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Sleep aids tied to hip fractures in the elderly
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nursing home residents taking sleep aids such as Ambien are more likely to fall and fracture a hip than residents not being treated for insomnia, new research suggests. According to the study's lead author, the known dangers...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Injuries and Wounds, Nursing, Nursing Homes, Medical Specialization
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Whitney Houston's brother Michael admits starting her on drugs
For years, rumor had it that Bobby Brown had introduced Whitney Houston to drugs — but Michael Houston, one of the singer's two older brothers, has revealed to Oprah Winfrey that the real story was quite different. It's a story that has Michael...
Tags: Grammy Awards, Oprah Winfrey, Social Media, Cocaine, Benadryl (drug)
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Bullied to tears, bored to death
Here's the thing about directing our attention so fully and passionately toward bullying: The people most affected by it are sick of talking about it. "Kids are at the eye-rolling stage with bullying," says Cynthia Lowen, producer and writer of the 2011...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Bullying, U.S. Department of Education, Psychology, Documentary (genre)
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Veterans: Coming home in one piece but not in peace
HealthThe military hero looked out of place in the bar. He was walking toward me and I couldn't avert his gaze. HIis eyes carried the look of pain, indelible experiences from his career as a military sniper. I didn't know he was a veteran when I first met him.... -
Fatal drug overdoses in U.S. increase for 11th consecutive year
Fatal drug overdoses have increased for the 11th consecutive year in the United States, new data show. According to a research letter published Tuesday from the National Center for Health Statistics, 38,329 people died of drug overdoses in the United...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Symptoms, Lorazepam (drug), Heroin, Prescription Drugs
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Prosecutors file more child sex abuse charges against man from Greene County
ewood@ky3.comWILLARD, Mo. -- Two more children have come forward to testify against an accused offender. Adam Grant of Willard now faces multiple charges of sex abuse against children, and Greene County prosecutors said the case is one of their top priorities....Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Court Preliminary, Hydrocodone (drug), Prosecution
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'Top Chef Seattle' recap, 'Glacial Gourmand'
Brooke, Josh, and Sheldon remain, splayed out on the sofas and clearly exhausted. Brooke finds a note from Padma telling them to meet her at the Eagle Crest. Is that an Alaskan Leather Bar? I'm excited. They drive up a long mountain and are stopped by...
Tags: Top Chef (tv program), Executive Branch, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Game
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Remembering Sylvia Plath
Fifty years ago Monday, Sylvia Plath, a 30-year-old American living in England, put her head in her oven and committed suicide. Her two children were upstairs; her husband, the poet Ted Hughes, had left her after a tempestuous relationship. Her poetry and...
Tags: Arts and Culture, NPR, Prozac (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Literature
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Inmate caught smuggling Xanax in her private parts, deputies say
FloriDUHCasey Leigh Cranfield, 28, was busted Monday for Violation of Probation and taken to the slammer. The next day jail deputies learned that the Pubta Gorda woman had taken Xanax inside the jail after her arrest, according to a news release from the...Tags: Tylenol (drug)
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Police seek man who robbed Shepherdstown Pharmacy
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA man pointed what appeared to be a handgun in the direction of employees at Shepherdstown Pharmacy when he robbed the business Thursday morning at 7670 Martinsburg Pike, police said. The employees were upset, but not injured in the robbery, which was...Tags: Theft, Prescription Drugs, Walmart
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'Identity Thief' steals fun away from Bateman, McCarthy ★ 1/2
Debilitatingly witless, "Identity Thief" strands Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman on the shoulder of its own road-trip premise, an artificial construct reminiscent of "Due Date." Remember "Due Date," that sour thing with Robert Downey Jr. and Zach...
Tags: Entertainment, Amanda Peet, Robert Downey Jr., Melissa McCarthy, Horrible Bosses (movie)
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Are sleep aids and drugs helping or hurting?
Premium Health News ServiceSleep is essential to good health, and a lack of it can lead to heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, weight gain, and diabetes. Yet 22 percent of Americans struggle with insomnia every night, according to the National Sleep Foundation, and people...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Dietary Supplements, Herbal Supplements, Allergies, Migraine
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