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Ft Drum killings: Another legacy of post traumatic stress?

December 11, 2009 By Tod Ensign

Early Tuesday morning, December 1st, Jefferson County sheriffs' deputies discovered the bodies of two Ft Drum soldiers, Spec. Waide T James, 20, of Cocoa, FL and Spec. Diego Valbuena, 23, of Port St Lucie, FL.

World AIDS Day: ‘Be faithful, be tested, be unionized’

December 1, 2009 By John Wojcik

In South Africa, a highly successful AIDS program is led by a union.

New mammogram guidelines: What’s a woman to do?

November 24, 2009 By Diane Mohney

New guidelines have turned life upside down for women used to having a mammogram and breast examination every year starting at age 40, and doing monthly self-examinations.

Paid sick days called key to slowing swine flu

November 18, 2009 By John Wojcik

Unions, family advocates and health professionals are pressing Congress to pass emergency paid sick days legislation so workers can stay home if they get sick.

Coal poses major health threat, physicians group warns

November 18, 2009 By Susan Webb

Coal plays a role in four of the top five causes of death in the U.S. - heart disease, cancer, stroke, and chronic lower respiratory diseases - says a report by Physicians for Social Responsibility.