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Epcot's Habit Heroes reopens as a kinder, more sensitive attraction
They're ba-a-ack. Habit Heroes, an Epcot attraction that aims to help kids defeat unhealthy habits, will reopen today after undergoing a complete Imagineering makeover. Following its debut last February, the attraction landed in big trouble when fat-...
Tags: Florida Hospital, Cartoons, Weight, Nutrition, Entertainment
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Child abuse cases on the rise in Michigan and region
Staff WriterChild abuse cases in Northern Michigan are growing. The latest data released for confirmed child abuse cases in Emmet and Charlevoix counties shows steady increases in overall child abuse and neglect cases during the recession. But, while those...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Rentals, Literature, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Student Nurse Association will host Valentine's Day bake sale at college
The Student Nurse Association at North Central Michigan College will host a bake sale 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Valentine's Day, Thursday, Feb. 14, in the college administration building. Community members are welcome to come to the Petoskey campus and...Tags: Nursing, Students, Human Interest, Health and Safety at School, Education
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CBO: Budget deficit estimated at $845B
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit will drop below $1 trillion for the first time in President Barack Obama's tenure in office, a new report said Tuesday. The Congressional Budget Office analysis said the government will run a $845...Tags: Patty Murray, Politics, George W. Bush, Washington, DC, Healthcare Policies
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10 myths about children's health
Dr. Allan Greissman of Pediatric Critical Care of South Florida dispels some common misconceptions parents may have about their children’s health. 1. Kids in day care get sick more often While it may seem that kids in daycare get sick more often,...
Tags: Ear Infection, Viral Diseases and Infections, Joe DiMaggio, Weight, Drugs and Medicines
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Taming the health care monster?
WASHINGTON -- Are we finally controlling health spending? Few issues loom larger in the economic outlook. For years, spiraling health costs -- mainly for Medicare and Medicaid, which serve the elderly and the poor -- have consumed a growing share of the...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Kathleen Sebelius, Economic Indicator, Health Insurance Cost, Private Health Care
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MD gets $36.5 million for improving children's access to health insurance
The federal government has awarded Maryland $36.5 million for its success at getting children enrolled in government subsidized health programs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Wednesday that Maryland was among 23 states that was...Tags: Health Insurance, Medicaid, Government Health Care
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Shortchanging the children
America's children seem to be shortchanged on almost every issue we face as a society. Not only are we failing to protect our children from deranged people wielding semi-automatic guns, we're not protecting them from poverty. The rate of child poverty...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Poverty, Mental Health, Firearms, Health and Safety at School
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Don't make kids bear the brunt of the fiscal cliff
As the federal "fiscal cliff" approaches, an important group of Marylanders with a lot on the line has been largely ignored: children. The stakes are immense, because the recession has been hard on Maryland children, with one out of every seven living...Tags: U.S. Senate, Unemployment Benefits, Annapolis, Taxation, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Baltimore retailer ordered to stop selling jewelry with lead
A Baltimore retailer has been ordered by city health officials to stop selling a children's ring, necklace and earrings because the items contain dangerous levels of lead. The Baltimore City Health Department said Tuesday it has issued a nuisance...
Tags: Lead Poisoning, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Family
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Obama should sidestep Congress
Incumbent presidents don't run for reelection simply to preserve first-term accomplishments. Presidents and presidential candidates are men and women of big ambition, driven by the immense self-confidence required to run for the job and a desire to...
Tags: Global Warming, Barack Obama, Elections, Environmental Politics, Consumers
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Media matriarch and philanthropist Dame Elisabeth Murdoch dies at 103
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, mother of News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch, has died at her home outside Melbourne, Australia, at the age of 103. The matriarch of the world's most prominent media family was well-known in Australia for her philanthropy, and...
Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Newspaper and Magazine, Media Industry, Rupert Murdoch, News of the World
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