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Shelter Supply Update

Over the last two months, AmeriCorps Members Conor Terry and Cynthia Slemmer have been taking a new influx of supplies to the shelters across Cape Cod. A new supply of […]

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Barnstable County Offers Immunization Program

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states vaccines are one of the greatest public health interventions of the 20th century, second only to clean water. That’s why Barnstable County Public […]

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Concerned about Vaccine Safety? Here are the Facts.

A wailing child, a needle-wielding doctor — what parent wouldn’t feel a twinge, at least for one heart-stopping moment, and wonder whether a shot is truly necessary at this moment? […]

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Young Women Know About Skin Cancer Risks — But They’re Still Using Tanning Beds

Even though just about every young woman is aware that tanning can lead to skin cancer, as well as premature aging, most of them continue to close their eyes and […]

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Doctors Reveal Photos of Zika’s Effects on 1st Person Infected in US by Virus

The first person to be infected locally during Florida’s Zika virus outbreak was nearly five months pregnant, according to a case study published today in The New England Journal of […]

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Want to Spare Your Pet From Cancer? Stop Smoking Cigarettes.

Researchers at the University of Glasgow in Scotland are urging pet owners who smoke to give up the habit for the sake of their animal companions. Research shows that pets […]

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Study on Sun Protection Behavior, Skin Cancer Awareness

A large international survey on sun exposure behaviors and skin cancer detection found there are many imperfections and geographical inequalities in primary and secondary prevention of skin cancer. This information […]

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Barnstable County Employee Named to Federal Committee

BARNSTABLE (MA) November 15, 2016 – A senior environmental specialist at the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment has been named to a Federal advisory committee. On November 15, […]

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Cape Cod Hoarding Task Force Announces Free Support Groups

The Cape Cod Hoarding Task Force announces the availability of free peer support groups for compulsive acquiring, saving and hoarding during the fall of 2016. These action-oriented self-help support groups, which are […]

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