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-even though they may not be prescribed these or are not even sick.
indicated that since last March, the number of people affected by
in their drinking water jumped over 10%, from 41 million to 46 million people.
found in the medicine cabinet”, states Mary Rieser, Director of
. “Now, reports and testing shows the whole family may be exposed to
, which cannot be healthy.”
According to Read the rest of this entry »
Idaho's poor get donated fish, but not warning
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho food bank last year gave away thousands of pounds of donated local fish without being aware of a state health department warning that eating too much of the mercury-contaminated fish could be dangerous for pregnant women and children.
The Bonner Community Food Bank in Sandpoint, along with as many as eight other groups around the region, received lake trout Read the rest of this entry »
Published: January 26, 2009
The Rutherford-Polk-McDowell Health Dept. intends to halt maternal health services to pregnant clients effective July 22.
According to the Heath Department’s Web site, staff members currently “assess, counsel, educate, refer and follow up all patients” and provide instruction on “maternity care and nutritional needs.”
A legal notice in Monday’s McDowell News announced that will stop in July. The notice adds that after Read the rest of this entry »
Saturday, October 04, 2008 – 10:40 AM
Sonora, Ca — Despite the rainfall, the first annual Tuolumne County Fitness Challenge Walk/Run was considered a success.
The event along the Dragoon Gulch Trail was a kickoff to the Fitness Challenge, a community wide campaign organized by the Tuolumne County Office of Education that promotes healthy living.
“Considering the rain, I’m very happy with the turnout,” says Joe Silva, County Superintendent Read the rest of this entry »
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Tweens – get ready to swoon!
made a couple of sick kids super happy this week when he made a surprise visit to the children’s ward at a Los Angeles hospital.
Efron brought with him $10,000 worth of toys and toured the wards for two hours, giving out presents, signing autographs and posing for pictures with staff.
A source tells Usmagazine.com, “He really spent time bonding with each of the children and their families. The kids Read the rest of this entry »
The stock market tumble has wiped out more than $2 trillion in the retirement savings of Americans, both in pension funds and 401(k) accounts.
What’s it mean? For thousands of Americans, that they will have to keep working some years longer than planned because they won’t have the money to make it without a paycheck.
The ripple effects? More higher-paid older employees with more expensive health care issues. More younger workers waiting longer Read the rest of this entry »
•Breast and Cervical Cancer Kit: Cancer prevention and treatment information.
encourages Spanish-speaking residents to reduce their risk of developing cancer and other serious illnesses by making healthy choices, such as eating a healthy diet, quitting smoking and having regular cancer screenings.
Information (in Spanish): 410-222-4479 or visit aasalud.org.
Chesapeake Treasures, a
consignment shop that benefits Hospice of the Chesapeake, Read the rest of this entry »
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Shiels – ankle trouble.
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Hibernian boss Mixu Paatelainen is sweating on the fitness of three players ahead of Saturday’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League trip to Falkirk.
Dean Shiels, Sol Bamba and Fabian Yantorno were all receiving treatment on Wednesday in a bid to be ready for the weekend, with Paatelainen insisting it was too early to rule any of them in or out.
Northern Ireland international Shiels has been playing through the pain Read the rest of this entry »
EL PASO — The extensive drug-related violence that has turned JuГЎrez and other Chihuahua state communities into war zones has largely stopped at the border, but the effects of the drug trade stretch far beyond the banks of the Rio Grande.
El Paso, though spared the brazen killings taking place in Mexico, has felt the power of the multibillion-dollar illicit drug trade and has become a major hub for the distribution of drugs headed to markets Read the rest of this entry »