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EPA to review health risk from popular weed killer

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:42:08 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it will re-evaluate the health effects of a popular weed killer that has been found in drinking water supplies.

Sparta schools weigh changes to reproductive health program

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:34:22 +0000

Students attending school in Sparta meet the birds and bees in some of their classes. But while they learn where babies come from, they aren’t being taught how to keep them away.

US regulator to review health risk of weed killer

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:19:44 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it will re-evaluate the health effects of a popular weed killer that has been found in drinking water supplies in the United States.

EPA to review health risk from popular weed killer

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:48:17 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency is re-evaluating the health effects of a popular weed killer that has been found in drinking water supplies.

Class for Smoking Cessation Offered

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:33:38 +0000

A free, two-hour smoking cessation class is being taught the last Friday of each month, 3-5 p.m., at Clark & Daughtrey Medical Group in Lakeland. Various methods of quitting smoking are discussed.

Regulators Plan to Study Health Risks of Atrazine

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:05:30 +0000

New studies linking atrazine in drinking water with birth defects, low birth weights and reproductive problems in humans have prompted the E.P.A. to study its effects.

U.Va. Med Center bans smoking on its property

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:08:53 +0000

The University of Virginia Medical Center is banning smoking on its property.

Indigenous smoking a key concern

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:18:27 +0000

A high smoking rate within indigenous communities is adding to the life-expectancy gap between black and white Australia, the Heart Foundation lobby group says.

Indigenous smoking a key concern

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:17:26 +0000

A high indigenous smoking rate is adding to the life-expectancy gap between black and white Australia.

How Your Skin Can Look Its Best Under Stress

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:53:18 +0000

Doctors say our bodies can react to pressure physically, causing a slew of skin conditions and even premature aging.