Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:25:55 -0700
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Electronic Mnemonics and the Pill," Laura Lloyd, National Campaign To Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy's "Pregnant Pause": Although oral contraceptives are the most popular birth control method among U.S. teens and young adults, the pill "tends to be less effective than it could be thanks to user error," Lloyd writes ...
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:59:46 -0700
ATLANTA (AP) - Frustrated health officials say that U.S. smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly. About 21 percent of U.S. adults were smokers in 2009, about the same percentage as the year before.
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Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:29:13 -0700
Title: 'Self-Embedding' Takes Teen Self-Injury to the Extreme Category: Health News Created: 9/7/2010 2:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 9/8/2010
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:21:07 -0700
Housecall, our weekly general-interest e-newsletter, keeps you up to date on a wide variety of health topics with timely, reliable, practical information, recipes, blogs, questions and answers with Mayo Clinic experts and more.
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:25:06 -0700
The Cardon Children's Medical Center has opened a health clinic at Isaac Imes Elementary School, 6625 N. 56th Ave., to support Glendale Elementary School District students who do not have medical insurance.
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:18:46 -0700
The Delaware County commissioners discussed but decided against an ordinance regulating the imitation marijuana, although they noted the health board is preparing an ordinance.
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:11:49 -0700
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that smoking rates are holding steady in the United States -- with about one in five adults lighting up regularly.
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:01:56 -0700
Blood Drive College of Lake County: An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Anderson Court, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. Donors will receive a mini-physical that includes a blood pressure check and iron-level count. Appointments requested but walk-ins welcome. Details, (847) 543-2064. Classes/Events Walk for Recovery: From Surviving to Thriving ...
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Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:29:23 -0700
MADISON, Wis. -- Dane County prosecutors have reached an apparent plea deal with a 17-year-old charged in the slaying of a Madison teen on the city's West Side.
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Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:07:17 -0700
In a collaborative effort to address local problem behaviors such as youth substance abuse, violence, and teen pregnancy the Moab Community Action Coalition (www.moabcac.org), Four Corners Community Behavioral Health and Moab city are partnering to implement the Communities that Care Prevention model.
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