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Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Two major health organizations are suggesting HIV tests should be given to teens and adults at routine health screenings.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Munson Medical Center is encouraging people to get screened for Type Two Diabetes, since millions of people have it or are at-risk of being diagnosed and don't even know it.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Help wanted: Airspace and business smarts to become 1 of 6 federal sites for drone testing

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Michigan lawmakers are planning to consider a bill that would require welfare applicants and recipients to pass drug tests.

Monday, March 04, 2013  A Michigan lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require primary health care professionals to screen all 1-to-2-year-old patients for lead poisoning.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  One Michigan lawmaker wants young children in the state to be screened for lead poisoning.

Monday, February 11, 2013  The state says the fall 2012 Michigan Education Assessment Program tests show student gains for reading, mathematics and writing in all grades.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A Michigan Senate committee is considering a series of bills that would expand DNA collection to include all people arrested on suspicion of a felony charge.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  UPDATED WITH MUSON REACTION: McLaren health care has instituted a no-nicotine policy for all job applicants, testing them for toacco use as part of the drug screening process.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The Senate is debating a bill that would expand current DNA testing requirements in Michigan.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  By eighth grade, American students have fallen behind their Russian, Japanese and Taiwanese counterparts in math, and trail students from Hong Kong, Slovenia and South Korea in science.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Tens of thousands of Michigan students took the MEAP social studies exam in a unique way this fall.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Making HIV tests as common as cholesterol checks: Guideline pushes routine screens for most

Friday, November 09, 2012  Everyday at Arlington National Cemetery there are moments that take your breath away. Such was the case recently when the remains of 7 United States Marines, who were thought lost forever when their plane crashed during Wolrd War II. The families of the fallen were told that the plane went down in the Pacific Ocean and that their remains were unrecoverable. That was the truth the families lived with for almost 70 years, until one day, deep in the jungle, a discovery that would finally provide them with some closure.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  Federal food program that screens produce for contamination spared until end of 2012