Blog Posts in October, 2011
Posted on Oct 27, 2011 By Blog Manager
By Laura Casey Contra Costa Times The pain is most often described as Medieval torture. When a migraine headache sufferer has an attack, it feels like his or her head is being crushed in a vice. Some ...
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Posted on Oct 25, 2011 By Blog Manager
By Mike Stobbe Associated Press ATLANTA -- The controversial HPV shot given to girls should also be given to boys, in part to help prevent the spread of the virus through sex, a government medical ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2011 By Blog Manager
PG&E plans to reinspect 16,400 overhead transformers and other electrical equipment—most of it in Santa Clara County—after an internal investigation found more than two dozen instances ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2011 By Blog Manager
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) — Three hours of vigorous exercise a week can reduce a man's heart attack risk by 22 percent, a new study suggests. The Harvard School of Public Health ...
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Posted on Oct 18, 2011 By Blog Manager
On October 16, 2011, two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, was killed in a multicar crash at the Las Vegas Indy 300. A Sports Illustrated writer named Jon Wertheim said, "[th]e fact of ...
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Posted on Oct 14, 2011 By Blog Manager
As a new football season begins, the NFL is promising to pay more attention to the prevalence of traumatic brain injury in the sport. Retired players suffering from traumatic brain injuries have filed ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2011 By Blog Manager
Some may remember all the news reports of the Giants fan who was brutally beaten last March when the Giants played the Dodgers. The Stow family had some good news to report – Bryan Stow has been ...
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Posted on Oct 4, 2011 By Blog Manager
The first storms of the season are heading our way and preparing your car and your driving for wet conditions is important to prevent and avoid dangerous accidents. Here's what you need to prepare ...
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