A troubling trend in teens drinking hand sanitizer
Los Angeles Times Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:56 AM PDT
Medical experts warn parents to watch for danger signs of young people getting drunk on the over-the-counter cleansers, which have a high percentage of ethyl alcohol. Six teenagers have shown up in two San Fernando Valley emergency rooms in the last few months with alcohol poisoning after drinking hand sanitizer, worrying public health officials who say the cases could signal a dangerous trend. |
Budget cuts still atop list for supervisors
Poweshiek County Chronicle Republican Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:46 AM PDT
• Mental health center woes have nothing to do with budget problems By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The Poweshiek County Supervisors again met with Dawn Roth, CPC, to discuss budget concerns with Poweshiek County Community Services at the regular supervisors meeting in Montezuma on Monday, April 16. Roth explained to the supervisors that changes need to [...] |
Helene Campbell Update: Life After Double Lung Transplant
Newswise Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:44 AM PDT
Tomorrow, Tuesday April 24, 2012, Helene Campbell's parents, Alan and Manon Campbell and care team from the University Health Network will discuss the 21-year-old's recovery post-transplant. |
The Importance of Being Social
Scientific American Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:42 AM PDT
Guest Blog by Leonard Mlodinow* Belonging to a group is good for your health. Courtesy of joncandy via Flickr. [More] |
Timex to focus on health and wellness time pieces
The Hindu Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:41 AM PDT
Timex Group India, subsidiary of the US-based global watch maker Timex Group, is sharpening its focus on the health and wellness category that keeps a watch over the health of its owner. |
WHO: Measles deaths have plummeted over a decade
Philly.com Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:39 AM PDT
The number of measles deaths worldwide has apparently dropped by about three-quarters over a decade, according to a new study by the World Health Organization and others. |
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