Posted Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:12 by Anonymous
(NewsUSA) - It's staggering to think that each year an estimated 5-7 million companion animals find their way into the care of animal shelters across the United States.
Despite the best efforts of thousands of shelter workers, keeping up with the care of abandoned animals is a daunting task for even the most well-funded rescue organizations.
Posted Wed, 05/09/2012 - 14:49 by Anonymous
(NewsUSA) - Occupy Wall Street's most recent push, "May Day," exemplifies the crux of the protest: it's a great forum to express widespread discontent about financial issues, but less adept at affecting bona fide change between giant corporations and average consumers.
Critics of the movement tend to call it politically dangerous and radical, like pollster Doug Schoen in the Wall Street Journal.
Posted Tue, 05/01/2012 - 11:57 by Anonymous
(NewsUSA) - Whether making a shopping list or mapping a fire-exit strategy, planning can be useful. It can even be life saving.
This holds true for asthma, a chronic disease that inflames and narrows the airways and can make those affected by it feel as if they are breathing through a straw. Controlling asthma requires daily attention.
Posted Tue, 05/01/2012 - 11:36 by Anonymous
(NewsUSA) - Raising awareness of the health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minorities, as well as promoting the health care law's focus on preventive services, are two important goals of the Health and Human Services Department.
Posted Tue, 05/01/2012 - 11:34 by Anonymous
(NewsUSA) - As a little girl, Kristin Prior came to view what others may have seen as out of the ordinary as normal: The slightest tap or bump would result in a severe bruise, and nosebleeds came often and without warning. As a teenager and into adulthood, Kristin's menstrual periods would be long, heavy and burdensome.
Posted Mon, 04/30/2012 - 11:29 by Anonymous
(NewsUSA) - Parents agree that feeding and sleep schedules are important to help keep their children healthy. The same goes for childhood immunizations.
Posted Tue, 04/24/2012 - 10:22 by Anonymous
(NewsUSA) - Fevers often set in fast and unexpectedly, leaving a caregiver little time to prepare -- or to run to the store. Be ready to react the next time your child comes down with a fever by keeping a fully stocked fever-fighting arsenal in your home:
* Drink Up: You know your child's favorite flavors, so keep your pantry stocked with therapeutic hydration beverages in these flavors.
Posted Thu, 04/12/2012 - 14:25 by Anonymous
(NewsUSA) - Finding the perfect college is kind of like investigative journalism -- you must do loads of research, ask all the right questions and visit the scene to gather first-hand knowledge and experience.
College visits should start percolating in the parental and student lobes toward the end of junior year and the start of senior year.
Posted Mon, 04/09/2012 - 11:49 by Anonymous
(NewsUSA) - When Denise Edwards (not her real name) saw a text on her 11-year-old son's phone that said, "Im gonna kill you 2mrw" from an unrecognized number, her heart stopped. She asked her son about it and was shocked to hear an older boy on his bus had been sending these types of texts for about two months.
