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That they might have joy by Jacki Wood

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:34:32 -0700
That they might have joy Some Millennials make the most of YOLO The results of the study didn’t really surprise me: today’s young people are selfish. Millennials, or the Me Generation — those born after 1982 — are less interested in community issues, politics and the environment according to the March issue of Journal [...]
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'Tough love' keeps teens from binge drinking

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:08:10 -0700
The headlines state that one in ten teens are binge drinkers and graphic photos of them vomiting in the street paint an unflattering picture of a sub-culture out of control.
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Film Clips: Men In Black 3

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:35:25 -0700
OPENING TODAY CHERNOBYL DIARIES (R) When a group of tourists visiting Ukraine decide to go on a slightly sketchy tour of the nuclear disaster area at the abandoned Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the tour starts off innocent. The group is unsure if they should really be in an infamous nuclear disaster area, but their local tour guide assures them that everything is fine since the nuclear ...
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Obesity major cause of children's health issues

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:22:14 -0700
Society has to change if Central New York is going to ward off the impacts of the growing number of obese children — early disease, early disability and early death, local doctors said.
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Grace Dent: Personally, I'd fire bullying teens from a cannon and relocate the 'feral' kids to Chipping Norton

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:36:27 -0700
To the utter indifference of social nuisances UK-wide, Theresa May has announced changes to Britain's antisocial behaviour policies. Out with the Asbo, in with the Crimbo, the criminal behaviour order. Five individual complaints and you're offski. It's a chirpier, more festive sounding instrument of control. Until yesterday Crimbo was simply a bastardisation of "Christmas", one of those words it ...
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C. diff on Rise in Kids -- and Outside Hospital

Tue, 22 May 2012 22:08:04 -0700
Title: C. diff on Rise in Kids -- and Outside Hospital Category: Health News Created: 5/22/2012 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/22/2012 12:00:00 AM
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New Study Shows Rise in Teen Diabetes, Heart Disease Risk

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:15:56 -0700
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A new study shows alarming statistics about the health of many U.S. teenagers. Since 2000, the rate of kids with diabetes and pre-diabetes nearly tripled from 9% to 23%. One of four kids ages 12 to 19 have two or more risk factors for heart disease.
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Broad inquest into deaths of seven native teens a step closer

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:13:41 -0700
In 10 years, seven native teens died in Thunder Bay while attending high school. An inquest into those deaths is a step closer to reality.
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Tanning booths pose deadly risks, teens warned

Thu, 03 May 2012 06:01:54 -0700
With melanoma the most common form of cancer among young people, the local Canadian Cancer Society has stepped up efforts to stop teenagers from using tanning beds or baking under the sun as the warm weather arrives.
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Canada's 'Scientific' Museum of Smut

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700
In Ottawa, the nation's capital of Canada, the Museum of Science and Technology has decided to provide school children with answers in a scientific field where "reliable and comprehensive sources of information are rare or little-known." I don't know if you're familiar with it. That field is called "sex."
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