Tick-Borne Diseases on the Rise Thanks to Global Warming
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tick-borne-diseases-on-the-rise-thanks-to-global-warming/
But the wide array of potential diseases ticks carry is one reason that public health officials remain greatly concerned about the geographic spread ? linked to both global warming and suburbanization ? of the black-legged tick and other ticks in North ...
Obamacare gives Alabama portion of $212 million to battle chronic diseases
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2014/09/obamacare_gives_alabama_portio.html
"These grants will empower our partners to provide the tools that Alabamians need to help prevent chronic diseases like heart disease, stroke, and diabetes," said Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell in a news release. "Today's news is ...
HHS Announces $1.4M in Grants to Prevent Chronic Diseases in Montana
http://www.beartoothnbc.com/home/headlines/HHS-Announces-14M-in-Grants-to-Prevent-Chronic-Diseases-in-Montana-277103271.html
WASHINGTON D.C. - Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell Thursday announced $1,487,690 in grant awards to Montana to support programs aimed at preventing chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Funded in part ...
HHS awarding $200M to fight chronic diseases
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/218883-hhs-spending-200m-on-chronic-diseases
Federal dollars will be awarded to nearly 200 health departments and community health organizations to prevent and control the rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Each state will receive at least a half-million dollars, and 11 states will ...
Tattoo Artists, Customers Upset Over City Linking Shops To Gangs, Drugs ...
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/09/24/tattoo-artists-customers-upset-over-city-linking-shops-to-gangs-drugs-diseases/
RIVERBANK (CBS13) ? Tattoo artists and customers are upset over one city's description connecting tattoo shops with gangs, drugs and diseases. The city of Riverbank adopted a temporary moratorium on new tattoo shops. Brittni Cook has a couple of ...
North Park event to raise money to help battle diseases
http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yournorthhills/yournorthhillsmore/6822749-74/race-brain-glucose
In the uphill race to find a cure for brain cancer and other diseases, the RSG1 Foundation is holding an uphill Fall-O-The-Ridge 5K and 10K race, along with a beer-tasting event and music festival Oct. 11 in North Park. The race is scheduled to begin ...
Venezuela Seeks to Quell Fears of Disease Outbreak
http://online.wsj.com/articles/venezuela-seeks-to-quell-fears-of-disease-outbreak-1411409327
Much of the fear has been focused on Chikungunya, a viral disease transmitted by mosquito bites that has been present in Africa and Asia for decades but only recently spread to the Americas. Though there is no cure for the disease, its symptoms can be ...
Tourism to Switzerland for assisted suicide is growing, often for nonfatal ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/tourism-to-switzerland-for-assisted-suicide-is-growing-often-for-nonfatal-diseases/2014/09/22/3b9de644-2a14-11e4-958c-268a320a60ce_story.html
It's a tourism boom, but not one to crow about: The number of people traveling to Switzerland to end their lives is growing. And it seems that more and more people with a nonfatal disease are making the trip. An ongoing study of assisted suicide in the ...
