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Raccoon rabies vaccination project The county Health Department will conduct its annual raccoon oral rabies vaccination project Wednesday, Sept. 8 to Sept. 30. About 70,000 edible baits for raccoons will be distributed throughout the county. Department...Tags: Children, Crofton, Disasters, Event Planning, Maryland
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Another discrimination complaint against St. Lucie County teacher disciplined after leading vote to remove autistic child from class
Wendy Portillo, who two years ago led her kindergartners to vote an autistic student out of class, has again been accused of discrimination against a student with a disability. Portillo will be getting new training after the U.S. Department of...Tags: Discrimination, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Crime, Law and Justice
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Myth busting: Does more sugar really lead to more cavities?
The New York TimesTHE CLAIM: More sugar leads to more cavities. THE FACTS: Sugar and cavities go hand in hand. But the total amount of sugar you eat has less impact on cavities than the pattern in which you consume it. Tooth decay occurs when the bacteria that line the...Tags: Tooth Decay, New York Times, Health, Dentistry and Dental Health, Teeth
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Tractor rollovers _ the top cause of death on US farms _ decline as farmers upgrade equipment
Associated Press WriterDairy farmer Anthony Marco was compressing a long row of chopped hay beneath his tractor two weeks ago, preparing it as winter feed for his cows, when the 4-ton machine suddenly toppled over as he drove it along the pile's steep sides. Marco's wife and...Tags: Science and Technology, Kentucky, Iowa, University of Iowa, New York
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Electronic cigarettes gaining steam amid calls from public health groups, governments for ban
AP Tobacco WriterRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Galen Kipe hasn't smoked a cigarette in more than three months. He couldn't kick his habit of 17 years with nicotine patches or gum. He finally put away his Marlboro menthols for good by swapping them for electronic cigarettes,...Tags: Justice System, Science and Technology, Charlotte, Oregon, Judges
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Detroit Schools to show new bus safety features
A GPS-tracking system and onboard cameras are among new safety features on Detroit Public Schools buses this year. The district plans to demonstrate some of the features Friday morning at Brenda Scott School. The measures are expected to improve the...Tags: Science and Technology, Safeway Inc., ABC, Public Transportation, Electronics
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Proviso school board denies return for 3 teens expelled for a year over fight
The only option left for three expelled Proviso East High School students seeking to return to school this year appears to be the court system. Proviso Township District 209 School Board President Emanuel "Chris" Welch told a group of pastors fighting on... -
Ex-CBS producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman released after 4 months in NYC jail
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman was freed Thursday after four months in jail for a plot that put a spotlight on the comic icon's office affairs, city Correction Department records show. Robert...Tags: Justice System, CBS Corp., Lawyers, Crimes, Blackmail and Extortion
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First Person: In defense of 'Happy Days' ' 'Jump the Shark' episode
In 1987, Jon Hein and his roommates at the University of Michigan were drinking beer and had Nick at Nite playing in the background. They started talking about classic TV shows when someone asked, "What was the precise moment you knew it was downhill...Tags: Henry Winkler, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Garry Marshall, California, Tony Blair
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Later school times lead to less snoring, more studying
Special to the Los Angeles TimesWith classes that start as early as 7 a.m. and buses that pull up long before sunrise, some 80 percent of American kids in grades 6 through 12 are falling short of sleep recommendations during the school year, according to research by the National Sleep...Tags: Depression, Health and Medical Professionals, Behavioral Conditions, Providence (Providence, Rhode Island), Colleges and Universities
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Colon cancer: UF researcher receives $1.5 million grfant to study origin of colon cancer
Sentinel Staff WriterEmina Huang, M.D., an associate professor of surgery in the University of Florida's College of Medicine, has received a $1.52 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund her research into the origins of colon cancer. The five-year...Tags: Plastic Surgeons, Ulcerative Colitis, Health and Medical Professionals, Agricultural Research and Technology, University of Florida
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Donald O. Fedder, pharmacy owner
Donald Owen Fedder, a former pharmacy owner who later had a second career teaching and conducting research at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care.
Dr. Fedder, who lived at The Towers...Tags: Justice System, Science and Technology, Plastic Surgeons, Maryland, University of Maryland
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