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Michigan lawmaker proposes lead poisoning screenings
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — One Michigan lawmaker wants young children in the state to be screened for lead poisoning. Democratic Rep. Thomas Stallworth of Detroit introduced a bill Wednesday that would require primary health care professionals to...Tags: Physical Conditions
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U.S. vows to clean up lead-polluted lot near Pilsen school
Federal officials vowed Wednesday to conduct an emergency cleanup of a lead-contaminated lot near a Pilsen elementary school, more than six years after authorities first identified the hazards. The Tribune reported in November that the lot had not been...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Metal and Mineral, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Michael Hawthorne, Environmental Pollution
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Screening Kids For Mental Health Critical
The Hartford CourantThe shootings in Newtown, Chicago and other communities raised concerns about mental health relative to those committing such crimes, but the discussion has missed a critically important point. Screening for early warning signs and providing accessible...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health and Safety at School, Family, Government Health Care, Medicaid
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GOP blocks bill giving hunters more land access
A wide-ranging bill to give hunters and fishermen more access to public lands stalled in the Senate Monday after Republicans said it spends too much money. Republicans supported opening lands for outdoorsmen and many other provisions in the bill...Tags: Endangered Species, Humane Society of the United States, Fishing, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Republican Party
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6 years later, Pilsen lot remains contaminated with lead
Federal and state officials have known for more than six years about hazardous levels of brain-damaging lead in a vacant lot near Walsh Elementary School in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. Yet even after field investigators raised alarms about children...
Tags: Learning Disability, Chicago Tribune, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health and Safety at School
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Poison-proof your home
Even if you don’t have blatantly poisoning items lying around your house, that doesn’t mean that your house is poison-free. In fact, poisonings may be more frequent that you would imagine on first thought. In 2010, there were 2,582...Tags: Poisoning, Medical Procedures and Tests, Parenting, Tampa, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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South L.A. health clinic draws hundreds
Thirteen-year-old Stephanie Cota pulled up her sleeve and glanced at the needle. "Is it gonna hurt?" she asked. "You'll feel it, but you look like a strong girl," said Yadira Guerra, a licensed vocational nurse. "Just turn the other way." When Cota...
Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Health and Safety at School, Family
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Mike Holmes: "Make It Right" Mike talks home safety
Your home is one of the biggest investments you will ever make. Taking care of it makes sense. It’s smart for you, it’s smart for your family and it’s smart for your investment. Unfortunately, a lot of homeowners think that...
Tags: Cancer, Painting, Shingles, Arts
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Understanding and living with epilepsy
Few medical conditions manifest themselves more profoundly than epilepsy. A condition that produces seizures that affect a number of mental and physical functions, epilepsy affects nearly 3 million people in the United States. Still, as prevalent as the...Tags: Head Injuries, Meningitis, Injuries and Wounds, Symptoms, Seizures
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Lead Poisoning Prevention and Awareness event in New Haven, June 10
You and your family are invited to learn about lead poisoning and ways to prevent it at the 12th Annual Lead Awareness Picnic this Sunday, June 10, at Lighthouse Point Park's Carousel Pavilion in New Haven. It's hosted by the New Haven Health Department's...
Tags: Lighthouse Point, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Rooster pheasants eating lead pellets
American News CorrespondentPIERRE — A state Wildlife Division research project at a Lyman County farm last fall found that many of the rooster pheasants killed by hunters had previously eaten lead shotgun pellets that had been fired at some earlier time by other hunters....Tags: Game, Biology, Science, Wildlife, Natural Resources
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