States balk at bills to require cancer vaccine for preteen girls
KOMO-TV - ATLANTA (AP) - For a time, Georgia was poised to become the latest state to require preteen girls to be vaccinated against a virus that causes cervical cancer. A powerful state Republican lawmaker proposed making the vaccine mandatory for girls
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Giordano trial on state sex-assault charges to start in July
Greenwich Time - Giordano, 44, was arrested in 2001 and convicted in 2003 on federal charges of using his position to violate the civil rights of two young girls by sexually abusing them. He paid a crack-addicted prostitute to bring her preteen daughter and niece to
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Weathering the preteen tirade with your head held high
Salem News - Your once compliant and loving daughter suddenly becomes your worst critic. From the hats you wear to the way you drive to how forgetful you are, you cannot catch a break from your 12-year-old expert-in-everything. What has brought on this reign of
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Just let him spell all the words right
Bakersfield Californian - Elijah Johnson has been practicing for the National Spelling Bee his whole life. He just didn’t know it until now. On Wednesday, the Warren Junior HIgh eighth-grader will go head to head with 286 of the nation’s most powerful teen and preteen
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Protecting Kids from Sports and Recreation Injuries
KFOR - During the preteen years (8 to 12), children become more independent and they start to wander away from their homes to explore their neighborhoods. Children become more adventurous and the number of recreational-related injuries increases during this
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Hominy & Hash
American Reporter - The mission statement for Girls on the Run says is “a non-profit prevention program that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running.” From what I could see and hear standing around the starting line is
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Renville County Farmer
CND News - Preteen division (11 and 12 yr. olds) participants included Vickie Lesmann, Antler, red ribbon; and Ashley Huber, Lansford, and Karissa Dufner, Glenburn, blue ribbons. Reserve Champion was Lexi Bahl of Sherwood, and Grand Champion was Ty Feland
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SPASH To Host Forum On Controversial Vaccine: Gardasil
WAOW - Other side effects include minor itching, dizziness, and 3 reports of death. 16 states are considering following in the footsteps of states such as Virginia, which passed a bill making the vaccine mandatory for preteen girls. Updated: May 31, 2007, 12
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How to reduce restlessness among tweens and teens at services
Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - As a result, many rabbis, administrators, parents and even bar mitzvah party vendors take preventative measures to quell chatty, restless or precocious preteen guests from being disruptive at bar mitzvah ceremonies and receptions. Rabbi Ed Feinstein
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Role Models: How Images Of Smoking May Affect Kids
Wall Street Journal - On a recent episode of the hit TV show “America’s Next Top Model,” the model hopefuls were shown lounging by the pool and puffing away on cigarettes. It was a jarring image, particularly for a show that has an unusually high viewership of preteen and
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