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}-- For Parents of Teens --{

12:32 PM Fri, May 09, 2008 |
Stephanie Stricklen

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!  AND HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

Hey, moms of teens (and dads, too).. check this story out on teens and marijuana use.  Some of the statistics really surprised me.. like the suicide statistic:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080509105348.htm

I hope you find article helpful.. and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.&...



.:Hodge Podge: Obesity, Alcohol, etc.:

12:02 PM Thu, May 08, 2008 |
Stephanie Stricklen

Hey there.. here's what I have for you.

First, the Empower study link.. this is for the nerve zapper they're testing to see if it curbs the appetite.  I highly recommend you spend the time reading the FAQ page.  This is a long-term study that has some variables you should know about ((that are pretty well spelled out in the FAQ section)):

http://www.empowerstudy.com/index...



::BREAKING NEWS::

7:58 AM Thu, May 08, 2008 |
Stephanie Stricklen

um........10 shades of hotness?!

 

*** ATTN:  ASSIGNMENT EDITORS / BUSINESS / ENTERTAINMENT ***

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.:Blood:.

12:49 PM Tue, May 06, 2008 |
Stephanie Stricklen

Blood.  Such an important part of us.  This story on the HH blood pilot program at the Red Cross was about two years in the making ((UPDATE: two years and one day.  it got dropped yesterday because of the huge fire.  We'll try again tonite at 5)).  Every time we tried to get it set up-- there was some hurdle, including:


..:Who Lives?! Who Dies?!:..

5:43 AM Mon, May 05, 2008 |
Stephanie Stricklen

Welcome to Monday!!

Here is that link on the full Associated Press writeup on the task force recommendations in case of a widespread pandemic flu or other sweeping illness.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hDeWu9n8WS9LtmwUnxMIucnFdnKQD90F8KKG0

What do you think???

>> Continue reading: ..:Who Lives?! Who Dies?!:..



~FREE STREAK O' RED~

12:51 PM Fri, May 02, 2008 |
Stephanie Stricklen

Hey.. It's quittin' time for me, but not before I tell you about this cool Streaks for Stroke program put on by the Providence Stroke Center and American Heart Association.

First: May is Stroke Awareness Month.

Second: SATURDAY from 11am to 2pm you can get your free, clip-in red streak at the Lloyd Center Mall Nordstrom's on the first floor.  Nurses will also do free health screenings.

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~FREE STREAK O' RED~



~Just for Dan..~

6:15 AM Fri, May 02, 2008 |
Stephanie Stricklen

Mornin'!!

I'm working on some new blogging software.. same program, just redesigned. Let's see how this goes.

Here's a shout out to Dan.

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~Just for Dan..~



::Here's what you said!!::

5:34 AM Tue, Apr 29, 2008 |
Stephanie Stricklen

First things first.. here is the chocolate study link!! It's easy to make light of it ((like, "Oh, sign me up")) but the goal is noble. They're trying to figure out the health boosting power of dark chocolate.

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSL2838269320080428?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0

::Here's what you said!!::



::Your Experience with LASIK::

5:03 AM Fri, Apr 25, 2008 |
Stephanie Stricklen

This morning we ran a story on LASIK.. as the FDA prepares to study the procedure after unhappy patients complained. Here is a full writeup on what's happening today that covers both sides of it:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hm4_Y2gN7uuJFU9yGiiiwV0BWDagD908RA500

But the question I posed this morning/afternoon/5pm: If you hav...

::Your Experience with LASIK::



~::I'm BACK!!!::~

5:48 AM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 |
Stephanie Stricklen

Watch how fast I pull this off. I'll update this entry later today, but for now I need to get you this link to the c.diff story I'm getting ready to talk about during the morning newscast:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24277609/

Update: the c.diff story made a reappearance at 5pm. I thought it was a good choice for the newscast, since we're starting t...

~::I'm BACK!!!::~