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Concerns about crosswalk safety discussed following fatal accident

On October 27th, two teen boys were hit by a car while trick-or-treating in Lower Allen Township. The two were crossing Carlisle Street in a crosswalk. One of the boys, 14 year-old Skylar Wenger, died from his injuries. Parents whose children use the same crosswalk to get to Highland Elementary School say they have expressed safety concerns for years. April Filer and other parents again discussed those concerns at a Lower Allen Township meeting Monday night. She worries that drivers don't notice the crosswalk. "The crosswalk is not noticeable to traffic, it's easily ignored because it's not obvious the lines aren't bright and white," she said.
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Computers Injure More Kids at Home

The computer has become an indispensable device at home, but it is also becoming a health hazard. According to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine issue of June 9, treatments at the emergency departments of 100 U.S. hospitals for computer-related injuries had increased sevenfold during the period 1994 to 2006....
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Are Bankruptcies Due To Medical Bills?

A recent study has reported that close to two-thirds of all bankruptcies that were filed in the United States were principally caused by medical problems and related expenses. ...
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Can Keys Be Stolen by Digital Camera?

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) advised people to hide the keys to their homes and cars from view because they could be “stolen” using camera phones and other digital cameras....
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Parents Exploit Nebraska Law

As Nebraska’s state legislature went into special session to add an age limit to the state’s Safe Haven Law, parents appear to be in a rush to leave their teenage children before the amendment takes effect....
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Pediatricians to Screen for Alcoholism?

Pediatricians can have an added role in screening parents of their child patients for alcohol abuse and refer them for further evaluation and treatment, according to a new study by the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research (CeASAR) published in the November issue of the journal Pediatrics....
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Are You Ready to Vote?

In the 2000 presidential race, the election process was tainted by hanging chads in Florida. In 2004, the voting machines malfunctioned in Ohio. With this year’s historic election, the voter turnout could well be the biggest in recent history....
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Is Diabetes A Problem in Your Family?

The average American family should be concerned with a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: the rate of new cases of type-2 diabetes has increased by 90 percent in just 10 years, and this could be due largely to enlarged overweight and obesity rates and increasingly sedentary lifestyles....
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