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Smokeless tobacco use among U.S. kids and teens has leveled off
After years of decline, the rate of smokeless tobacco use among young people has leveled off, new research shows. In 2011, 5.2% of middle school and high school students in the U.S. reported using snuff, chewing tobacco or dipping tobacco at least...Tags: Tobacco Products, Science and Technology
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Towson nursing students at USMH attend conference
The nursing students from Towson University at University System of Maryland at Hagerstown attended and participated in the Health Occupations Students of America competition as judges for the state event on April 18. It was the 34th annual state...Tags: Towson University, Crime, Law and Justice, University System of Maryland, Teaching and Learning, Frostburg State University
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Report: Many Ind. school buses fail inspections
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Many school buses across Indiana are on the road despite serious safety violations that could put thousands of students at risk, according to an investigation by an Indianapolis television station. WTHR-TV obtained inspection...
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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
Tags: Relay for Life, Mathematics, Teachers, Immigration, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Girl charged in father's death struggled with mental health
Morgan Lane Arnold, an emotionally frail 14-year-old freshman, navigated the hallways of her Howard County high school each day filled with anxiety, unable because of a learning disorder to decipher the social cues, jokes and emotions of her peers. Her...
Tags: Learning Disability, Social Media, Witnesses, Teaching and Learning, Behavioral Conditions
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Health, safety primary concerns in school's decision to drug-test
The Orlando Sentinel's Front Burner columns on Friday addressing drug testing in schools illustrate that there are issues about which honest people can disagree in good faith. Harold J. Krent, dean and professor of law at Chicago-Kent law school, and...Tags: Alcohol Addiction, Family, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning
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More guns used in suicides than homicides
When people think of gun violence, they typically think of a masked robber or a disturbed young man with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. In truth, the most common victim of fatal gun violence is a distraught man who, alone in a...
Tags: Gun Control, General Practitioners, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Mental Illness, Crime, Law and Justice
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Resources available for bullying victims
Staff WriterBy many measures, “James” is not an unusual child. The fifth-grader has a few friends, wants to get involved in school activities and has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. He’s also the victim of schoolyard...Tags: Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning, Education, Students
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: Teachers, Queens (New York City), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Entertainment Events, Health and Medical Professionals
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Maximizing time in PE class
As co-chairs of the Illinois Enhance Physical Education Task Force created by the legislature in 2012, we were interested to see the article, “Students split on Prospect High’s divided PE curriculum,” on May 11. Though the approach in...Tags: School Examinations, Teaching and Learning, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Students
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Teacher must face charges he sexually assaulted student, judge rules
In the hourlong video played at a court hearing Friday, the playful third-grader tells the female interviewer with the Lehigh County Child Advocacy Center about his love of basketball, Monopoly, Batman and space travel. "I want to fly there like...
Tags: Whitehall, Teachers, Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning, Justice System
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Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells
For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of...
Tags: Genetic Condition, Health Treatments, Starbucks Corp., Science and Technology, Science
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