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WendySpickerman @WendySpickerman (983) • United States 22 Sep 18

With the school year started, many parents who live in town, can be seen huddled with their children waiting for the school bus. On occasion, you can see parents smoking. Shouldn't there be a law against parents smoking were...

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how to quit smoking

nidakhan001 @nidakhan001 (305) 8 Sep 12

quiting smoking is not an easy task you can do it all you have to do is to try . nicotine in the ciggrate smoke when inhaled gives relaxing sensation to mind and when a person is deprived of it for a long time his mind craves for...

public health

smoking

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World Health Day

Jiabsa @Jiabsa (511) • India 4 Apr 12

World Health Day is a global campaign, organised by the World Health Organization(WHO) that invites people from all strata of society, from global leaders to the public in all countries, to focus on a single health challenge with...

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world health day

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Obama and FDA banning asthma inhalers to protect Ozone

estherlou @estherlou (5015) • United States 26 Sep 11

Obama is trying to protect the Ozone layer. So, now it is the fault of all of the asthma patients using their inhalers! The FDA said that all patients using inhalers to treat mild asthma have until Dec. 31 to switch to something...

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Dealing with doctors

elitess @elitess (5070) • Ipswich, England 21 Feb 11

I was thinking that in Romania, you have to bribe doctors for better service ( i am talking about public health system) and for them to be more careful. For my incarnated nail at my foot toe I contributed with about 32$. My...

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Which graduate school to choose?

augustine1987 @augustine1987 (6) • China 4 Sep 10

Just get my GRE test score and TOEFL test scores. GRE 640(verbal)+800+4 TOEFL Reading 30 Listening 27 Speaking 19 Writing 29... Too low on Speaking section.. what shall I do? Which school to choose I'd like to get a MSc in...

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Beware Americans Swine Flu Vaccine for Children

livinglegend7 @livinglegend7 (114) • United States 22 Aug 09

A warning that the deadly Swine Flu jab is linked to a deadly nerve disease has been sent by the government neurologist in a confidential letter. The lettter to the Health Protection Agency the official body that ovesees health...

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public health

swine flu

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Public health or economic growth

ottosun @ottosun (51) • China 2 Dec 08

Well, we all know that smoking is a bad for people's health,cigarette production is a major economic activity in many countries, especially in some developing countries. On the one hand smoking is a dad habit; on the other hand...

economic development

public health

smoking

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Don't worry it's been like that for hours.

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 23 Jun 08

In the UK we have a continuing public health concern with cleanliness in our state hospitals. Today I took my wife for an X Ray. At about 1.30 pm she went to the toilet in the hospital's reception area. This is a busy hospital...

cleanliness

public health

toilets

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Do you love your present job?

sun2day @sun2day (1062) • Virgin Islands (U.S.) 7 May 08

Yes I have worked at one job for 2o years. It would have been 30 yrs, but I got married and left it. Then my marriage failed and they encouraged me to come on back; so I accepted the invitation and came back. I retired a couple...

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Can You Really Catch Diseases From Public Toilet Seats?

villageanne @villageanne (8553) • United States 27 Feb 08

I can still hear my mother telling me "Do not sit on the toilet seat. You must hold yourself up. You can get diseases off them." I even told my children that same thing. I would go into the stall with them and hold them up so they...

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Do they do it this way in your town?

crazynurse @crazynurse (7482) • United States 15 Jan 08

It really angers me that our local health department announces to the restaurants when they will be coming to do the health inspection! Of course the restaurant cleans and polishes and fixes everything just perfect! They get their...

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public health

restaurant inspections

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A serious word of caution to all parents

vicki2876 @vicki2876 (5636) • Canada 6 Nov 07

I am posting a letter that I have forward to the administration for Public Health in Nova Scotia Canada, Local Public Health and to the School Board my children attend. To Whom It May Concern: On Friday November 2, 2007, my...

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Did you know that you could easily decrease infections drastically?

bruxedo @bruxedo (773) • France 13 Jun 07

it would be very easy to decrease infection drastically by simply getting people to cough and sneeze properly. Take a look and watch the...

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Safe Haven for Newborns

birthlady @birthlady (5609) • United States 25 Oct 06

Many states now have programs to prevent abandonment of newborn babies 72 hours of age or younger. A mother or legal guardian may drop off a baby 72 hours of age or younger, at a designated safe place, usually a fire department,...

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Should smoking be ban in public places?

bettafish @bettafish (352) • Singapore 15 Oct 06

What are your views? Yes? No? Maybe? I dont care ... because ...

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