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Archive - Jun 21, 2012

Leasa Industries Co., Inc. Recalls Leasa Brand 6 oz Living Alfalfa Sprouts Because Of Possible Health Risk

Leasa Industries Co., Inc. of Miami, FL is recalling 433 cases of LEASA Living Alfalfa Sprouts with use by date 7/2/12, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
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Renewed commitment to agenda for child survival needed

"Last week in Washington, D.C., a coalition of global leaders and international organizations launched the Child Survival Call to Action in an effort to drive down the risk of preventable child deaths
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New Vaccine Protects Infants as Young as Age 6 Weeks Against Meningococcal, Hib Disease

Family physicians now have a new weapon in their immunization armamentarium, thanks to the FDA's recent approval of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' application to market its meningococcal groups C and Y
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USPSTF Updates Stance on Screening Women, Elderly for Violence

In its new draft recommendations on screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) and abuse of elderly and vulnerable adults, the U.S.
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New understanding of how motor neurons die in spinal muscular atrophy patients

Cedars-Sinai's Regenerative Medicine Institute has pioneered research on how motor-neuron cell-death occurs in patients with spinal muscular atrophy, offering an important clue in identifying potentia
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AHS scientific conference to focus on impact of traumatic brain injuries

The impact of traumatic injuries to the brain - whether sustained in combat or on the playing fields of America's schools - is a major topic for international migraine specialists the week of June 18
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Healthy timing, spacing of pregnancy essential in family planning

"USAID promotes Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy as a vital family planning intervention that helps ensure that pregnancies occur at the healthiest times in a woman's life," Maureen Norton, hea
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UNICEF, ICA Fellow partnership can help develop quality communication for children

Dafna Lemish, a Fellow of the International Communication Association, has partnered with UNICEF to help launch and develop a free resource package available for worldwide use for the creation of qual
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Foods fortified with folic acid can prevent neural tube defects

Wheat flour milled in Nigeria will soon be fortified with folic acid, a B vitamin known for preventing serious or fatal birth defects of the spine and brain.
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Two-thirds of children think parents do almost no physical activity

Children who said their parents do almost no physical activity have a 50 per cent greater risk of being unfit than children with more physically active parents, according to new research.