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Should medical marijuana be legalized?
NO By ANNA KNOBLACH Meyersdale There is a reason that marijuana is an illegal substance. While the effects from medicinal marijuana have been scientifically proven to slow AIDS wasting, reduce the negative effects of chemotherapy and alleviate...Tags: Prescription Drugs, LSD, Biotechnology, Arthritis, Hepatitis C
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89 Md. facilities bought drugs from firm linked to meningitis outbreak
The federal Food and Drug Administration identified 89 medical facilities in Maryland that bought drugs from the Massachusetts manufacturer being investigated for a national fungal meningitis outbreak. The facilities are among more than 3,000 in numerous...
Tags: Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Clinton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Macular Degeneration, Harford Road, Bevacizumab (drug)
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Walter Gilliam
Walter Gilliam, who rose from a being a sandwich maker and dishwasher to become a chef at the old Haussner's Restaurant in a career than spanned more than 50 years, died Monday of complications from a stroke at his East Baltimore home.
He was 91....Tags: U.S. Department of State, Sandwiches, Highlandtown, Restaurants, New York Yankees
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$2 million prize announced for cure for blindness by 2020
Singer Art Garfunkel, a real estate magnate and an investor are putting $2 million in gold bullion on the line to inspire researchers to cure blindness by 2020, establishing through Johns Hopkins Medicine one of the world's largest prizes for a scientific...Tags: Feminism, Cataracts, Macular Degeneration, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Genetics
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Drinking Three or More Cups of Coffee a Day linked to Glaucoma
KTLA News(KTLA) Drinking at least three cups of coffee a day could increase your risk of developing glaucoma, according to a new study. Researchers at Harvard University found that men and women who are heavy coffee drinkers are 34 percent more likely to...Tags: Eyes and Vision, Harvard University
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Vision and nutrition sometimes are connected
FARGO, N.D. - “Mom, I can read the sign across the street!” my 9-year-old daughter exclaimed as she stepped outside wearing her purple-framed glasses for the first time. A few weeks prior to that day, she came home from school with a note after a vision...Tags: Limes, Popeye the Sailor (fictional character), Salads, Cataracts, Nearsightedness
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Lions Club steps in for others
Staff WriterIMPERIAL — Children squinted at eye charts as others peered into mirrors while trying on different glasses during the sixth annual Imperial Lions Club Glasses for Kids event Saturday. The event not only provides free vision screenings and glasses...Tags: Diabetes, Eyes and Vision, High Blood Pressure
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Thousands will head to Senior Games
ST. GEORGE, Utah — While the Olympians were competing in London, thousands of other elite athletes were setting their sights on a major international event this fall. The Huntsman World Senior Games are the world's largest annual multisport...
Tags: Huntsman Corporation, Awards and Prizes, Golden State Warriors, Prostate Cancer, Tennis
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Connecticut Prepares For Medical Marijuana
This Oct. 1 could be nicknamed "Medical Marijuana Day" in Connecticut. That's when Connecticut residents can actually start applying to have the legal right to use pot for medical purposes in this state. The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection...
Tags: Barack Obama, Dannel P. Malloy , Parkinson's Disease, Crime, Law and Justice, HIV
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56 area residents take advantage of first free eye examinations at Eastern Panhandle Free Clinic
richardb@herald-mail.comJennifer Myers and William McLeod were typical of the 56 area residents who took advantage of the first free eye examinations Friday morning at the Eastern Panhandle Free Clinic in Ranson. Sponsored by the West Virginia University Eye Institute and...Tags: Cataracts, Jennifer Myers, Hospitals and Clinics, Diabetes, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Wilmer Eye Institute celebrates new locations in Bel Air, HdG
The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine commemorated the grand opening of its Bel Air and Havre de Grace locations (both formerly Parris-Castoro Eye Care Centers) during a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony. These two sites represent the ninth...Tags: Ophthalmology, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Eyes and Vision
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Eye diseases increase 23% in Texas since 2000
KIAHAre you having trouble seeing straight? Does an attempt at romance usually end with your lips on her nose instead of her lips? Prevent Blindness America says adults are having a hard time seeing. In Texas, there has been a 23% increase in glaucoma...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes, Blindness, Physical Conditions
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