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Burbank Unified reviews head lice policy
Burbank Unified is reviewing its head lice policy after a mother appealed to the school board for more conservative rules, especially as class sizes get bigger and more students are crowded together. Under the district’s current policy, students...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Health and Safety at School
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A protocol for student safety
As a player, Hoover High School football Coach Andrew Policky shrugged off headaches and injuries to become a stalwart wide receiver. A graduate of Arcadia High in 1998, he never once thought to go over to a trainer when he “got his bell rung”...Tags: Injury Prevention, Teaching and Learning, Football, Injuries and Wounds, Head Injuries
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A season of celebrating, giving and receiving
As this season of year-end celebrations continues, the spirit of giving, community and friendship prove to be in good shape and of good cheer.
An early Christmas gift arrived at the Burbank YMCA’s Child Development Center (CDC) as board members...Tags: Carol Liu, Mike Gatto, Adam Schiff, Michael Antonovich , Real Estate
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End of smallpox
Although polio has been reduced to its lowest level in history, three countries still have polio transmission — Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Last year 223 polio cases were reported. So far in 2013 there have been 19 cases, according to the...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Polio, Drugs and Medicines, National Government, Government
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: National Institutes of Health, Entertainment Events, American Diabetes Association, Drugs and Medicines, Teaching and Learning
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Fecal matter found in many public pools
aboll@kspr.comSpringfield, MO--"Everything so far has been great." says Carmel Gutierrez who takes her two kids to the pool four to five times a week. She went out of her way to make sure her kids didn't contaminate the pool water. "We had the baby swim diapers on or...Tags: E. coli Infection, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, Health
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Mental illness in youth: a common struggle
Go to a busy street in your community and count the next 25 adolescents who walk, bike, skateboard, stroll or saunter past. Odds are that two of those 25 kids (8.3% to be exact) would own up to having experienced 14 or more days in the last month that...
Tags: Substance Abuse, Poverty, Depression, Social Issues, Arts and Culture
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Sampling ongoing at Charlevoix Superfund site
Back in 1981, the city of Charlevoix received a notice from the Michigan Department of Public Health: its municipal well system was contaminated. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the well system was connected to a wedge of contaminated...
Tags: Children's Health, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Liver Cancer, Environmental Cleanup, Water
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Getting to responsible sexual health education
As Illinois lawmakers prepare to vote on comprehensive sex education for Illinois' youth (House Bill 2675), they should consider the experience of a young woman who was victimized twice — once by a rapist and again by the inaccurate, ideologically...
Tags: Sexual Health, Family Planning, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Education, Health Treatments
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May consumer sentiment highest in nearly 6 years
May consumer sentiment highest in nearly 6 years … Fiber optics headquarters to occupy new 10-story building in Allentown ... Hydro-electric power plant proposed for the Lehigh River in Allentown … Dorney Park fighting for nightly...Tags: Weis Markets Incorporated, Consumers, Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, Allentown, Fogelsville
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Gay marriage would diminish liberty
In response to Barry Wick's letter on May 10, Gays are second-class in South Dakota, I would say that Wick has given us no substance to prove that point. His talk of "religious intolerance" in South Dakota has no basis. I have never heard of a church,...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Gonorrhea , Defense of Marriage Act, Marriage, Religion and Belief
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Letter: Gay marriage would diminish liberty
In response to Barry Wick's letter on May 10, “Gays are second-class in South Dakota,” I would say that Wick has given us no substance to prove that point. His talk of "religious intolerance" in South Dakota has no basis. I have never heard...Tags: Minority Groups, Same-Sex Marriage, Gonorrhea , Defense of Marriage Act, Religion and Belief
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