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TV REPORTS for June 2008
  

Stand Up For Your Health

Columbia, MO (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You're probably sitting down right now. Well, by the time you're done reading this, you may see sitting in a whole new way!

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Stand Up For Your Health

Keeping Vaccinations On Track

ATLANTA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate more than a quarter of all toddlers in the United States may be under-vaccinated, which can leave them unprotected against diseases like measles, mumps and even polio. Now, researchers have teamed up with the CDC to help keep kids' vaccinations on track.

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Keeping Vaccinations On Track

Space-Age Technology At The Dentist

ATLANTA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Space-age technology, biomedical engineering and computer science -- they're all coming soon to your dentist's office near you. It's revolutionary science that could help give you a healthier smile.

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Space-Age Technology At The Dentist

Cleaning Infected Blood

SAN DIEGO (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every day, 14,000 people are infected with HIV, the virus that leads to AIDs. There's no cure, but now a breakthrough -- a machine that could clean blood, keeping more and more people alive longer.

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Cleaning Infected Blood

Volcano Warning!

MENLO PARK, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Millions of people in the United States live every day with the threat of a volcano close by. If it erupts, it could be disastrous -- not only for the people on the ground, but also for the planes flying above. But a new website could help warn them both if disaster strikes.

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Volcano Warning!

Your Five-Day Forecast: More Than Ever Before!

BOULDER, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Odds are you have already watched one weather forecast today and will probably check out a few more. Accurate, timely forecasts are vital to everyday life, but just how critical may surprise you.

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Your Five-Day Forecast: More Than Ever Before!

Saving Lives When Wildifres Burn

UNIVERSITY PARK, Penn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Most of us like to access the daily forecast so we know how to dress for work, school or travel. But for those who rely on the weather for their livelihoods, like emergency responders, researchers have developed a way to deliver updated and customized weather maps directly to their desktops.

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Saving Lives When Wildifres Burn

Bad Weather: Bad Drivers

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Each year, nearly 7,400 people are killed and over 670,000 are injured in crashes. But not all wrecks are because of driver error. Ivanhoe reveals what really factors into many of these accidents.

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Bad Weather: Bad Drivers

One Second Heart Scans

BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The latest generation of CT scanners is here, capturing pictures of whole organs in seconds!

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One Second Heart Scans

Heart Surgery: Faster Recovery

BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Not only do patients need rest after heart surgery, so do their hearts! Next, a new device that helps weak hearts heal.

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Heart Surgery: Faster Recovery

Scum-Free Fish Tank

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Maintaining a saltwater aquarium can be an expensive hobby. Just setting up a 55 gallon tank can cost about $1500s -- and that's without fish! But a group of young engineers are using a rare earth magnet to build a better environment for ocean life and help precious species thrive in captivity.

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Scum-Free Fish Tank

Get Set … Go! Matchbox Races!

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Think engineering is child's play? Well, for a few months every year in Bethlehem, Pa., it is. Lehigh University mechanical engineering majors and Tyco electronics team up to give middle school students an inside look at the science behind the industry.

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Get Set … Go! Matchbox Races!

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