U.S. Vaccination Plan For Flu Pandemic Released
(Washington, DC) -- About one million U.S. health care workers would get vaccinated first if our country was hit by a flu pandemic. That's just one of the steps outlined in a long-awaited Department of Health and Human Services plan for how America would deal with being part of a worldwide flu epidemic ...Read More
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Bloomberg, Gates Announce 375-Million-Dollar Anti-Tobacco Campaign
(New York, NY) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates have announced a new 375-million-dollar global anti-tobacco campaign. Gates says the campaign is more about creating an anti-smoking policy instead of makinga medical breakthrough ...Read & Hear More
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Study: Soy Foods May Lower Sperm Count
(Chicago, IL) -- Sperm count could be significantly lowered by consuming a half-serving daily of soy-based foods. Those are the findings in a new study that is the largest of its kind in humans that looks at the link between semen quality and a plantform of the female sex hormone phytoestrogen ...Read More
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Councilwoman Perry Seeks Ban On More Fast Food Restaurants
(Los Angeles, CA) -- A ban on new fast food restaurants in South L.A. is being considered by the L.A. City Council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee. Councilmember Jan Perry says the two year ban is needed because about 30-percent of children in South L ...Read & Hear More
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Former President Visits Africa For Check On His Foundation's Work
(New York, NY) -- Former President Bill Clinton is making a trip to Africa at the end of this month to check up on the progress of the Clinton Foundation's efforts to stem the tide against the spread of HIV/AIDS and malaria on the continent ...Read More
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