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News from around Wisconsin at 6:28 a.m. CDT
Before ratifying a compact to prevent diversions from the Great Lakes, Congress should make clear the waters are not a product subject to domestic or international trade law, a member of Congress said Friday. Some Great Lakes advocates fear courts might...Tags: Transportation, Health Treatments, Bart Stupak, Diseases, Government
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Are you ready for Hanna?
Maryland WeatherOkay, so Hanna is not a hurricane. And it's likely to be weakened by the time it crosses the Carolinas and Southeastern Virginia and finally reaches Delmarva.No matter. Hanna will be a windy storm, with gobs of rain. The barometer has begun......Tags: Disasters, Medicine, Health Organizations, Diseases, Virginia
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Un mini manual para un cuerpo sano
EL SENTINELPara que un automóvil dure años hay que leer detenidamente el manual del propietario, cambiarle regularmente el aceite y hacerle un afinamiento ocasionalmente, entre otras recomendaciones. Pero la cantidad de información sobre cómo cuidar nuestros...Tags: Florida
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Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study
Associated Press WriterSubstandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday. The Institute of Medicine said drafts of...Tags: Medicine, Health Organizations, Bart Stupak, Government, Diseases
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Teens and suicide
Last year at this time, federal officials delivered some ominous news about teen suicides. After years of declining rates, they had suddenly surged. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an 8 percent rise in 10- to 24-year-olds...Tags: Western Medicines, Health Organizations, Diseases, Clubs and Associations, People
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Science in lakes study questioned
Associated PressTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday. The Institute...Tags: Health Organizations, Diseases, University of Iowa
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September 4: Teacher challenges, vaccine safety, hospice care, union tensions
Unions bind 'tough' bosses I don't get it. The Suffolk County Legislature is not backing the reappointment of Department of Social Services Commissioner Janet DeMarzo, because she is a "harsh boss" [Spin Cycle, Sept. 1]. As a veteran civil servant, I...Tags: Hofstra University, New York, Employees, Health Organizations, Diseases
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Parents fight ruling that separated twins
carol.polsky@newsday.comMegan and Michael Avner spent the first day of first grade apart Wednesday, in separate classes for the first time in their lives. The 6-year-olds missed each other, their dad recounts. But Megan had a good time, while Michael was unhappy. "It's the...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), New York, New Jersey, Long Island, Schools
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New study finds no measles vaccine/autism link
delthia.ricks@newsday.comAmid concerns about an upsurge in measles, scientists yesterday revealed new research showing the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine - MMR - is not linked to autism. The new study directly challenges fears harbored by parents who've refused to have their...Tags: Health Organizations, Diseases, Long Island, Vaccines, Cancer
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Increase in West Nile cases spurs Nassau spraying
william.murphy@newsday.com; Staff writerFaced with an increase in infections from the West Nile virus, including three possible deaths, Nassau County will begin aerial spraying against the disease for the first time since it was initially reported here in 1999, officials said yesterday. The...Tags: Transportation, Health Organizations, William Murphy, Diseases, Fire Island
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Troopers 'tattle' on teens who get ticketed
Getting a driver's license is a rite of passage for teenagers. But a lot of teens aren't behind the wheel for very long -- before they are dead. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teenagers, according to the U.S. Centers for...Tags: Tickets, Bethlehem (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), People
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Turf war: California sues artificial-grass makers over lead content
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCalifornia's attorney general wants to put a new spin on the old admonition "Don't step on the grass!" The warning could read "Don't roll on the artificial turf" if Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown and local law enforcement officials prevail in a lawsuit filed...Tags: Health Organizations, Jerry Brown, Diseases, Rocky Delgadillo, Georgia
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