal Income, U.S. Senate, Ray LaHood, White House
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Lawmakers pessimistic about budget deal
South Bend TribuneThough not set to take effect until Friday, the automatic cuts to defense and domestic spending known as the sequester, negotiated back in 2011 as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling, already are having an effect on the economy and national security,...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, The Wall Street Journal, Investments, Dan Coats
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No sign that omega-3s benefit babies' brains
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of the existing evidence finds it to be inconclusive about whether omega-3 fatty acids taken by mothers during pregnancy boost their kids' brain development early in life. "There are so many trials where pregnant...Tags: Nutrition, Health Organizations, Fish Oil (dietary supplement), Denmark, Medical Research
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Vaccination schedule for children is safe, study says
The recommended schedule of vaccines for children is safe and has done much to dramatically lower the incidence of devastating illnesses, according to a new national scientific study that was partly led by a Northwestern University professor....
Tags: Polio, National Government, Pediatrics, Disease Prevention, University of Michigan
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Epcot's Habit Heroes reopens as a kinder, more sensitive attraction
They're ba-a-ack. Habit Heroes, an Epcot attraction that aims to help kids defeat unhealthy habits, will reopen today after undergoing a complete Imagineering makeover. Following its debut last February, the attraction landed in big trouble when fat-...
Tags: Cartoons, Obesity, Florida Hospital, Entertainment, Nutrition
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Child abuse cases on the rise in Michigan and region
Staff WriterChild abuse cases in Northern Michigan are growing. The latest data released for confirmed child abuse cases in Emmet and Charlevoix counties shows steady increases in overall child abuse and neglect cases during the recession. But, while those...Tags: Arts and Culture, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Rick Snyder, Family
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Student Nurse Association will host Valentine's Day bake sale at college
The Student Nurse Association at North Central Michigan College will host a bake sale 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Valentine's Day, Thursday, Feb. 14, in the college administration building. Community members are welcome to come to the Petoskey campus and...Tags: Nursing, Students, Health and Medical Professionals, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities
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