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Relay for Life in Lincoln County raises $107,000
nancy@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — Covered wagons could be seen circled in a field just south of Stanford off U.S. 27 Friday night. Within that circle “Holstein” balloons were rounded up, posses were formed and heaps of cowboy beans were served up. It was...Tags: Relay for Life, Biotechnology, Chemotherapy, Human Interest, Mastectomy
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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: Medical Procedures and Tests, Crime, Law and Justice, Chemotherapy, Florida Legislature, Breast Cancer
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Scant data on seizure drugs for women's genital pain
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although doctors sometimes prescribe anti-seizure drugs to treat chronic pain in the vulva, just a handful of low-quality studies have examined the drugs' effects, according to a new review. Based on these studies, "it's...Tags: Trials, Medical Procedures and Tests, Physical Therapy, Pain, Pharmaceuticals
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Federal workers get health and fitness programs
For three hours each work week, Bert Rice walks laps around Burba Lake at Fort Meade — part of a mission by the federal government to build a healthier workforce. Rice, 76, a retired Army colonel and former Anne Arundel County councilman working as...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Social Security, Health and Safety at School, Quitting Smoking, High Blood Pressure
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Right call on Plan B for minors?
The Obama administration announced this past week that it would drop its appeal of a judge’s order to allow over-the-counter sales without age limits of a controversial morning-after contraceptive known as Plan B One-Step. Until this week, the...
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Insight: No smoke, plenty of fire fuels e-cigarettes
ReutersPuffing on slim metal tubes loaded with pale yellow liquid, two London businessmen say they have between their lips a cure for what the U.N. calls "one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced". Electronic cigarettes are the future,...Tags: Tobacco Products, Sean Parker, Reynolds American Incorporated, European Union, Heart Surgery
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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 13 (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: Plan B (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Birth Control, Food and Drug Administration, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
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Man Shot By Police In Cromwell Upgraded To Good Condition, Charged With Larceny
The Hartford CourantA man drove a stolen truck into greenhouses at a local business, led an officer on a chase and crashed into an office building before being shot by the officer early Wednesday, police said. Joshua Beaston, 21, of Vicki Lane in Cromwell was listed in good...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Physical Therapy, Physical Therapists, Prosecution, Hartford Hospital
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Kaiser research method has potential to transform US health care system
Contra Costa TimesWALNUT CREEK, Calif. It was a nuisance and David Gassman put it off for three weeks, but he finally put a little stool sample into a tube and mailed it to a Kaiser Permanente lab. It's a good thing he did. The test indicated he had colon cancer. The 68-...Tags: Research, Physical Therapy, Pharmaceuticals, High Blood Pressure, U.S. Congress
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Los Angeles leads nation in Medicare spending on end-of-life care
More money was spent in the Los Angeles area on chronically ill patients in their final years than anywhere else in the United States, according to new data on Medicare patients released Wednesday. Spending in the last two years of life was about $112,...
Tags: Government Health Care, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals, Medicare
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School opens in Lake Bluff for teens with abuse problems
A private high school caring for teens struggling with substance abuse, eating disorders and other mental health diagnoses has opened in Lake Bluff. Experts say it is one of the first of its kind in the region. "I think there is a large population of...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Health and Safety at School, Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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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...
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