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Kindergarten registration beginning for Roanoke City Schools
WDBJ 7 Anchor/ReporterKindergarten registration begins Thursday for Roanoke City Public Schools, and in several other school districts. Registration is open to Roanoke children who will be five years old on or before September 30. Parents also have some homework to do. ...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Immunization, Preventative Medicine
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Despite obesity rise, U.S. calories trending downward
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. adults have been eating steadily fewer calories for almost a decade, despite the continued increase in obesity rates, according to survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "It's hard to...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight, Obesity, New York University
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Fight tobacco marketing, boost vaccinations to curb cancer, says report
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Fighting the tobacco industry's tactics in the world's poorest countries and ensuring the best vaccines get to those most in need are key to cutting the number of cancer deaths worldwide, according to a report by specialists in the...Tags: Lung Cancer, Vaccines, Colon Cancer, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Chemical Industry
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Many parents say no to HPV vaccine but vaccinations are up: study
Parents forgo vaccines for their teenage kids for a number of reasons, researchers said Monday in a paper reporting findings from the annual National Immunization Survey of Teens, which was published in the journal Pediatrics. That might mean that public...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Meningitis, Whooping Cough, Vaccines, Pediatrics
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Parents beware: Pet frogs linked to salmonella outbreak, CDC says
A four-year survey of a strange salmonella outbreak in children found that the culprits appear to be pet African dwarf frogs, according to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study released Monday in the journal...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Science and Technology, Salmonella Infection
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Childhood ADHD may lead to troubles later on: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly a third of people diagnosed as children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) still have the condition in adulthood, according to a large new study that also found they're more likely to develop other...Tags: Arts and Culture, Mayo Clinic, Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology, ADHD
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More U.S. drivers texting, chatting than Western Europeans: CDC
Reuters(Reuters) - More U.S. drivers chatted on the phone or used email and text messaging while behind the wheel in 2011 than did their counterparts in several Western European countries, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday....Tags: Telecommunication Service, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Science and Technology, Cell Phones
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CDC: No link between vaccination schedule and autism
HealthResearchers have released another study about infant vaccinations and autism and the results match up with what other reports have found: The number of vacccines an infant receives is not linked to increased risk of being diagnosed with autism.... -
Column: Vaccine saved many lives
If I live to be 100, I will be forever grateful to God for being born a U.S. citizen and for being born and growing up on a farm in South Dakota. I am sorry, though, that it took a decade or two to realize how fortunate I have been to have lived with a...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Polio, Preventative Medicine
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Aberdeen regulations limit pet ownership
Sarah Breitag owns three cats and a dog, which means she is in compliance with Aberdeen's pet ordinance. Breitag would like to own more dogs. But she doesn't think about getting more because “my house is too small and the city says I can’t....Tags: Pets, Labor Legislation, Vaccines, Judges, Government
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A healthy dose of data
The daily broadcast of medical reports, scientific studies and sociological statistics can cause your ears to ring. Sometimes a report will contradict the findings of another issued just days earlier. More often, compelling snapshots of the American...Tags: Measles, Mental Illness, Medical Procedures and Tests, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Health and Safety at School
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Mom's drinking tied to infant deaths: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one in six sudden infant deaths may be linked to their mothers' heavy alcohol use during or soon after pregnancy, according to a new study from Australia. Researchers found those deaths may result from babies being...Tags: Medical Specialization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Alcohol Addiction, Science and Technology, University of California, San Diego
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