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Baltimore city officials kick the homeless in the crotch - Pastor wants to be protective cup

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Posted on June 10, 2008 - 6:51am at Stone Soup Station
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"But city officials say the conditions in the camp are deplorable and need to be rectified. A recent survey of homeless people living there found that most – more than 80 percent – are likely to die within the next 7 years due to existing illnesses and poor living conditions.

"Tuberculosis cases in the state are up by more than 50 percent compared with this time last year: Blacks & Hispanics disproport

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Posted on March 25, 2008 - 8:16pm at Stone Soup Station
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This is a very serious health risk for outreach, shelter and emergency workers since we often come into contact with people who may be infected but disappear long before we realize we've been exposed and possibly infected as well. By the time we recognize what has happened, we may have exposed countless others to the disease as well.

US House Staffers Advised They Need Vaccines before Attending NASCAR Events

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Posted on October 15, 2007 - 4:57pm at Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
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Update: The delegation was not attending NASCAR races but visiting health care centers, detention facilities and other operations where they could be exposed to communicable diseases.

Charlotte.com : Charlotte news, events, Panthers, Bobcats, jobs, cars, homes: "Staff who organized the trips advised the NASCAR-bound aides to get a range of vaccines before attending -- hepatitis A, hepatitis B, tetanus, diphtheria and influenz

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