Beats Walkers, bicyclists: Time eye contact with drivers well
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janice leePosted
Wed 30 May 2012 6:20am
Am I the only one who sees the absence of common sense in this statement? We were all taught never to step in front of a moving vehicle. If you can see the driver’ s eyes well enough to make eye contact, it is too late. Stay on the sidewalk until the coast is clear! Turn signal or not, it doesn’ t mean that drivers will actually stop. Pedestri a ...
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Health Tips for February 1
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MeredyPosted
Sun 31 Jan 2010 9:00pm
Health Tip: Testing a Walker Before You Buy
If you've been advised to buy a walker to help with mobility and balance, it's important to find the right fit.
Here are suggestions from the Calgary Health Region:
Put on the shoes you'll be wearing when you test the walker.
Stand up straight.
Put the walker in front o ...
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The Curse of Electronic Health Records
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Dr. J. Deane W.Posted
Sun 31 Jul 2011 10:43pm
Imagine that you promised your child a shiny new toy for her birthday, one that would put a smile of delight on her face. When it arrives, the price is triple what you had planned for. The toy doesn’t do what was advertised and is no fun at all. Indeed, it is unpleasant, even painful as well as dangerous.
What was supposed to be candy ...
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Health Headlines - November 6
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MeredyPosted
Thu 05 Nov 2009 10:01pm
Democrat Predicts Passage of House Health Reform Bill
A historic health-care bill that has the support of highly influential groups, such as the AARP and the American Medical Association, is expected to have the 218 votes needed to pass a House vote on Saturday, according to second-ranking House Democrat Steny Hoyer.
He acknowledged that th ...
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Health Tips for August 11
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MeredyPosted
Thu 11 Aug 2011 12:00am
Health Tip: Considering a Baby Walker?
Some parents feel baby walkers can help youngsters learn to walk at an earlier age. But the American Academy of Pediatrics warns that baby walkers can be dangerous -- and delay walking.
The Academy says infants using baby walkers can
Accidentally roll down stairs, leading to serious injury.
Al ...
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Attorney for Prof. Walker-Smith: alleged link between MMR and autism utterly disproved
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Kev LeitchPosted
Mon 13 Feb 2012 8:24pm
Prof. John Walker-Smith was a colleague of Andrew Wakefield, a co-author on the no-retracted 1998 Lancet paper and shared the same fate as Mr. Wakefield after the General Medical Council Hearings: he was struck off the medical registe r. Prof. Walker-Smith has appealed (Mr. Wakefield did not). A few news stories have come up about this appea ...
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Health Headlines - November 7
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MeredyPosted
Fri 06 Nov 2009 10:01pm
FDA Issues Warning Letters To Flavored Cigarette Sellers
Warning letters have been sent to companies using Web sites to sell illegal flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
A ban on the sale of candy- or fruit-flavored cigarettes that took effect Sept. 22 is meant to reduce the number of children ...
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Health Headlines - March 1
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MeredyPosted
Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:22pm
Walker's Four Bean Salad Recalled
Potential contamination with Clostridium botulinum bacteria has prompted a recall of 16-oz., 5-lb., and 10-lb. containers of Four Bean Salad made by Walker's Food Products Company of North Kansas City, Mo., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
This kind of bacteria can cause botulism, ...
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Children’s Mental Health Disorders Cost US $247 Billion a Year
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Jennifer LancePosted
Tue 09 Jun 2009 11:50pm
A new report from the National Research Council says that childhood depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and other mental and emotional disorders are as common as broken bones in children, take a huge toll on kids and their families, and end up costing the US about $247 billion annually. According to the authors, the federal government sho ...
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