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2012's 'good news' stories
2012 saw jobs returning to the US, health concerns improve in historic numbers, and more.
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Six car maintenance tips for teens
Many teens know little or nothing about the basics of auto repair, an AutoMD.com survey finds. Since preventative car maintenance is important for safety, here are easy do-it-yourself auto repair and care tips for teens – and their parents:
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Top 5 bullying myths
We all know that bullying is wrong but you may know even less about bullying than you originally thought. Monitor correspondent Stephanie Hanes debunks 5 popular misconceptions.
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Six major food recalls
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Food Safety Act: five food recalls that rattled the industry
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Modern Parenthood Drunk ASU student left at hospital with a Post-it note stuck to him
A drunk Arizona State University student who passed out after a drinking competition was taken by his fraternity brothers to a hospital and left with a Post-it note alerting staff he'd had 20 shots of tequila. The CDC says 4,700 underage drinkers die per year from alcohol.
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Modern Parenthood Surge in unwed mothers: Deep in the stats, it's not what you think
A surge in unwed mothers reported this week by the US Census causes a surge in snap judgements. But deep in the stats, the connection between marriage and parenting, it turns out, is a lot more complicated than the shocked pundits might have you believe.
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US suicide rate rose sharply among middle-aged
Suicides of middle-aged Americans climbed by nearly 30 percent in ten years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in a report released yesterday.
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'Zombie apocalypse' strikes university campus
Dozens of 'zombies' lurched across the University of Michigan campus today, their arms stretched forward and their faces painted with faux blood, as part of an emergency preparedness curriculum from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Carnival cruise ship fails health inspection. Why?
Carnival cruise ship fails health inspection due to flies in kitchen, an unprotected salad bar, and not enough chlorine in the water park pool. This was the first Carnival cruise ship to fail a health inspection in five years, says Carnival.
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Lead poisoning among children estimate revised, now two times greater
Lead poisoning affects more than half a million US children, according to health officials. That means 1 in 38 young adults are at risk.
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Obama budget: Is it 'austere'?
President Barack Obama's 2014 budget includes increases in spending for setting up health exchanges, increasing scrutiny for food safety, and gun violence and Alzheimer's disease research. It includes cuts to Medicare, such as reducing subsidies for wealthier people and diminishing the pay rate for physicians.
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4-year-old shoots 6-year-old days before Senate gun control debate
A 4-year-old shoots 6-year-old with a .22 caliber rifle and kills him in Toms River, N.J. The 4-year-old shoots 6-year-old in the same week that the Senate is expected to hold a vote on gun control.
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West Virginia sheriff shot; suspect in custody
Sheriff Eugene Crum, known for his work in cracking down on drug dealers, was shot and killed in his police cruiser on Wednesday. The sheriff had just taken office in January.
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A spiritual approach to anxiety and depression
A Christian Science perspective.
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Steubenville rape trial: Where were 'courageous bystanders'? (+video)
The Steubenville rape trial has highlighted the widespread problem of students not intervening to stop dating and sexual violence among peers. But awareness is growing.
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Do gun laws reduce gun deaths? New study says 'yes,' but data are thin.
Researchers on both sides of the great gun debate note that there isn't yet adequate data on the link between gun deaths and gun laws, but President Obama aims to fund new research.
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How sequester cuts could set back scientific research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are among those hit hard by the sequester cuts that take effect on March 1.
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Obama administration warns of grim consequences when cuts kick in
To raise awareness, the Obama Administration is pointing to specific programs and departments that would be affected by automatic budget cuts set to begin March 1, including the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Parks Service.
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Americans cut back on fast food, but why?
American adults got 11 percent of their daily calories from fast food in 2010, down from about 13 percent four years earlier, a new study shows. Public education may have played a role, but so have pocketbook issues.
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Ground beef recall linked to illness in five states
Ground beef recalled last week may be responsible for symptoms experienced by 16 people in Michigan, Arizona, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin who ate the recalled ground beef.
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Heroin: Small cities, even rural towns face growing problems
For many communities, the extent of heroin addiction comes as a shock. Yet efforts to confront it, including town-hall meetings and support groups, are slowly gaining ground.
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Gun control 101: Why is Obama pushing for new gun research?
A key part of President Obama's plan to rein in gun violence is his push to kick-start fresh gun-control-related research by federal agencies. Republicans have blocked such research in the past.
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Gun lobby: Congress doesn't have the muscle to pass gun control (+video)
A month after Sandy Hook shootings, lawmakers are scaling back expectations on what can be achieved in Congress on gun control. But Democrats are urging the White House to use executive powers.
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California shooting: Teacher talks down shooter, allowing students to escape
One student is critically wounded, two others injured, in a rural California high school where, just hours before, school officials had been reviewing lockdown procedures for such a case.
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Modern Parenthood CDC: Binge drinking among teen girls increasing
CDC study shows one in five teen girls participate in binge drinking about three times a month. The CDC connects availability and affordability of alcohol with the rise of binge drinking.
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New FDA rules: safer food, $500 million cost
New FDA rules are biggest change in food safety in decades. Precautions against contamination range from farm workers washing hands to required safety plans from food manufacturers, under new FDA rules.
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2012's 'good news' stories
2012 saw jobs returning to the US, health concerns improve in historic numbers, and more.
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Cover Story Progress watch 2012: Smart phones, jobs returning to America, and war crimes trials
The often-slow arc of good news may not make headlines. But 2012 brought its quiet share: from extreme poverty dropping by half since 1990 to a robot with the bulky profile of an NFL player that may have a role in bringing jobs back to the US.
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Opinion: After Sandy Hook and Webster, N.Y., the real 'monster' only community can heal
After the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Conn. and now the shooting ambush of firefighters in Webster, N.Y., public dialogue has focused on the world's evil. But the real 'monster' is the abuse and neglect that kills kids every day – stopped by strong communities, not guns.
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