New Jersey recently implemented a policy that requires children aged six months to five years to be vaccinated against the flu if they attend a child-care center or preschool. This policy was approved by the state’s Public Health Council last December following recommendations from the CDC. Under the terms of the policy, children have until [...]
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The Washington Post is reporting that people are creating their own form of financial self-help in light of the turmoil on Wall Street–staving off medical treatment under they are better able to afford it.
“Consumers are attempting their own form of triage, pushing off seemingly less-urgent services in the hope that their financial health will improve. [...]
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A criminal trial of three men accused of deliberately infecting at least 14 other men with HIV is now underway. The prosecution accuses the men of promoting sex parties on the internet, then drugging and raping their guests, and injecting them with HIV-infected blood. Twelve alleged victims have since tested positive for HIV. BBC
Both presidential nominees [...]
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