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The Global Search for Education: Finland -- Ticks

C. M. Rubin | Posted 04.25.2013 | Impact
C. M. Rubin

Today in The Global Search for Education, I take a look at tick-borne illnesses in Finland.

The Global Search for Education: The Netherlands and Ticks

C. M. Rubin | Posted 04.19.2013 | Impact
C. M. Rubin

The challenges faced by those trying to combat the silent epidemic of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases are overwhelming.

CDC Unveils New Unprecedented HIV Survey For Gay And Bisexual Men

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.09.2012 | Gay Voices

HIV among gay and bisexual men is increasing and a new study -- unprecedented in its comprehensiveness and scope -- is underway to find out why. "...

Study: Latina Teen Pregnancy Hits Record Low

Posted 06.30.2012 | Latino Voices

A new study indicates that teen pregnancy has dropped significantly for Latinas living in the U.S., a group of young women who have had the highest ra...

Seeing through the Charm -- Is Your New Love an Abuser?

Ludy Green, Ph.D | Posted 06.11.2012 | Women
Ludy Green, Ph.D

According to the Center for Disease Control, teen dating violence happens more than you may think. Anyone, regardless of education, race, and age, is susceptible to abuse.

Imported Food Now Sickening More People, CDC Says

Posted 03.15.2012 | Home

Food safety seemed like a particularly grim topic last year. Reports of devastating illnesses -- and even deaths -- from food-borne pathogens seem to ...

Day 10: Men, Women and Kids -- Know Your 5 Heart Health Numbers

Suzanne O'Malley | Posted 04.11.2012 | Healthy Living
Suzanne O'Malley

Here we are at Day 10 of 29 days of American Heart Month blogs. I would be remiss in not reviewing what you want to know about your heart health numbers.

Day Nine: Women Most at Risk for Heart Disease Least Aware of Threat

Suzanne O'Malley | Posted 04.10.2012 | Healthy Living
Suzanne O'Malley

As a woman, I'd like to admit that a good deal of the time I know exactly what somebody else should do and insist they do it. I think it's called "do what I say, not what I do." To be fair, we believed for years that only men had heart attacks and women were safe.

Village Reporters

Cooper Munroe | Posted 03.20.2012 | Impact
Cooper Munroe

This past summer 10 American moms, including me, went with the ONE Campaign to Kenya to learn firsthand about U.S.-funded programs in Africa benefitting mothers and children.

D.C. Schools Students Reveal High Rates Of Sex, Fear And Suicide Attempts

Posted 11.28.2011 | Home

D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson had some revealing statistics to share with city council members Tuesday -- almost 10 percent of 8th gra...

Why Education "Reform" Could Bankrupt Us

John Thompson | Posted 11.07.2011 | Home
John Thompson

America can no longer afford to separate education, health, and social services into separate silos. And we risk bankruptcy if our schools continue to focus on a narrow portion of our children's brains.

7,000 Pounds Of Chicken Nuggets Recalled

AP | Posted 09.26.2011 | Denver

GREELEY, Colo. — A voluntary recall of thousands of pounds of ready-to-eat chicken was expanded over concerns that the meat could be contaminate...

On the Road with the Fix Gun Checks Tour

Tristine Skyler | Posted 08.16.2011 | Politics
Tristine Skyler

The digital, constantly updating number on a mobile billboard truck reads 4,109. That is 4,109 people murdered in preventable, illegal gun deaths since the Tucson shooting this past January.

CDC's 'Zombie Apocalypse' Advice An Internet Hit

AP | By MIKE STOBBE | Posted 07.21.2011 | Technology

ATLANTA -- "Zombie apocalypse." That blog posting headline is all it took for a behind-the-scenes public health doctor to set off an Internet frenzy o...

Watch: CDC Offers Zombie Apocalypse Advice

Posted 07.20.2011 | Home

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Food: We Can't Live With It, but We Can Live Without It

Mark Steinberg | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Mark Steinberg

The problem with Marjorie's scrambled eggs was that they didn't smile like my mom's eggs. They seemed pale, like they'd had a bad night out. They looked like their estimated taxes were due.

$8 Million Misplaced? CDC Loses Track Of Millions In Equipment And Property

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

ATLANTA — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lost or misplaced more than $8 million in property in 2007, losing track of items incl...

Let Fat People Be Fat People

Mark Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Mark Steinberg

Obesity is getting a bad rap. One propaganda source commonly cited by the "Fatzis" is a CDC study that concludes that being fat is worse for you tha...

Ken Buck: No Science Foundation, No Disease Center

Nancy Cronk | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Nancy Cronk

If Ken Buck and supporters won't tell the truth about Ken Buck's extremist ways, who will?

First, Do No Harm

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Dr. Orin Levine

This blog entry is authored by Michelle Perez, one of Orin Levine's graduate students at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. This pos...

China and US Open Disease Study Center In Shanghai

AP | ELAINE KURTENBACH | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

SHANGHAI — American and Shanghai health authorities opened an epidemiology center in the Chinese city Tuesday to train experts in sleuthing out ...

Hepatitis Gone Viral: 100 Times More Infectious Than HIV, Over 40 Americans Dying Daily

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Rep. Mike Honda

Few realize how highly infectious viral hepatitis is. Hepatitis B is 100 times more infectious than HIV. Few realize that, left untreated, it can cause liver disease, liver cancer, and premature death decades after infection.

Illinois' High STD Rate: Health Officials Encourage STD Testing

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

It's National STD Awareness Month--and Illinois residents should think about getting tested. According to the the Illinois Department of Public Heal...

Study Reveals That Women In Western States Breastfeed More Than Eastern States

hosted.ap.org | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

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Testing Overseas May Explain Big Drop In TB Cases

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

ATLANTA — An unexpected big drop in new U.S. tuberculosis cases is probably because of stepped up screening and treatment of immigrants before t...