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Articles in October, 2006 issue of AScribe Health News Service

• Cambridge Health Alliance Clinician Secures Major Grant to Teach Social Skills to Adolescents With Developmental Disorders.
• Workshops Teach Parents How to Raise Media Savvy Kids, Find Balance in Today's Ever-Demanding World; Palo Alto Medical Foundation, San Carlos School District Present Parent Education Series.
• University of Virginia Experts Available to Comment on 2006 Election Issues.
• National Conference to Look at Landmark Special Education Case.
• Study Offers New Clues to Brain-Stomach Interaction in Overeating; Findings Implicate Brain Circuits Involved in Drug Craving, Emotional Response to Food.
• Air Force to Train Clinicians to Assess Suicide Risk.
• The Truth About Rumors and Why We Believe Them: New Book Reveals Psychology of Rumors.
• Purdue Veterinarian: Keep Pets Safe During Halloween.
• Early Family Experience Can Reverse Effects of Genes, UCLA Psychologists Report.
• October-December 2006 California Agriculture Magazine: Lead Poisoning Still a Risk to U.S. Children.
• Flu Vaccines Provided to Older Adults on Election Day Through 'Vote and Vax' Initiative.
• Sexual Attitudes Help Explain Narcissists' Relationship Problems.
• Leading Reason for Corneal Transplants Comes Into Focus; Johns Hopkins Researchers Begin to Figure Out 'Fuchs'.
• American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association Crush Big Tobacco -- Literally!
• Thyroid Trouble: Under Proposed Rocket Fuel Standards, Many Women Would Need Treatment to Protect Baby; Report Finds Drinking Water Limits for Perchlorate Inadequate.
• UC Davis Breast Cancer Researchers Report New Insights Into Ductal Carcinoma in Situ; Findings May Lead to New Ways to Detect, Destroy Cells Before They Become Cancerous.
• Bon Appetit Management Company Launches Industry's First Mercury Awareness Campaign; In Partnership With GotMercury.org, National Food Service Provider Protects Fish Eaters From Mercury.
• Polling Sites Often Neglect Disability and Language Minority Access Requirements; Millions of Voting Age Americans Covered by 'Ballot Access' Laws Ill-Served by Election Administration.
• People Who Self-Censor Opinions Also Avoid Public Politics.
• University of Virginia Researchers Seek to Unlock Broccoli's Cancer Fighting Secret.
• Popular ADHD Drug Safe and Effective for Pre-Schoolers; Monitor Youngsters Closely for Side Effects, Researchers Caution.
• University of Virginia Experts Comment on Violence and Safety in Schools.
• Overrated Popularity of Halloween Frights Scares Expert.
• Pleasure and Pain: Study Shows Brain's 'Pleasure Chemical' Is Involved in Response to Pain, Too; Research May Help Explain Why Some People Are More Vulnerable to Drug Abuse When They're Under Stress or Suffer Chronic Pain.
• Joslin Launches Free Online Educational Videos for People With Diabetes; Six Tests for Staying Healthy With Diabetes; November is National Diabetes Month.
• Children's Hospital Boston Presents at the 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition Oct. 7-10 in Atlanta, Ga.
• October-December 2006 California Agriculture Magazine: Nutrition Education Saves on California Medical Costs.
• American Dental Association Applauds Health Claim for Fluoridated Bottled Water.
• 44 Million Women at Risk of Thyroid Deficiency From Rocket Fuel Chemical; Federal Study Confirms Perchlorate as Widespread Public Health Threat.
• Tissue Geometry Plays Crucial Role in Breast Cell Invasion.
• New Study Provides First Guidelines for Safe Levels of iPod Music Listening.
• Opposition to Alcohol Ads on BART Gains Momentum; San Francisco Supervisors Denounce Alcohol Ads on Public Transit System.
• Child-Proof: Brain Mapping Safer for Children Than Previously Thought, Hopkins Study Shows.
• Altered Perception of Reward in Human Cocaine Addiction; Brain-Mapping, Psychological Studies Support Mechanism for Compromised Control in Drug Addiction.
• Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Experts Alert Consumers to Consider Environment as Well as Health.