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Funding to improve drinking water has come at a slow drip
LANARE, Calif. — A bright metal drinking fountain is mounted on the wall in the community center of this tiny town west of Fresno. No one pays it any mind: The water is drawn from a well that has been contaminated with arsenic for years. "Can't...
Tags: Health, Henry T. Perea, Plant Openings, Water Supply, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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READER SUBMITTED: Radiology Associates Of Hartford, P.C., Adds Pastizzo As Physician's Assistant
GlastonburyRadiology Associates of Hartford (RAH) P.C., a community-based provider of diagnostic imaging services, recently hired Gary Pastizzo, MS, PA-C. He is the second physician's assistant to join RAH's staff. Pastizzo brings 17 years of physician's...Tags: X-rays, University of Connecticut, General Practitioners, Enfield, Varicose Veins
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READER SUBMITTED: Second Annual Mammothon At Radiology Associates Of Hartford Sets New Record
GlastonburyRadiology Associates of Hartford's (RAH) Second Annual Mammothon, featuring 26.2 continuous hours of screening mammograms over the course of a weekend, set a new attendance record in 2013. Fifty women from around the greater Hartford area came out to...Tags: Business, X-rays, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Media Industry, Whole Foods Market
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Molestation cases highlight patients' potential vulnerability in exam room
After being accused of improperly touching two patients during treatment procedures, Winter Garden acupuncturist Ragu Nath was recently banned by state health officials from treating females by himself. It's the latest example of a Central Florida...
Tags: Sexual Misconduct, Health, Sex Crimes, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Bomb experts check out potential airport threats
About once a day, a passenger at one of South Florida's three major airports tries to take an item through security that could be mistaken for a bomb. Rather than evacuate terminals and alert police bomb squads, the Transportation Security...
Tags: X-rays, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Transportation Security Administration, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Washington County teachers being held accountable for student achievement
julieg@herald-mail.comWhile debate continues over whether local or state education officials should determine how teachers are evaluated, teachers in Washington County Public Schools will have a new evaluation model for the coming school year that will hold them accountable...Tags: Finance, Academic Progress, Human Interest, Assault, Economy, Business and Finance
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Legalizing marijuana in Florida
The comprehensive June 12 op-ed by Howard Simon of the ACLU on the drug war debacle exposes the ugly truth of this issue. Instead of a new approach, our legislators did not have the decency to provide even one committee hearing for the medical...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Rick Scott, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Hollywood (Broward, Florida)
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Emergency response team preps for hurricane season
As hurricane season approaches, many people are more concerned with their safety in the event of an emergency, and the College Park Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is ready to teach others how to be prepared. The group will offer evening classes...Tags: FEMA, Natural Disasters, Colleges and Universities, Health and Safety at School, Entertainment
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My body, my property
Angelina Jolie's breast cancer gene. John Moore's cell line. The brain tissue of deceased children from a Chicago suburb. These disparate body parts have been the subject of legal conflicts about the body as property. As a lawyer, I've spent the last 25...
Tags: Research, Medical Research, Science, Genetics, Invention and Innovation
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Human gene patenting is a thing most of us aren't ready for
In the course of our country's history, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has bestowed coveted protection on many strange and wondrous inventions: the three-legged pantyhose (in case one leg runs), the sealed, circular peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich,...
Tags: Science, Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer, Clarence Thomas, Mastectomy
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Abortion advocates challenge Hoag ban
Hoag Hospital's decision to stop performing elective abortions in the wake of its affiliation with a Catholic health-care group has sparked an outcry among women's rights advocates, who say the move diminishes access to high-quality reproductive care....Tags: Family, Women's Health, Christianity, Abortion, Plan B (drug)
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DuPage investigates 4 E. coli cases, closes restaurant
The DuPage County Health Department closed a Lombard restaurant in connection with the investigation into four confirmed cases of E. coli in people admitted to a county hospital this week, officials said today. Jason Gerwig, a public information officer...Tags: Lombard, E. coli Infection, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Downers Grove
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