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Smokeless tobacco use among U.S. kids and teens has leveled off
After years of decline, the rate of smokeless tobacco use among young people has leveled off, new research shows. In 2011, 5.2% of middle school and high school students in the U.S. reported using snuff, chewing tobacco or dipping tobacco at least...Tags: Tobacco Products, Science and Technology
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Hysterectomy not tied to heart risk factors: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite evidence suggesting that women whose uterus has been removed may be more likely to experience heart troubles, a new study finds that the usual signs of heart disease risk are not more severe in middle-aged women after...Tags: Inflammation, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Menopause, Physical Conditions
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There's a bigger killer than concussions for teen athletes
ReporterIt's being labeled a "hidden threat." As the nation and the Ozarks focus much of our sports medicine attention on concussions, safety experts say we're overlooking something even more serious-- cardiac arrest. In fact a young athlete dies every three...Tags: Heat Stroke, Heart Attack, Sprained Ankle, Heart Failure, Students
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Health, safety primary concerns in school's decision to drug-test
The Orlando Sentinel's Front Burner columns on Friday addressing drug testing in schools illustrate that there are issues about which honest people can disagree in good faith. Harold J. Krent, dean and professor of law at Chicago-Kent law school, and...Tags: Recreational Substance Use, Crime, Law and Justice, Lifestyle and Leisure, Medical Procedures and Tests, Substance Abuse
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Yale Researchers Urge More Street Work When Studying People With Both HIV, Hepatitis C
The Hartford CourantResearchers need to work harder to screen high-risk populations for people who are infected with both HIV and hepatitis C, say the authors of a new Yale University study on the incidence of co-infection in the New Haven area. The study, published Tuesday...Tags: New Britain, Drugs and Medicines, Yale School of Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests
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READER SUBMITTED: Latimer Lane School Holds Successful Bike/Walk To School Day
SimsburyIn celebration of National Bike to School Day, Simsbury's Latimer Lane Elementary School hosted a Bike/Walk to School Day event on May 8 as part of their Safe Routes to School Program. Despite threatening skies, 226 students (half the student body)...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Simsbury, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Students, Sharon
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Kids Alive Fest to be held Saturday
Children’s Village of Washington County will host its 22nd annual Kids Alive Fest on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. The event will be held rain or shine. Scheduled activities: helicopter landing, 11 a.m., Maryland State Police...
Tags: Aetna Inc., Charles Johnson (football, defensive end), Ronald McDonald (fictional character), Maryland State Police, Entertainment
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New Smyrna Beach safety D'Cota Dixon 'blowing up' with 19 offers, including UCF, USF
As they say in the recruiting circles, D’Cota Dixon is 'blowing up' right now. At his current rate, the New Smyrna Beach defensive back could have more than 30 college football scholarship offers by the time the spring session is over. “I&...
Tags: Sports, UCF Knights, Football, New Smyrna Beach, South Florida Bulls
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State wants Travyon's personal life off limits
SANFORD — Prosecutors in the George Zimmerman murder case are asking a judge to block all testimony about Trayvon Martin's school suspensions, marijuana use and a history — if he had one — of fighting. They're also asking Circuit Judge...
Tags: George Zimmerman, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Trayvon Martin
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SCHOOL BOARD: Safety measures being added
The Aberdeen Public Board of Education is looking to the future. Safety is a priority for the district and the board voted to go ahead with a proposed safety funding plan. District operations director Bob Pitz presented a report on a two-phase plan...Tags: Daktronics Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance, Gymnastics Clubs, Students, Finance
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Florida prepares for massive insurance signup
WASHINGTON – Facing the next big health-care challenge in Florida, Uncle Sam plans to enlist hundreds of consumer "navigators" over the next several months to help enroll up to 3.5 million uninsured state residents by January, when everyone is...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Seminole County, Credit and Debt, Health Insurance, Florida Legislature
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Second school officer wanted in Aberdeen
The Aberdeen Public Board of Education and the Aberdeen City Council both discussed the addition of another full-time school resource officer Monday evening. The intent is to have the resource officer work with the middle schools, said Aberdeen...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sandy Hook Elementary School, U.S. Department of Justice
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