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Eric Galatas Public News Service OMAHA, Neb. – October is Children’s Health Month, and with the new school year just underway, Nebraska Children’s Home Society is encouraging parents, teachers and communities across the state to take steps to improve children’s physical and mental health. Briana Woodside, the society’s pregnancy,...
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StatePoint By the time teens graduate from high school, about 45 percent will have tried marijuana, according the National Institute on Drug Abuse. And while marijuana is one of the most used substances among teenagers, it is not the only one of concern today. The drug epidemic is an...
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NAPS The flu is nothing to sneeze at. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), influenza has resulted in between 9.2 million and 35.6 million illnesses annually since 2010. The best way to stay out of such statistics, the CDC says, is for everyone who is...
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Santa Clara County Valley Health Centers offer free flu shots in many locations SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA. – Free flu shots for adults over 19 will be available at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center’s geographically accessible “Valley Health Centers” beginning on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Adult Flu Vaccine Fairs...
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CoveredCA The 2019 Covered California rates and plans have been announced, and there is plenty of good news for consumers in Santa Clara County. First, the average overall rate increase for existing consumers in the county who renew the plan they have now is 6.3 percent, which is below...
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BPT This fall millions will head to the polls to cast their vote in the mid-term elections, but they have another important choice to make as well: their health care coverage for 2019. People will have the opportunity to select or switch their health insurance plans for 2019 during...
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ANDRA WILKINSON, HANNAH WINSLOW Child Trends The majority of people who misuse drugs start before their 18th birthday. Furthermore, the risk of addiction increases when drug use starts in adolescence, making this period a key prevention window. Leftover prescription pills, either from one’s own prescription or those of family or friends, are the dominant...
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BPT ¿Quiere contribuir a la seguridad de su familia y su comunidad? Deshágase de los opioides recetados que no use y que podrían estar en sus botiquines, cajones o cualquier otro sitio donde guarda sus medicamentos. ¿Qué son los opioides? Los opioides de venta con receta son medicamentos potentes...
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NewsUSA Where have you flossed other than your bathroom? If you’re like nearly 40 percent of Americans, the answer is… in a car. How about on a date? Seven percent admitted to flossing on a date. Another six percent said on an airplane, and then there was the five...
Eric Galatas Public News Service OMAHA, Neb. – October is Children’s Health Month, and with the new school year just underway, Nebraska Children’s Home Society is encouraging parents, teachers and communities across the state to take steps to improve children’s physical and mental health. Briana Woodside, the society’s pregnancy,...
StatePoint By the time teens graduate from high school, about 45 percent will have tried marijuana, according the National Institute on Drug Abuse. And while marijuana is one of the most used substances among teenagers, it is not the only one of concern today. The drug epidemic is an...
NAPS The flu is nothing to sneeze at. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), influenza has resulted in between 9.2 million and 35.6 million illnesses annually since 2010. The best way to stay out of such statistics, the CDC says, is for everyone who is...
Santa Clara County Valley Health Centers offer free flu shots in many locations SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA. – Free flu shots for adults over 19 will be available at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center’s geographically accessible “Valley Health Centers” beginning on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Adult Flu Vaccine Fairs...
CoveredCA The 2019 Covered California rates and plans have been announced, and there is plenty of good news for consumers in Santa Clara County. First, the average overall rate increase for existing consumers in the county who renew the plan they have now is 6.3 percent, which is below...
BPT This fall millions will head to the polls to cast their vote in the mid-term elections, but they have another important choice to make as well: their health care coverage for 2019. People will have the opportunity to select or switch their health insurance plans for 2019 during...
ANDRA WILKINSON, HANNAH WINSLOW Child Trends The majority of people who misuse drugs start before their 18th birthday. Furthermore, the risk of addiction increases when drug use starts in adolescence, making this period a key prevention window. Leftover prescription pills, either from one’s own prescription or those of family or friends, are the dominant...
BPT ¿Quiere contribuir a la seguridad de su familia y su comunidad? Deshágase de los opioides recetados que no use y que podrían estar en sus botiquines, cajones o cualquier otro sitio donde guarda sus medicamentos. ¿Qué son los opioides? Los opioides de venta con receta son medicamentos potentes...
NewsUSA Where have you flossed other than your bathroom? If you’re like nearly 40 percent of Americans, the answer is… in a car. How about on a date? Seven percent admitted to flossing on a date. Another six percent said on an airplane, and then there was the five...