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REUTERS SUMMIT-WHO budget cuts worry bird flu watchers
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) * CDC head concerned at WHO ability to respond effectively * Swiss-based U.N. agency hit by Swiss franc strength * WHO official says work being done but...Tags: Flu, Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Swine Flu, Finance, Smallpox
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FACTBOX-Speakers at Reuters Health Summit
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) May 6 (Reuters) - Thomas Frieden Director US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention David Cordani CEO Cigna Corp Jeremy Levin CEO Teva Pharmaceutical...Tags: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bain Capital, LLC, Corporate Officers, Cigna Corporation
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FDA strengthens warnings on tanning beds to reduce cancer risk
ReutersBy Toni Clarke Washington, May 6 (Reuters) - Tanning beds and sunlamps will be required to carry stronger warning labels under new regulations proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is also recommending the machines not be used by...Tags: Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Skin Cancer, Food and Drug Administration
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Budget cuts slow federal hiring in Md.
Hiring for federal jobs in Maryland has fallen 30 percent since 2008, and for the first time in years is being outpaced by the number of employees retiring or resigning — a trend that has raised concerns among some about the government's ability...Tags: National Institutes of Health, National Government, Woodlawn (Baltimore, Maryland), Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Food and Drug Administration
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Bark for Life benefits American Cancer Society
The sixth annual Bark for Life of Washington County raised more than $2,200 to help fight cancer, said Cathy Beckley-Thomas, the American Cancer Society’s community manager for Washington County. Beckley-Thomas said 48 dogs were registered, which...Tags: American Cancer Society
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The Great Debate
While marijuana use is still illegal under federal law, the general direction of state laws regarding marijuana is clearly moving in the direction of leniency. Two states in November, Colorado and Washington, legalized it for recreational purposes....
Tags: Insomnia, Justice System, Parkinson's Disease, Methamphetamine (drug), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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Authors A-C
826CHI 826CHI is a nonprofit writing and tutoring center dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students. 826chi.org Tom Acitelli Tom Acitelli is author...Tags: Cartoons, Fine Arts, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture
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Letters to the Editor - April 17
Pa. American Cancer Society volunteers thanked To the editor: This year the American Cancer Society celebrates its 100th birthday. On behalf of our patients, families and communities, your American Cancer Society would like to take this opportunity to...Tags: Breast Cancer, Health, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Track and Field, Schools
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Prostitution policy splits NGOs in top court AIDS case
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Supreme Court case that challenges a law requiring anti-prostitution policies for HIV/AIDS programs seeking federal money has generated a split among nonprofit groups that counsel sex workers overseas. The case involves a 2003...Tags: Justice System, Viral Diseases and Infections, U.S. Congress, U.S. Supreme Court, George W. Bush
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Say no to medical marijuana
The editorial supporting medical marijuana (“Medical pot for Illinois patients,” Editorial, April 16) is as bad advice as marijuana is bad medicine. Several issues referenced are part of the problem. The Tribune cites the Institute of Medicine...Tags: Health Treatments, American Medical Association, Medical Research, Food and Drug Administration, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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District 112 teacher still has questions about asbestos removal
North Shore School District 112 was fined two years ago for multiple violations regarding asbestos removal projects at several of its schools dating back to 2007, but one teacher is still seeking answers. Steve Bartel, a Lincoln School fifth grade...
Tags: Air Pollution, Health, Environmental Issues, Lisa Madigan, Health and Safety at School
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FDA approves a drug to reverse anticoagulation
Ever since the drug warfarin was discovered to be a highly effective anti-clotting agent as well as a good rat poison in the early 1950s, it has been the frontline weapon in preventing stroke among those with atrial fibrillation. But its growing use has...
Tags: Rivaroxaban (drug), Vitamin K, Physical Conditions, Pradaxa (drug), Warfarin (drug)
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