Isnt she Young campaign targets statutory rape in Virginia
A Virginia health department campaign uses bold billboards napkins and stickers to warn 18 to 29 year old men about statutory rape. The $85,000 effort funded by federal dollars aims to spark dialogue and reduce underage sex while drawing praise and criticism nationwide.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Health Department
Health Department
Robert Franklin
Franklin
Alaska
Canada
Norfolk
Grace Sparks
Planned Parenthood- Virginia
Paralyzed teen spurs scientists to fight mystery nerve diseases
Dr. Douglas Kerr leads a Baltimore neuroimmunology meeting to unite researchers around transverse myelitis and related illnesses. Cody Unser, a 17 year old paralyzed patient and daughter of Al Unser Jr., drives patient involvement as scientists pursue shared triggers and new therapies including EPO and IL-6 targeted approaches.
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Washington
Douglas Kerr
Kerr
Baltimore
Cody Unser
al Unser Jr
Albuquerque, N.M
Johns Hopkins University
The Edgy Veggie Health Hype Turns On Soy
A long critique of mega hype around health foods from St John’s wort to broccoli sprouts to soy. It notes a 2006 JAMA study finding soy powder did not boost bone density or cholesterol in 175 postmenopausal women yet argues soy remains a low calorie high protein option with isoflavones.
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St. John’s
Journal of the American Medical Association
Ginger the universal medicine and its healing powers
A columnist extols ginger as nature s universal remedy noting its 500 constituents that modulate COX enzymes, reduce prostaglandin activity, support platelet balance, and may aid sleep and cancer studies. The piece urges cooking with ginger and consulting a physician before natural supplements.
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India
Thomas Newmark
Paul Schulick
Hippocrates
Meningitis risk rises in dorms and freshman year
A countywide view notes meningitis cases over five years with 15 percent carrying the bacteria. Close contact and shared drinks raise risk, especially among dorm residents. Most people recover with early antibiotics, and vaccines are available locally for about $80, lasting four to five years.
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Griffin
Centers For Disease Control
Health Department
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Kim Jaros
SIUC
CDC
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New Virginia Health Campaign
Mulligan
Tim Delano
Debbie Moore
Mulligan’s Sports Bar
Virginia Department of Health
Hopkins
Sanjay Keswani
Richard C
Lake of Egypt
Southern Illinoisan
Nature
Rene Cook
Carbondale
Revok
Juno
Marleen
Shepherd
Thesouthern
Chante T. Trinh, M.D
Shawnee
Murphysboro
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