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Eating disorders plague teenage boys, too
Bryan Piperno was just 9 years old when he began keeping his secret. The Simi Valley youngster tossed out lunches or claimed he ate elsewhere. As he grew older, he started purging after eating. Even after his vomiting landed him in the emergency room...
Tags: Anorexia, Steroids, Harvard Medical School, Eating Disorders, Book
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Seminole mulls ban on hiring smokers
Smokers may be passed over for jobs in Seminole County schools. It's just in the earliest stages of discussion now. But the School Board is tossing around the idea of establishing a policy that says if you smoke, you don't get the job. What drove the...
Tags: Health Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, Prices, Seminole County
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Dent cosponsors LGBT bullying bill, decries GOP for abortion bill
Call Washington BureauLehigh Valley Republican Rep. Charlie Dent signed his name to legislation this week to combat bullying at schools, which specifically includes the targeting of children based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Dent's support marks the...Tags: Charlie Dent, Bullying, Gays and Lesbians, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Abortion
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California lawmakers pass budget, set aside rainy day funds
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California lawmakers passed a $96.3 billion budget on Friday that would spend more on education, health care and other services while setting aside $1.1 billion from the first surplus in years for a rainy day fund. The spending...Tags: Mental Health, Darrell Steinberg, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Economy, Business and Finance, Jerry Brown
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Emergency response team preps for hurricane season
As hurricane season approaches, many people are more concerned with their safety in the event of an emergency, and the College Park Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is ready to teach others how to be prepared. The group will offer evening classes...Tags: Radio, Medical Procedures and Tests, Entertainment, Hurricanes, Colleges and Universities
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Trauma reaches next level
Avera St. Luke's has received verification as a Level III Trauma Center from the American College of Surgeons, making it one of seven hospitals in the state with a Level III or II rating. Level III trauma centers must have continuous physician and...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, General Practitioners, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Colleges and Universities
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Consumer Reports: Tests Show Ground Turkey Bacteria Resistant To Antibiotics
In its first lab analysis of ground turkey products, Consumer Reports found potential disease-causing organisms in most of the samples it tested, more than half of which proved resistant to more than three antibiotic drug classes. Consumer Reports tested...Tags: MRSA, Staphylococcal Infection , Salmonella Infection, Food and Drug Administration, Consumers
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Newtown victim's sister turns gun control 'accidental activist'
Reuters(Reuters) - Jillian Soto was stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on a New England highway when she learned over Facebook that her older sister Vicky, a first-grade teacher in Newtown, Connecticut, had died in a shooting. In the six months since, Soto...Tags: Interior Policy, Elections, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Michael Bloomberg, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Santa Monica shooter said goodbye to friends in farewell note
The gunman who killed five people during a shooting rampage through Santa Monica left a note saying goodbye to his friends and that he hoped his mother would be financially cared for, police said. Police reportedly found the three-page note with the...Tags: Weaponry, Firearms, Colleges and Universities, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, John Zawahri
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Child who got transplant after legal fight is recovering
ReutersBy Ellen Wulfhorst June 13 (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl with cystic fibrosis who became eligible for an adult organ transplant after a legal battle waged by her family was recovering on Thursday from double-lung transplant surgery, a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Justice System, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Lung Transplants, Judges
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READER SUBMITTED: Avon Volunteer Fire Department Donates Rides To School
AvonMonday, June 10 was a great day for three brothers. Instead of riding the school bus, they arrived at Pine Grove School in true emergency style on the Avon Volunteer Fire Department's (AVFD) Engine 14. Driving up with lights flashing to thunderous...Tags: Fires
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Downers Grove restricts parking near Fairmount School
New parking restrictions will soon be in place for a small stretch of 61st Street in Downers Grove near Fairmount School. The village council this week approved a measure to prohibit parking at all times on the north side of 61st between Blodgett and...
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