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25 Minutes: The Time It Takes To Teach Children About Safety
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- Created on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 08:04
- Written by NAPSI
Imperial, California (NAPSI) - Did you know there are 525,000 minutes in a year? The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children wants you to take 25 of them to talk to your child about safety - the same amount of time it takes to watch a favorite TV show. It could save a child’s life.
Tips For Keeping Your Eyes In Tip-top Shape
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- Created on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 08:02
- Written by NAPSI
Imperial, California (NAPSI) - Any time of year can be the right time to take a look at how you can maintain the health of your eyes. The good news is that there are simple steps you can follow to keep your eyes healthy and make sure you are seeing your best.
Soup Up Your Yard With Homegrown Superfruits
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- Created on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 07:59
- Written by NAPSI
Temecula, California (NAPSI) - Superfruits, fruits that are exceptionally rich in vitamins and antioxidants are popular ingredients in a variety of healthy foods.
Stem cell researchers move toward treatment for rare genetic nerve disease
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- Created on Sunday, 12 May 2013 20:00
- Written by Shaun Mason
Los Angeles, California - Led by Dr. Peiyee Lee and Dr. Richard Gatti, researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have used induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to advance disease-in-a-dish modeling of a rare genetic disorder, ataxia telangiectasia (A-T).
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center studies target immune system, women's cancers
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- Created on Sunday, 12 May 2013 19:55
- Written by IVN
Los Angeles, California - Physician scientists at the University of Southern California are studying ways to teach the body’s immune system to fight off cancer. There is good evidence that the human immune system can fight cancer, but it needs some help.
USDA and FDA Aims to Enhance Food Safety in Retail Delis
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- Created on Friday, 10 May 2013 20:40
- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - To help minimize the public health burden of listeriosis, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have conducted a major study to better understand the risk of foodborne illness associated with eating certain foods prepared in retail delicatessens and developed recommendations for changes in current practices that may improve the safety of those products.
Bird flu expert working on vaccine that protects against multiple strains
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- Created on Thursday, 09 May 2013 17:56
- Written by Elizabeth K. Gardner
West Lafayette, Indiana - As the bird flu outbreak in China worsens, a Purdue University expert is working on vaccines that offer broader protection against multiple strains of the virus. The World Health Organization warned in a news conference that the virus behind the current outbreak, H7N9, is one of the most lethal seen in recent years. There have been 32 reported deaths from this avian influenza virus.
Study suggests only half of Americans with hepatitis C receive complete testing for the virus
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- Created on Tuesday, 07 May 2013 22:22
- Written by CDC
Washington, DC - Only half of Americans identified as ever having had hepatitis C received follow-up testing showing that they were still infected, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis of data from a multi-area study published today in the CDC report Vital Signs.
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