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Amazon wins key cloud security clearance from government
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has been given a security clearance by the U.S. government that will make it easier for federal agencies to use its cloud computing services. Amazon Web Services, known as AWS, was certified to operate as a...Tags: Health Organizations, National Institutes of Health, Amazon.com Inc., Food and Drug Administration
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Lawmakers Push Bill On Child Mental Health
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD -- Jennifer Maksel is a single mother who is seeking help because her family has been directly impacted by the tragedy of the Newtown school shootings. "My youngest son escaped from his first grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary after seeing...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Safety at School, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Meriden
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A CDC study reveals a rise in E. Coli in public pools
ReporterSeveral pools across the area are set to open for the season this coming Memorial Day weekend. A study just released from the Centers for Disease Control shows 58% of the pools it studied, tested positive for E. Coli. The Green Ridge Recreation Center...Tags: E. coli Infection, Disease Prevention, Sports, Memorial Day, Diseases and Illnesses
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Guillermo del Toro's FX Pilot 'The Strain' Casts 'Breaking Dawn' Actress Mia Maestro in Starring Role
ReutersMay 21 (TheWrap.com) - Mia Maestro is moving on from the vampires of "Breaking Dawn" to sink her teeth into a new role with another bunch of suckers. Maestro, who played Denali coven member Carmen Denali in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" films, has...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, New York City
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Middle-age suicides on rise
The Brunswick News, Ga.Coroners in Glynn and Camden counties say Coastal Georgia is not immune to the national increase in suicide rates among middle-aged Americans, noted in a recent report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The report indicates middle-aged...Tags: Disease Prevention, Camden County, Suicide, Prescription Drugs, Minority Groups
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Studies show payoff from smoking ban
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.Dr. Carl Bartecchi used to keep a poster in his Pueblo examination rooms of a line of animals, all showing their not-so-pretty rear ends to the camera. The last photo was of a stubbedout cigarette and the caption read, "Some Butts Are Ugly." Bartecchi was...Tags: Arts and Culture, Heart Disease, Demographics, Heart Attack, Culture
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Clearing the air about asthma
The Record, Stockton, Calif.Dr. Greg Bensch would like to see people change their thinking about asthma. Asthma is a chronic disease, but most people don't look at it that way. A chronic disease is a long-lasting health condition that can be controlled but not cured, such as...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Environmental Issues, Arthritis
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EMS goal is to increase use of CPR by everyone
The Columbus DispatchNot knowing whether "Anne" had suffered a heart attack or been waylaid by a criminal, central Ohio families packed COSI Columbus yesterday to ask her if she was OK. Anne was oblivious to the attention. She is, after all, a resuscitation dummy. The...Tags: Heart Failure, Emergency Health Procedures, Health and Safety at School, Heart Attack, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Fake prom crash brings home lesson of drinking and driving
Beneath a cloudless blue sky, a simulated fatal car crash was depicted in horrifying detail at Lake Zurich High School. The deadly post-prom tragedy included a lifeless teenage girl wearing a blood-splattered dress splayed over the hood of a...
Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, American Academy of Pediatrics, Motorvehicle Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities
WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will...
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Childhood ADHD tied to obesity decades later
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys who are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in elementary school are more likely to grow up to be obese adults than those who don't have the condition, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diabetes, New York University, Arts and Culture, Obesity
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Global AIDS vigil observed locally
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.More than 25 million people have died of AIDS complications, globally, since the first cases were reported in 1981. There are 33.4 million people currently living with HIV/AIDS, according to aids.gov. The website also states that one in five of the 1....Tags: Christianity, Anglicanism, Viral Diseases and Infections, AIDS, Family
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