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Promoter of safe driving for teens killed
Nurse Janet Kelley was known for her efforts to promote safe driving. As part of her efforts, Kelley gave presentations to high school students about what she'd seen in the emergency room over the years. The 56-year-old Kelley was driving along...Tags: Medicine, Vehicles, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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New law allows NY pharmacists give flu shots
Associated Press WriterGov. David Paterson said Friday he has signed legislation to let pharmacists administer flu and pneumonia shots, a change expected to boost the number of adults getting vaccinated statewide. Paterson also announced vetoes of measures to protect health...Tags: People, David Paterson, Health Treatments, Long Island, Eliot Spitzer
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Health Department's state grant to put $2M to work to help Orange County's uninsured
Sentinel Medical WriterUsing a new state grant of nearly $2 million, the Orange County Health Department has an aggressive plan to find and help the uninsured. The effort includes forming teams of nurses and others who will knock on doors and attend neighborhood events to...Tags: Illnesses, Health Treatments, Private Health Care, Diseases, Heart Disease
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Finding Tommie Harris' fountain of youth
Tommie Harris had the body of a 35-year-old. That was the professional opinion of one NFL doctor for a team considering whether to draft Harris in the first round of the 2004 draft. According to an executive with that team who recalled those words this...Tags: Tommie Harris, Medical Conditions, Chicago Bears, Lovie Smith, Mike Brown
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Church, tribe form bond
247-7429As a registered nurse, Sharon Kiefer knows how hard it can be to navigate the health care system. It can be daunting, but factor in generations of racial discrimination and poverty, and it can feel impossible for some American Indians. That's what Kiefer...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Illnesses, Medicaid, King William County, Christianity
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US readies for T.S. Hanna; Cat. 4 Ike close behind
The Associated PressResidents moved boats and booked inland hotel rooms while National Guard troops prepared to deploy along the Southeastern coast as Tropical Storm Hanna plowed through the Atlantic on Thursday, with Category 4 Hurricane Ike trailing a few days behind....Tags: Disasters, Natural Disasters, Hatteras, Meteorological Disasters, Hurricane Josephine
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Helping others to hope
247-7429As a registered nurse, Sharon Kiefer knows how hard it can be to navigate the health-care system. It can be daunting, but factor in generations of racial discrimination and poverty and it can feel impossible for some American Indians. That's what Kiefer...Tags: Christianity, Hospitals and Clinics, Illnesses, Methodist, Williamsburg
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Ticked off! @ Kissimmee's treatment of retired firefighters
•Continual search for heroes indicates weakness. Is it any wonder that many countries view the U.S. as soft? •The City of Kissimmee should be ashamed of themselves: My husband, a retired firefighter for over six years, has not received one...Tags: Fires, Petroleum Industry, Winter Park, Hospitals and Clinics, Kissimmee
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Pipe at Keystone Cement falls, injuring worker
A huge metal pipe fell on a worker's leg Wednesday afternoon at Keystone Cement Co. in East Allen. The worker is an employee of CCC Inc., a Texas company working as a general contractor on a construction project at the plant. The worker was airlifted...Tags: Labor Legislation, Health and Safety at Work, Employees, Metal and Mineral
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Coach held for court on rape charges
Of The Morning CallA 15-year-old Lehigh Township girl who accused Australian cycling coach Rick Lee of rape had a profile on an adult dating Web site where she claimed to be an emergency room nurse, his defense lawyer argued Wednesday at a preliminary hearing. The girl,...Tags: Assault, Trials, Sexual Assault, Penn State University, Lawyers
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Breast cancer test outperforms mammograms
The Associated PressA radioactive tracer that "lights up" cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms, revealing more tumors and giving fewer false alarms, doctors reported Wednesday. The experimental method — molecular...Tags: Health Treatments, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Diseases, Medical Procedures or Tests, Cancer
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Big goals: Lower blood pressure, set world record for readings
Sentinel Staff WriterRoll up your sleeves, Central Floridians. In what could be the largest communitywide health initiative in the country, Central Florida government and business officials Wednesday kicked off a 10-month campaign aimed at reducing the blood pressure of area...Tags: Walt Disney World Resort, Crofton, Lake Eola, Government, National Government
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