Healthy Mainers urged to defer to those at risk
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With much of Maine&#39;s supply of influenza vaccine suddenly in jeopardy, state health officials are urging healthy adults not to get flu shots so that enough medication
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DALLAS There&#39;s a call for schools to aggressively teach children about the dangers of heart disease -- and the risks of bad diet and not exercising enough.
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By KEVIN MILLER; OF THE NEWS STAFF  Environmental and health groups say the presence of dozens of industrial chemicals in 13 Mainers who volunteered for a study underscores the need for new policies to protect the public from potential toxins found in everyday consumer products.
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Immediate health threats include wounds from stepping on nails and broken glass and dehydration and heatstroke from exposure in hot muggy weather.
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OMAHA - Methodist Hospital and Dillard&#39;s, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, are reminding all women that early detection is the best protection against the risks of breast cancer.
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People are being asked to report their concerns about children they think are at risk.
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Nearly all American women are in danger of heart disease or stroke and should be more aggressive about lowering their risk &#151; including asking their doctors about daily aspirin use, the American Heart Association said Monday in new guidelines.
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US health officials are urging that Gulf Coast hurricane victims move from their government-issued trailers due to toxic levels of formaldehyde fumes
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By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 14--There is a slope. And it is slippery.   Especially, it seems, regarding issues of public health.   Lawmakers in North Dakota and Minnesota have spent lots of time on health  proposals -- bills that protect us from ourselves.
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Better detection and treatment are helping to reduce death from breast cancer in America, but poor, rural and minority women - especially Native Americans - face barriers that keep them from taking advantage of cancer screenings that could potentially
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By Jen Lynds, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Feb. 12--After a three-week delay, the Town Council is scheduled tonight to decide whether to enact an ordinance crafted to further protect the town's drinking water from any potentially crippling contamination.
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Deck the halls, but don't fall doing  it, U.S. health officials warned on Thursday.
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Cancer patients were urged not to worry today following a shortage of the common painkiller used to treat those suffering from the disease.
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MAXINE WATERS. I write to urge you to take immediate action to protect the life of Father Gerard Jean-Juste, the pastor of Saint Claire Church in the Delmas area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as well as
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Midstate health officials said Thursday that not enough high-risk people have signed up for flu vaccine, and they hope to avoid having a surplus.
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Watch your step when you pull off the road. That's the warning from state environmental officials to people who want to avoid a burning, blistering itch that could last for months.
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When things are bad, itâs natural to look ahead. Perhaps thatâs why we hear those phrases so often from politicians, sports figures and others in times of trouble.