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Local Voices, May. 01
Banning soda I am writing in response to "Study: Soda bans likely to backfire" (News, April 14). You scream, I scream, we all scream for — soda? I know I do, and I know that I cannot be the only one. Soda consumers like myself who want their 32-...Tags: Entertainment Events, Periodicals, Teaching and Learning, Medical Specialization, Mental Health
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Fourth day of deliberations ends in Philadelphia abortion case
The jury in the murder trial of a Philadelphia doctor accused of killing babies and a patient during late-term abortions at a clinic serving low-income women ended its fourth day of deliberations Friday without reaching verdicts. Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Abortion, Lawyers, Trials, Social Issues
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LETTER: Condition Obscures Mental Illness
Op-ed writer and psychiatry professor Larry Davidson writes that he is opposed to assisted outpatient treatment because he is not aware of data "that indicate that persons with psychotic disorders refuse treatment because they have a neurological...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Schizophrenia, Mental Illness
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Asthma on the rise in Florida and beyond
Asthma is one of the most common chronic illnesses among children in Florida. According to the 2010 Florida Child Health Survey conducted by the Florida Department of Health, 18 percent of children younger than 18 have at some point been diagnosed with...Tags: Chemical Industry, Allergies, Environmental Pollution, Pharmaceuticals, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Health law could overwhelm addiction services
CHICAGO (AP) — It has been six decades since doctors concluded that addiction was a disease that could be treated, but today the condition still dwells on the fringes of the medical community. Only 1 cent of every health care dollar in the United...
Tags: Diabetes, Business, Hospitals and Clinics, Medicaid, Government Health Care
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Free meningitis vaccines offered after West Hollywood man's death
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation will offer free meningitis vaccines starting Monday. The move comes just days after a West Hollywood man died from the disease. Anyone who might have been exposed to the disease or might be at risk should to make plans...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Preventative Medicine, Headaches, Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines
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The false security of gun-control measures
Now that the way has been cleared for the U.S. Senate to vote on a bipartisan bill to toughen federal gun controls, Americans should remember that the effectiveness of government regulations has limits. Ultimately, new laws will give Americans a false...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Television Industry, U.S. Congress, Weaponry, Mental Health
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Legalized bribery, secret skin rashes and divorce, Tallahassee style
With only a week to go in this year's Legislative session, you have a lot at stake. We're talking about bills that affect everything from your wallet to your health. Let's run through some of them. Money for you. I want to start with some good news:...
Tags: Skin Rash, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Indian River Lagoon, Corporate Crime, Tom Lee
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Area residents join crisis intervention team
Twelve skilled, trained and local law enforcement, corrections officers and first-responders are set to graduate as the ninth class of officers of the Laurel Highlands Region Police Crisis Intervention Team. The list of graduates includes: Jeremy...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Law Enforcement, Graduation, Behavioral Conditions, Crime, Law and Justice
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The Supreme Court looks at gene patents, worries about biotech
When the Supreme Court took up the question Monday of whether genes could be patented, the justices were clearly concerned about preserving innovation in medicine and biotechnology. But the issue presented by Myriad Genetics' patents on the BRCA genes...
Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Chemical Industry, John G. Roberts, Jr., Entertainment Events, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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As meningitis fears rise, foundation to offer free vaccine
Responding to fears of a deadly meningitis outbreak among gay men, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation announced Sunday that it will begin offering free vaccines to help counter a spread of the potentially deadly disease. Worry over a meningitis outbreak...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Preventative Medicine, Headaches, Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines
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Walorski gives weekly national GOP address
In this week's national Republican address, Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) discusses President Obama's budget: a tax increase on middle-class families, hundreds of billions of dollars added to the national debt, and never achieving balance. Walorski says...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, National Government, U.S. Congress, White House, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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