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Elizabeth Banks: AHA’s Wear Red Day! – Just Jared Saturday, 4 February 2012, 12:21 pm
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Elizabeth Banks: AHA's Wear Red Day!
Just Jared Elizabeth Banks looks stunning at the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women National Wear Red Day held at Macy's Herald Square on Friday (February 3) in New York City. The 37-year-old Man on a Ledge actress was joined at the event by Project … Even fit women have heart disease National Wear Red Day spotlights heart disease in women Towson Town Center seeing red on Feb. 3 for national heart disease awareness event |
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Komen flap spurred on by social media – Politico Saturday, 4 February 2012, 12:19 pm
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Komen flap spurred on by social media
Politico The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation's reversal of its decision that would have cut off funding for Planned Parenthood is likely to go down as a textbook case of the political power of social media. For the second time in this very young year, … Komen's reversal on Planned Parenthood irks some Komen Drops Plans to Cut Planned Parenthood Grants Komen still faces backlash despite changing decision |
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CDC: Child Abuse, Neglect Cost United States $124 Billion – CBS Local Saturday, 4 February 2012, 10:16 am
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CDC: Child Abuse, Neglect Cost United States $124 Billion
CBS Local DETROIT (WWJ) – The total lifetime estimated financial costs associated with just one year of confirmed cases of child maltreatment (physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse and neglect) is approximately $124 billion, according to a report … In Dollars Alone, Cost of US Child Abuse High CDC: Child abuse costs US $124 billion Child abuse price tag for US is $124 billion, CDC reports |
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Social media reason behind twitching disorder – Times of India Saturday, 4 February 2012, 9:28 am
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Social media reason behind twitching disorder
Times of India A strange outbreak of twitching disorder in upstate New York may be spreading through social media as a kind of subconscious mimicry, say experts. Doctors treating the case of nearly 20 teenagers with the disorder say the symptoms may be spreading … NYS Health Department releases report on LeRoy girls Is Social Media Spreading Twitching Hysteria? LeRoy schools call community meeting |
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Calls for teenage boys to also receive HPV vaccine against sexually … – Daily Mail Saturday, 4 February 2012, 6:56 am
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Calls for teenage boys to also receive HPV vaccine against sexually …
Daily Mail By Charles Walford The HPV vaccine should be given to all males between the ages of 11 and 21 to protect them against sexually transmitted diseases and cancers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said in its 2012 report. HPV vaccine now recommended for all boys, CDC says Adults Still Slow to Get Their Shots Vaccines: They're Not Just for Kids (But Too Few US Adults Are Getting Immunized) |
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Latest illnesses point to raw milk’s popularity – USA TODAY Friday, 3 February 2012, 10:06 pm
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Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity
USA TODAY WASHINGTON – An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger. Markell DeLoatch, AP The Maryland health … Raw Milk Strikes 38 with Campylobacter in PA, MD, WV and NJ Raw milk from Pa. farm causes 35 to fall ill Raw milk farm suspends production after illnesses |
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Minn. food company recalls about 1 million eggs in 34 states – USA TODAY Friday, 3 February 2012, 9:58 pm
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Minn. food company recalls about 1 million eggs in 34 states
USA TODAY MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota food company said Friday it is recalling more than a million hard-cooked eggs distributed to 34 states after testing revealed some may be contaminated with listeria. Robert F. Bukaty, AP Lab testing by a third party … Egg recall in 34 states over Listeria concerns Minnesota food company recalls cooked eggs distributed in 34 states due to … Cooked eggs recalled in California, 33 other states |
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Malaria deaths hugely underestimated – Lancet study – BBC News Friday, 3 February 2012, 6:15 pm
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Malaria deaths hugely underestimated – Lancet study
BBC News By Neil Bowdler Science and health reporter, BBC News Worldwide malaria deaths may be almost twice as high as previously estimated, a study reports. This compares to a World Health Organisation (WHO) estimate for 2010 of 655000 deaths. Malaria kills twice as many as thought: study New study doubles estimate of global malaria deaths Malaria kills more people worldwide than once thought, study says |
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Siblings’ brain scans may hold key to addictions – Fox News Friday, 3 February 2012, 1:42 pm
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Siblings' brain scans may hold key to addictions
Fox News Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Drug addicts and their non-addicted siblings share certain features in the brain, suggesting a susceptibility to addiction is inherited but is also a flaw that can be overcome, scientists said on Thursday. Siblings Brain Study Sheds Light on the Roots of Addiction Addicts' Vulnerability to Drugs Linked to Family Ties, |U.K. Study Shows Brains may be hard-wired for addiction |
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Path Is Found for the Spread of Alzheimer’s – New York Times Thursday, 2 February 2012, 5:36 am
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Path Is Found for the Spread of Alzheimer's
New York Times Alzheimer's disease seems to spread like an infection from brain cell to brain cell, two new studies in mice have found. But instead of viruses or bacteria, what is being spread is a distorted protein known as tau. The surprising finding answers a … A New Target in Fighting Brain Disease: Metals Alzheimer's Disease Protein Spreads Through Neurons in Mice Study Tracks Alzheimer's Progression In Mice |
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