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2 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Two new PBS specials celebrate the secrets, drama and dread of the dead

All aboard for some great thrilling entertainment! PBS Distribution is releasing Secrets of the Dead : Death on the Railroad.

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Related Topix: Chester, PA, West Chester, PA, Natural Disasters

3 hrs ago | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Dr. Terry Hollenbeck: Immunizations work wonders-- and are still vital

Small pox, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, measles, mumps and rubella all are potential life-threatening diseases that have been almost completely eliminated from our society during our lifetimes.

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Related Topix: Felton, CA, Natural Disasters, Opinion

Sat May 18, 2013

Sherwoodgazette.com

Mother's documentary exposes 'America's secret epidemic'

Tamara Rubin's home and family were wracked by lead contamination eight years ago, catapulting her on a new life journey.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters

Examiner.com

David Leeper is five shades of rainbow perfection in 'At The Flash'

Leeper did an amazing acting job with a wonderful piece of theater . Leeper is alone on stage for 90 min as he plays 5 different GLBT characters.

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Related Topix: Arts, Theater, Natural Disasters

South Wales Argus

Parents urged to check if kids have double MMR jab

PARENTS are being urged to check their children's health records and take immediate action if they have not had two doses of MMR vaccine, to help prevent a measles epidemic in Gwent.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Natural Disasters, Health, Mumps, Adolescents and Pre-Teens

Trend

UN officials mark International Day Against Homophobia

Officials at the United Nations observed the International Day Against Homophobia Friday, urging member states to abolish laws criminalizing homosexuality, dpa reported.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Transgender, Natural Disasters

WTVR Richmond

Military members battle to sue over rape, sex assaults

A different kind of fight is being waged by a group of military men and women in the Federal Appeals Court on Broad Street in Richmond.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, US Military, US Navy

Pork Checkoff

National Pork Board Statement on Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV)5/17/2013

The USDA has confirmed that porcine epidemic diarrhea virus has been identified in the United States for the first time through testing at the National Veterinary Services Laboratory.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Pork, Meat, Natural Disasters, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

Fri May 17, 2013

Foster's Daily Democrat

2 new diseases could both spark global outbreaks

Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials - a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters

Jerusalem Post

WHO: Death toll from new bird flu in China rises to 36

Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing the death toll from the H7N9 virus to 36 from 131 confirmed cases, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.

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Related Topix: Bird Flu, Health, Natural Disasters, Israel, World News, Middle East

Bellingham Herald

Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums

In this May 14, 2013 photo, a National Guard soldier frisks a man outside his car at a checkpoint that is part of the "Secure Homeland" initiative in Petare, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods of Caracas, Venezuela.

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Related Topix: World News, Venezuela, Natural Disasters, Hugo Chavez, Riot

Counterpunch

Little Companies That Bring You Films That Matter

Fifteen years ago when I began posting film reviews on the Internet, I sought to do for film what I had already been doing for politics, namely to draw people's attention to what was undeservedly neglected.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, One, Thriller, Science Fiction Movies, Natural Disasters, Genetics, Medicine, Agriculture, Science

CBS 47

Dealing with the bullying epidemic

Since Action News aired amateur video this week purported to show a brutal beating of Aria Jewett at the hands of another female Oceanway Middle School student, our newsroom has been getting inundated with parents contacting us with personal stories of their children getting bullied at school.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Kids, Family, Psychology, Science

Russia Taday

Concussion epidemic linked to underreported US military suicide - study

New research suggests a link between concussions and suicide in the US military, two frighteningly common issues that the Armed Forces have struggled to explain and curtail since rates started soaring 12 years ago.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Life, Veteran Affairs, Medicine, Psychiatry

Thu May 16, 2013

Metro Weekly

The Search Must Continue: Halted HIV-vaccine trial may be a setback, but it's not a defeat

As HIV-vaccine trial participants, we grow accustomed to the routine blood draws, interacting with study staff and taking our computer-assisted interviews that catalog our risks.

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Related Topix: Health, Vaccinations, HIV/AIDS, Gay/Lesbian, Transgender, Natural Disasters, Opinion

IcNetwork

MMR vaccination taken up by more than 50,000 in two months

Public Health Wales warn against complacency as figures in measles epidemic area and in Gwent, where there are increasing concerns about the disease, rise.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Neath and Port Talbot County, Wales, Swansea County, Wales, Carmarthenshire County, Wales, World News, Powys County, Wales, United Kingdom,

Iol.co.za

Spotlight on US military sex assaults

The White House and U.S. lawmakers went on the offensive against sexual assault in the armed forces on Thursday after a rash of scandals discrediting the military's efforts to stamp it out.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Natural Disasters, Susan Collins, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Criminal Report Daily

Pandemic Swine Flu Virus Found in Seals

The swine flu virus that caused a 2009 pandemic has been found in elephant seals off the central California coast, according to new research.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Natural Disasters

Patch.com

Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise in Fairfax County, Officials Say

Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in Fairfax County and a handful of local organizations are working to put a stop to what the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has classified as an epidemic.

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Natural Disasters, Drugs, Annandale, VA, Medicine, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Falls Church, VA

Sherwoodgazette.com

Mother's documentary exposes 'America's secret epidemic' - Thursday, 16 May 2013 11:00

Tamara Rubin's home and family were wracked by lead contamination eight years ago, catapulting her on a new life journey.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters