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Challenging Obesity in Black Community
Vendredi 03 Octobre 2008 - 21:00 - 1 mois, 4 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) The goal is to shed 50 million pounds. The target is the black community, which suffers disproportionately from obesity and its unhealthy side effects. |
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EPA Makes No Rule On Chemical in Water
Vendredi 03 Octobre 2008 - 21:00 - 1 mois, 4 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) The Environmental Protection Agency formally refused yesterday to set a drinking-water safety standard for perchlorate, a chemical in rocket fuel that has been linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women, newborns and young children. |
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Court Building Now Also Houses Mental Health Clinic
Jeudi 02 Octobre 2008 - 21:00 - 1 mois, 4 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) In response to judges who say they see too many people in their courtrooms because of undiagnosed mental disorders, D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty cut the ribbon to an urgent-care clinic at the D.C. Superior Court building yesterday. |
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FDA: No quick decision on cold medicines for kids
Jeudi 02 Octobre 2008 - 15:02 - 1 mois, 4 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) WASHINGTON -- A top government health official Thursday rejected pediatricians' calls for an immediate ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children, saying it might cause unintended harm. |
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Norovirus Blamed in Outbreak at Georgetown University
Jeudi 02 Octobre 2008 - 12:04 - 2 mois depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) The cause of more than 146 Georgetown University students being sickened in recent days was a norovirus, university and public health officials said today. |
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Emergent Wins New Contract for Anthrax Vaccine
Mercredi 01 Octobre 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) A Rockville biotech will remain the government's sole anthrax vaccine supplier until new doses, based on more modern technologies, can be procured. |
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Nearly 100 Students Sickened
Mercredi 01 Octobre 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) Almost 100 Georgetown University students were sickened and treated for stomach illness, sparking a health investigation and the closing of the school's main dining hall yesterday. |
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If Bioterrorists Strike, Letter Carriers Might Deliver Antibiotics
Mercredi 01 Octobre 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, nor bioterrorism attack stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds -- especially if they are delivering antibiotics to protect people from anthrax." |
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Calif. Requires Menus To Detail Nutrition
Mardi 30 Septembre 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Tuesday requiring chain restaurants to put calorie counts on their menus and indoor menu boards, making California the first state to enact such a law in the battle against America's expanding waistline. |
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Hughes Institute Chooses President
Mardi 30 Septembre 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, one of the world's richest philanthropies and a leading funder of U.S. biomedical research, announced yesterday that it has tapped a distinguished biochemistry and molecular biology professor as its new president. |
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