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Missing Person Rescued with GPS Technology
BIRMINGHAM,AL – Last night around 10 pm Jefferson County deputies responded to a misssing person call in the 800 block of Cochise Trail. The caller reported her 66 year old husband left in his truck and was missing. He is … Continue reading
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Alabama Agencies Expand Beach Advisories
The Alabama Department of Public Health and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, in consultation with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, have expanded advisories due to the increased presence of oil in coastal areas. In addition to … Continue reading
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ADPH releases finding on illnesses linked to Oak Mountain State Park
The Alabama Department of Public Health has conducted an epidemiological investigation into the reports of illness among recent visitors to Oak Mountain State Park. Based on the results of the investigation, the outbreak occurred among visitors to the park on … Continue reading
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UAB Marks National Public Health Week With Awards, Speakers, Testing And Outreach Events
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health (SOPH) will host and participate in events that support research, teaching, prevention and awareness of public health during National Public Health Week, April 5-10. The week’s events … Continue reading
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UAB Heart and Vascular Services Opens Cardiology Clinic at Moody Health Center
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heart and Vascular Services has opened a new cardiology clinic at the UAB Health Center at Moody, east of Birmingham, off Interstate 20. The new UAB Heart Health Center at Moody, … Continue reading
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UAB Study Shows African-Americans Have Highest Stroke Rate, Southerners More Likely To Die
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – African-Americans age 65 and younger are more than twice as likely to have a stroke compared with Caucasians in any region, and people who have a stroke are more likely to die in the South than elsewhere, … Continue reading
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Alabama Students Prepare For Medical Careers
Montgomery, Ala. – More than 600 students, parents, and teachers from schools all across the state will travel to Decatur this week for an exciting day of fun-filled activities, competitive events, and advanced leadership study during the 2010 Health Occupations … Continue reading
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UAB Study Advises Women Given HIV Drug to Protect Fetus
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Women given the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention drug nevirapine to protect their fetus should not use an HIV-drug regimen that contains nevirapine for at least one year after childbirth, say researchers at the University of Alabama … Continue reading
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UAB Awards Scholarship to Baby Born on First Day in New Women & Infants Center
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The new University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Women & Infants Center opened to patients Sunday, Feb. 21, and five babies were born before midnight in the new building. One of those five babies, La’Isaac Smith, was selected … Continue reading
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UAB Testing Software to Teach Kids, Dogs to Interact Safely
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are testing a software program designed to teach children to interact safely with dogs. Each year as many as 4.5 million Americans are bitten by dogs. Nearly one … Continue reading
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