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Susan's Story: WDBJ7 Anchor marks another milestone in her experience with cancer
ReporterA small bell and a simple ceremony carry huge significance for the patients and staff of Blue Ridge Cancer Care. Marking the end of her chemotherapy treatments by reading a verse and ringing the bell was a moment Susan has focused on since she learned she...Tags: Chemotherapy, Biotechnology, Nursing, Science and Technology, Health and Medical Professionals
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U.S. judge approves FDA plan to drop limits on morning after pill
ReutersBy Karen Freifeld and Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. district court judge on Wednesday approved a U.S. Food and Drug Administration plan to allow unrestricted sales of Plan B One-Step, a one-pill version of the emergency...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Food and Drug Administration, Plan B (drug), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
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Mailbag: Newport is overspending on Civic Center
The cost of Newport Beach's City Hall just keeps on rising. We will now need an additional $6.5 million to finish the project; we are now up to $139 million. After financing this project over the next 30 years, it could very well exceed $237 million....Tags: Abortion, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Health, Family Planning
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Mom To Shave Her Head To Raise Awareness Of Childhood Cancer
The Hartford CourantAn Enfield mother is shaving her head to raise awareness about the severity of childhood cancer. Carina Shaw's son Conlan was diagnosed with a juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma brain tumor when he was two years old. Now 7, Conlan has been off of treatment...Tags: Minnie Mouse (fictional animal), Chemotherapy, Astrocytoma, Connecticut Children's Medical Center
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Dayve Gabbard: New bill helps breast cancer treatment
For those of us who spend our days entrenched in the war on breast cancer, the Florida Legislature's recent passage of an oral chemotherapy parity law — and Gov. Scott signing the bill into law — marked a major victory. Now, health insurance...Tags: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Judges, Biotechnology, Chemotherapy, Science and Technology
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The anti-Plan B myths
The Obama administration's decision to allow Plan B to be sold over the counter without an age restriction, forced by a judicial ruling, has many people aghast by the horrors it will unleash. But really, it's nothing to fear. Consider the claims: 1)...
Tags: Plan B (drug), Birth Control
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Los Angeles leads U.S. in Medicare spending on end-of-life care
Sixty percent more money was spent in the Los Angeles area on chronically ill patients in their final years than the national average, according to new data on Medicare patients released Wednesday. Spending in the last two years of life was about $112,...Tags: Nursing, Palliative Care, Hospitals and Clinics, Government Health Care, Medicare
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Cancer-stricken dad cherishes family as Father's Day approaches
— It is very important that the Careys, a family split between Wellington and Connecticut, reunite for Father's Day this weekend. It could be their last with Dad. Mark Carey, 45, has pancreatic cancer. His doctor told him most people in his...Tags: Chemotherapy, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Pancreatic Cancer, Restaurants
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Turning the tassel — together
Late at night, they studied in their living room. Marco stretched out on the floor. Nanci sat at a play table that she used as a makeshift desk. Together, they worked their way through algebra and geometry, grammar and physics. Nanci helped Marco with...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Chemotherapy, Science and Technology, Testicular Cancer, Burger King
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Birth control without permission
We all know that every day, people in Mexico come across the border in pursuit of something they can't find in their country. What you may not know is that every day, people in the United States go across the border to Mexico for the same reason. They...
Tags: High Blood Pressure, Flu, Diabetes, Physical Conditions, Chemical Industry
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L.A. measure to cap marijuana shops passed with citywide support
A ballot measure to cap the number of medical marijuana shops in Los Angeles won in last month's election with support from nearly every corner of the city, according to a Times analysis of election returns. Proposition D received majority support in...
Tags: Credit and Debt, Los Angeles International Airport, Local Elections, Elections, 2 Chainz
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All-County Softball: Familiar names get top billing
koelble@herald-mail.comCara Ferguson and Danielle Wissinger have been friendly foes and teammates. It just depends on what time of year it is. During the high school season, Ferguson is a pitcher/infielder for Smithsburg and Wissinger is a catcher for North Hagerstown....Tags: Physical Therapy, Teaching and Learning, Baseball, Sports, The Herald-Mail
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