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Coronavirus epidemic awaits, not certain to be severe - discoverer
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - The doctor who discovered a new SARS-like virus says it will probably trigger an epidemic at some point, but not necessarily in its current virulent form. The new strain of coronavirus (nCoV) that Ali Mohamed Zaki found last year,...Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Hospitals and Clinics, Arabian Peninsula, Pneumonia, Health Organizations
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'2016: Obama's America' Docu Producer Misses Mark With Oscar Beef
ReutersMay 13 (TheWrap.com) - Documentary filmmakers are supposed to be devoted to the truth, but Gerald Molen appears to have entered a realm of pure fantasy. Molen, the producer of the documentary "2016: Obama's America" (and before that, an Oscar winner...Tags: Elections, Voting, Searching for Sugar Man (movie), 5 Broken Cameras (movie), Photography and Video
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As pill mills fade away, heroin fills the void
Miami HeraldKevin Foley stood before a judge in Broward County's drug court -- fellow abusers sitting behind in him in the pews -- talking about the fitful life of a recovering addict, the random drug tests, the counseling and what he hoped was his next, clean...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Law Enforcement, Pam Bondi, Pharmaceuticals, Broward County
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Brown proposes Medicaid Lock-In legislation
Portsmouth Daily Times, OhioIt comes as no surprise to residents of Scioto County -- ground zero for the war on prescription drug abuse -- that prescription drug abuse is an epidemic in Ohio. Prescription pain medications, such as oxycodone, morphine, and methadone, are largely...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Government Health Care, Health Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, Behavioral Conditions
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Goths know how to have fun
Portland Press Herald, MaineA friendly goth night? Aren't goths supposed to be dour, gloomy folks who dress in black and rock out to very dour, gloomy industrial rock music? "There are a lot of people in black, but the core of what we do is the people, and it ends up being a...Tags: Entertainment Events, Lifestyle and Leisure, Skrillex (music group), Music, Dance
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Duluth Mayor Don Ness to Minnesota attorney general: Help us combat synthetic drug problems
Duluth News TribuneDuluth Police Chief Gordon Ramsay spent the noon hour Friday "getting the pulse" of the area near the Last Place on Earth and witnessing the ongoing problem of nuisance loitering and panhandling. The head shop on Superior Street is a constant focus of...Tags: Environmental Issues, Justice System, Prosecution, Trials, Laws
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The Miami Herald Fred Grimm column
Miami HeraldOceana is a misnomer, a small town at the confluence of the Clear Fork and Laurel Fork rivers in the mountains of southern West Virginia, some 400 miles from the nearest ocean. Lately, locals have given it a more accurate appellation. They call it Oxyana....Tags: Politics, TriBeCa Film Festival, Pam Bondi, Theft, Movies
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Santa Cruz County sees more vaccinations among older children
The Santa Cruz SentinelAs the state guards against a possible new whooping cough outbreak, local officials are crediting a new state law with pushing vaccination rates for middle- and high-school children upward. With traditionally high numbers of children skipping shots...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Health Organizations, Teaching and Learning, Vaccines, Health and Safety at School
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Changing focus on crop disease
Last year, anthracnose and white mold were the major threats. This year, rust and soybean cyst nematode are the crop diseases that pose the greatest danger to area bean growers, says Sam Markell, a North Dakota State University Extension Service plant...Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, Symptoms
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Zoeller talks new laws
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.Focusing on the demand side of human trafficking and the men who buy sex may be the best way to combat human trafficking, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said Thursday. Sex is an uncomfortable topic for many people, Zoeller admitted during a...Tags: Local Government, Politics, Sports, Crime, Law and Justice, Prostitution
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EDITORIAL: Oxyana
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.There's nothing like a little adversity, controversy or an outsider taking a perceived swipe at a community to get its citizens rankled. It can spark a rallying point for a common cause, or even a dose of organization within ranks that needed a focal...Tags: Oceana, TriBeCa Film Festival, New York City, Movies, Film Festivals
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Prescription pill academy raises awareness on issue
Daily News, Bowling Green, Ky.The 2013 Kentucky Law Enforcement Rx Academy kicked off Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Sloan Convention Center with representatives from various substance abuse prevention organizations and state officials working with law enforcement agencies to help put...Tags: Law Enforcement, Justice System, Bowling, Sports, Laws
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