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Antronette Yancey dies at 55; advocate of short bursts of exercise
For Dr. Antronette K. Yancey, a UCLA public health professor, exercise could be fun and done in short bursts in the workplace, schools and even places of worship. Her campaign to urge people to incorporate physical activity into their daily lives led to...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Health, Health and Safety at School, Manhattan (New York City), Duke University
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With warmer temperatures comes greater risk of parvovirus
It is that time of year again. I’m not talking about allergy season. I’m not talking about time to treat your pets for fleas and ticks. It is the season for the dreaded and deadly parvovirus. Most pet owners have heard quite a bit about this...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Drugs and Medicines, Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses, Weather
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Briefly In Education
Boys & Girls Club exhibit at LAM Laguna Art Museum and the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach teamed up for a new exhibit, "In Our Imagination," a collection of artwork by Boys & Girls Club students that was inspired by ex•pose artist Allison...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Teaching and Learning, Business, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Keep equine herpes virus at the top of your mind
Horses worldwide face a serious threat from equine herpesvirus (EHV), a common cause of equine respiratory disease. In fact, they are three times more likely to get rhinopneumonitis caused by EHV than flu caused by equine influenza virus (EIV). To...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Social Issues, Respiratory Disease, Physiology, Services and Shopping
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Government shuts down HIV/AIDS vaccine trial
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.In another major setback for efforts to develop a vaccine to boost immunity to the human immunodeficiency virus, known as HIV, a key clinical trial was ordered shut down this week after an independent panel of safety experts found that participants...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Preventative Medicine, Medical Research, AIDS, Chemical Industry
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State investigating Baltimore methadone clinic after man's death
The day after her ex-husband's funeral in January, Sabrina Lumpkin started calling every public official she could think of, trying to get someone to pay attention. Warren Lumpkin, 34, had died in a Southwest Baltimore house of heart complications...
Tags: Heroin, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Methadone (drug), Pain, Behavioral Conditions
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Texting fails to boost flu shots in pregnant women
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Text message reminders don't increase flu vaccinations in pregnant women, according to a small pilot study. "Text messaging may be effective in some contexts and not in others," lead study author Dr. Michelle Moniz, of the...Tags: University of Pittsburgh, Preventative Medicine, University of Kansas , U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Research
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Oklahoma officials set to begin blood testing for dental patients
Oklahoma health officials on Saturday begin testing dental patients in the Tulsa area for a variety of blood-borne viruses that cause hepatitis and AIDS, a precautionary measure to deal with what officials call the largest such incident in the state&...
Tags: Justice System, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Procedures and Tests, Lawyers, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Where to Go
Items for Where to Go must be submitted by noon Wednesday to be listed in Thursday’s section. Send to news@dailyamerican.com and designate Where to Go in the subject line. Spring Tea St. Francis-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, 2081 Husband Road,...Tags: University of Pittsburgh, Gardens and Parks, Personal Service, Cross Country Skiing, State Parks
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Community Announcements for April 25
Philadelphia United Baptist cemetery upkeep Philadelphia United Baptist in Brodhead has taken over the upkeep of the cemetery. Send any donations to Philadelphia United Baptist Church, 834 Bryant Ridge Road, Brodhead, KY 40409. If you wish to put a...
Tags: Health, Dentistry and Dental Health, Softball, Ann Taylor, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, General Practitioners, Pain, Demographics, Chemical Industry
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Valley fever cases jump in California, other southwestern states
Valley fever cases have skyrocketed in California and other Southwestern states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There were more than 22,000 cases in 2011 in California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, up from 2,...Tags: Flu, Coccidioidomycosis , Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Procedures and Tests
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