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A CDC study reveals a rise in E. Coli in public pools
ReporterSeveral pools across the area are set to open for the season this coming Memorial Day weekend. A study just released from the Centers for Disease Control shows 58% of the pools it studied, tested positive for E. Coli. The Green Ridge Recreation Center...Tags: Disease Prevention, Swimming, E. coli Infection, Diseases and Illnesses, Memorial Day
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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: Autism, Symptoms, Behavioral Conditions, Mayo Clinic
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Middle-age suicides on rise
The Brunswick News, Ga.Coroners in Glynn and Camden counties say Coastal Georgia is not immune to the national increase in suicide rates among middle-aged Americans, noted in a recent report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The report indicates middle-aged...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Disease Prevention, Minority Groups, Camden County, Suicide
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Studies show payoff from smoking ban
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.Dr. Carl Bartecchi used to keep a poster in his Pueblo examination rooms of a line of animals, all showing their not-so-pretty rear ends to the camera. The last photo was of a stubbedout cigarette and the caption read, "Some Butts Are Ugly." Bartecchi was...Tags: Demographics, Heart Disease, Culture, Heart Attack, Arts and Culture
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Clearing the air about asthma
The Record, Stockton, Calif.Dr. Greg Bensch would like to see people change their thinking about asthma. Asthma is a chronic disease, but most people don't look at it that way. A chronic disease is a long-lasting health condition that can be controlled but not cured, such as...Tags: Flu, Heart Disease, Pharmaceuticals, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Physical Conditions
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Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities
WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will...
Tags: High Blood Pressure, Consumers, Social Issues, Executive Branch, Government
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Fake prom crash brings home lesson of drinking and driving
Beneath a cloudless blue sky, a simulated fatal car crash was depicted in horrifying detail at Lake Zurich High School. The deadly post-prom tragedy included a lifeless teenage girl wearing a blood-splattered dress splayed over the hood of a...
Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Human Mishaps, Disasters and Accidents, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Motorvehicle Accidents
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What is osteoporosis, and who does it affect?
Clark County Health DepartmentWe hear people causally speak about osteoporosis; however, it can be a very serious health problem. Bone is living tissue, which is constantly being absorbed and replaced. Osteoporosis occurs when the creation of new bone does not keep up with the...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Physical Conditions, Back Pain, Eating Disorders, Menopause
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Global AIDS vigil observed locally
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.More than 25 million people have died of AIDS complications, globally, since the first cases were reported in 1981. There are 33.4 million people currently living with HIV/AIDS, according to aids.gov. The website also states that one in five of the 1....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Human Interest, Family, HIV
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EMS goal is to increase use of CPR by everyone
The Columbus DispatchNot knowing whether "Anne" had suffered a heart attack or been waylaid by a criminal, central Ohio families packed COSI Columbus yesterday to ask her if she was OK. Anne was oblivious to the attention. She is, after all, a resuscitation dummy. The...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Heart Attack, Health and Safety at School, Emergency Health Procedures
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Lawsuit in Ohio cancer cluster will take years
JOHN SEEWER,Associated PressTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The wait for answers is far from over for parents who for years have lived with the worry of not knowing what's behind the mysterious cancers that have sickened dozens of children in a rural area of northern Ohio. Despite a...Tags: Laws, Symptoms, Health, Whirlpool Corp., Medical Procedures and Tests
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Slightly high lead tied to less reading readiness
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with even slightly elevated blood lead levels are less likely to be ready to read when starting kindergarten, according to a new study. Lead has been shown to affect school performance, but what's important in this...Tags: Disease Prevention, Lead Poisoning, Family, Pediatrics, Medical Specialization
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