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Skyrocketing teen e-cig use erases recent declines in youth tobacco use
Public health experts are continuing to sound the alarm on the teen vaping epidemic, tying the 1.3 million increase in teen tobacco users from 2017 to 2018 directly to e-cigarettes. The rise has been so significant that it has wiped out any progress in declining youth tobacco use in recent years, according to a report published Monday.
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One-size-fits-all blood pressure cuffs ‘strikingly inaccurate,’ study says
Dr. Georges Benjamin was shocked when he got his vitals checked before undergoing cataract surgery. His blood pressure, it seemed, had skyrocketed. But after a second check from the blood pressure machine, and taking his own blood pressure at home, it had returned to much more acceptable levels.
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A cruise ship crew member falls overboard -- and is rescued 22 hours later by another cruise ship
Do you believe in miracles? A crew member for Norwegian Cruise Line probably does after he fell overboard near Cuba, then was rescued almost a full day later by another cruise ship.
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A cruise ship crew member falls overboard -- and is rescued 22 hours later by another cruise ship
Do you believe in miracles? A crew member for Norwegian Cruise Line probably does after he fell overboard near Cuba, then was rescued almost a full day later by another cruise ship.
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First Hispanic woman elected to lead the more than 1 million-member DAV
Utah native Nancy Espinosa was unanimously elected national commander of the more than 1 million-member DAV (Disabled American Veterans) today in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at the organization’s 101st national convention. The service-connected disabled Army veteran is the first Hispanic woman to hold DAV’s highest post.
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AffordableSchools.net Announces The 30 Most Affordable Online Bachelor's-Granting Historically Black Colleges/ Universities
Historically Black Colleges & Universities have played a pivotal role in our nation's history. As higher education moves online, many HBCU's are offering online education opportunities for their students. In its mission to help students keep college reasonably priced, AffordableSchools.net has highlighted the most affordable online opportunities currently offered by HBCU institutions.
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U.S. Department of Education Answers President Biden’s Call to Action to Spur Academic Recovery
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a series of actions to support students' academic recovery and to ensure recovery efforts are meeting student, parent, and family needs. These actions will help meet President Biden’s call for more schools to invest in strategies to accelerate academic recovery using American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds and to galvanize more Americans to serve their communities by becoming tutors and mentors to help address the impact of missed instruction on our nation’s students.
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Re-Opening States Will Cause 233,000 More People To Die From Coronavirus – According To Wharton Model
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New data from the University of Pennsylvania suggests that relax- ing lockdowns across U.S. cities and states could have serious conse- quences for the country’s battle to con- tain the coronavirus, which has infected over a million people while killing more than 66,000 people. According to the Penn Whar- ton Budget Model (PWBM), reopen- ing states will result in an additional 233,000 deaths from the virus — even if states don’t reopen at all and with social distancing rules in place. This means that if the states were to reopen, 350,000 people in total would die from coronavirus by the end of June, the study found.
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Look to exercise to extend life, even for the oldest, study say
Physical activity guidelines for older adults stress doing at least two days of strength training and 2½ hours of moderate to vigorous aerobic physical activity each week. Yet many people downplay muscle strengthening, relying on the heart-pumping benefits of aerobic exercise.
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White House confirms Biden aides located Obama-era classified documents at two locations in Wilmington home
President Joe Biden's aides located documents with classified markings at two locations inside his home in Wilmington, Delaware, the White House counsel's office said in a statement Thursday.
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Mojave Desert - Gruesome murders connected to illicit marijuana grow operation
Authorities said they have arrested suspects in connection to the six people found dead in a remote area of the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County last week, which apparently stemmed from a dispute over marijuana.
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Tea purchased at Sun Wing Wo Trading Company in San Francisco was found to contain aconite. Full credit: San Francisco Department of Public Health
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Rescue teams found all 12 boys and their coach alive in a cave in Thailand Monday, according to a high ranking person involved in the …
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Rescue efforts are underway and hopes are high, after 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a Thai cave for more than a week …
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Phoenix woman and her family found a rattlesnake slithering around her backyard and took matters into her own hands to protect her two dogs.
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The bombs mailed to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, CNN and others this week were likely meant to be found and create panic, experts …
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The school was locked down after the 4-year-old student was found with a gun on August 31. Mandatory Credit: From John F. Kennedy Elementary
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Lung damage was greater in those who smoke marijuana and tobacco compared with tobacco-only smokers, a preliminary study found. Mandatory Credit: Adobe Stock
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A Manhattan federal jury found that Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in the spring of 1996 and is liable for defamation. Mandatory Credit: …
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The Department of Justice found that hate crimes at schools have steadily risen since 2020. Mandatory Credit: Jetta Productions/Digital Vision/Getty Images
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