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The Walking Dead Finale
Spoiler Alert: Obviously, an article about The Walking Dead finale will have spoilers about The Walking Dead finale. Don't continue reading if you don't want the details from this episode. You have been warned, so don't complain if you click past this...Tags: Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities)
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The Walking Dead-HUGE SHOCKER!
Deep breaths, Walking Dead fans. We all had the wind knocked out of us from tonight's epic stunner of an episode. So how about a little walk talk therapy—by reviewing the tragic events of "Better Angels"? (Spoiler Alert: If you haven't seen...
Tags: Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Murder, Theft, Norman Reedus, Human Interest
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'The Walking Dead' Season 2 finale
It turns out that "Beside the Dying Fire" is where everything changed -- at least for Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln). The character at the center of AMC's "The Walking Dead" emerged from the Season 2 finale a changed man. In an episode not short on...
Tags: Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Viral Diseases and Infections, The Walking Dead (tv program), Jeffrey DeMunn, Disease Prevention
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Mental illness in youth: a common struggle
Go to a busy street in your community and count the next 25 adolescents who walk, bike, skateboard, stroll or saunter past. Odds are that two of those 25 kids (8.3% to be exact) would own up to having experienced 14 or more days in the last month that...
Tags: Poverty, Health, ADHD, Substance Abuse, Social Sciences
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End of smallpox
Although polio has been reduced to its lowest level in history, three countries still have polio transmission — Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Last year 223 polio cases were reported. So far in 2013 there have been 19 cases, according to the...Tags: Smallpox , UNICEF, Government, Rotary International, National Government
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Swim safety program hits milestone
At a pool somewhere in Broward, a young swimmer recently received the 2.5 millionth lesson from SWIM Central. Started in 1999, the county program offers swimming lessons to children to prevent accidental drowning. According to the Centers for Disease...Tags: here! (tv network), Sports, Swimming
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: Internal Medicine, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Research, Health and Medical Professionals, University of Pittsburgh
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Fecal matter found in many public pools
aboll@kspr.comSpringfield, MO--"Everything so far has been great." says Carmel Gutierrez who takes her two kids to the pool four to five times a week. She went out of her way to make sure her kids didn't contaminate the pool water. "We had the baby swim diapers on or...Tags: Health, E. coli Infection, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests, Disease Prevention
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Blacks better off during slavery?
Exploring raceRep. Trent Franks, a Republican from Arizona, told video blogger Mike Stark of StarkReports.com on Friday that blacks are “more devastated” today than when they were enslaved because of the high rate of abortion among some blacks. Franks... -
Sampling ongoing at Charlevoix Superfund site
Back in 1981, the city of Charlevoix received a notice from the Michigan Department of Public Health: its municipal well system was contaminated. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the well system was connected to a wedge of contaminated...
Tags: Liver Cancer, Health, Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Politics, Children's Health
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How early can a child be diagnosed with autism?
Q: What symptoms should parents watch for if they are worried a young child may have autism? Is it possible to diagnose autism before age 2? A: With careful evaluation by an expert, diagnosing a child younger than 2 with autism is possible. More often,...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Symptoms, Mayo Clinic, Autism
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Uno de cada cinco niños sufre un desorden mental en EEUU: CDC
ReutersPor Atossa Araxia Abrahamian NUEVA YORK (Reuters) - Hasta un 20 por ciento de los niños de Estados Unidos padece un desorden mental, y la cifra de niños diagnosticados ha estado en aumento durante más de una década, según un reporte divulgado el...Tags: Diabetes
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