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Published July 01, 2013
Outraged over reductions in unemployment benefits that took effect over the weekend, civil rights leaders vowed to organize a ninth "Moral Monday" protest outside the North Carolina legislature late Monday afternoon.
Published June 19, 2013
Public health officials appear to be gaining significant ground in their battle against human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually-transmitted disease in the U.S.
Published June 14, 2013
Nearly 15 million U.S. adults suffer from clinical depression. Treating them is currently a process of trial and error.
Published June 05, 2013
Although 20th Century Fox's summer comedy "The Internship" takes place at Google headquarters in California, a large part of the film was actually shot in Atlanta.
Published May 28, 2013
With health care costs rising and ObamaCare placing increased emphasis on patient outcomes, two Atlanta area hospital systems are taking a novel approach.
Published April 27, 2013
A rhetorical question on terrorism posed by a high school textbook used in Tennessee has upset some parents, who are calling for the book's removal.
Published April 04, 2013
Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are monitoring the bird flu situation in China, but say it's too early to recommend any precautions for the general public
Published March 14, 2013
The Palmetto State basks in the political limelight every four years with the first-in-the-South presidential primary. But a rare sequence of events is drawing some big names to an off-season congressional race in South Carolina's Low Country.
Published March 01, 2013
Public health officials are, once again, in the crossfire of an old debate on guns. The latest issue stems from a Jan. 16 executive order. After a series of highly publicized mass-shootings, President Obama directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to resume research on gun violence.
Published December 13, 2012
Despite a multi-billion dollar legal settlement with tobacco companies, most state governments are not spending the recommended amounts for programs combating tobacco use, according to a report released by a coalition of public health organizations.