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FEATURE-The supervised after-prom party: Now with cars, iPads and other goodies
ReutersBy Alice Mannette WICHITA, Kan., May 17 (Reuters) - Sometime on Sunday morning, a Pennsylvania high school student will be presented with the keys to a black Honda Civic just for going to a party after the school's annual prom dance. In Roanoke,...Tags: Substance Abuse, Harmon, Apple iPad, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Personal Service
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Shop around for deals on prescription drugs
If your insurance has ever stopped covering a prescription drug or you don’t have coverage at all, you know how quickly costs can mount. Americans spent, on average, $758 out of pocket for medication in 2012, according to a recent Consumer Reports...Tags: Plavix (drug), Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Target, Prices
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Meth lab busts double in W.Va.
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia law enforcement agencies have seized 200 methamphetamine labs so far this year, setting a pace that's expected to shatter last year's record high. Authorities shut down 288 meth labs in West Virginia last year,...Tags: Earl Ray Tomblin, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Walmart, Crime, Law and Justice
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Rosenthal: Health and hypocrisy at the drugstore
You now can go to a Walgreens and get examined by a medical professional. Maybe your blood pressure is a little high, or you've suffered from asthma for years. Walgreens has prescription and over-the-counter medications for you. And, on your way out...Tags: American Medical Association, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, High Blood Pressure, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Asthma
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U.N. urges crackdown on Asia-fuelled poaching boom
ReutersVIENNA, April 23 (Reuters) - Growing Asian demand for ivory and rhino horn as gifts and hangover cures - not for traditional medicine - is fuelling a poaching boom, international officials said on Tuesday, demanding stiffer penalties for traffickers....Tags: Asia, Rentals, Conservation, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice
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Overdosing on reality: New NC law needed because problem is now an epidemic
Hickory Daily Record, N.C.Time was when you heard about someone overdosing it usually meant they had ingested or injected too much illicit narcotics. Now, when you hear someone has overdosed the likely culprit could just as easily be prescription drugs. Overdose deaths from...Tags: Theft, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Fake medicine poses growing threat to consumers
Consumers shopping for medicine on the Internet often are getting convenience, a good price and the cloak of privacy, but they may not be getting the real thing. A burgeoning multibillion-dollar industry of counterfeit drugs — ranging from AIDS...
Tags: Bevacizumab (drug), Chemical Industry, Food and Drug Administration, Prescription Drugs, Crime, Law and Justice
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Wal-Mart set to open Panorama City grocery store
L.A. NOWAs unions and community groups dig in to stop Wal-Mart from opening a grocery store in Chinatown, the retailing giant is scheduled to open a Panorama City store Friday morning with little outcry. Los Angeles' first Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market will...... -
Feed The Need Day Wed November 21st
What: Feed The Need When: Wednesday November 21st Where: Lafayette Marsh Supermarkets Coming up Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, The WASK Radio Group (98.7 WASK, 93-5 ‘KHY, K105, B102-9, and ESPN 1450AM) will be broadcasting live to help...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Medicines, Services and Shopping, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Letters to the editor
25x25 looks good -- on the surface Editor: Most Michigan residents support renewable energy but I cannot support Proposal 3, the so called "25 x 25" proposal that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. This proposal would require the state's energy providers...
Tags: Standards, Nursing Homes, Chemical Industry, Medicare, Pharmaceuticals
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Guidelines ensure safe cosmetology in Aberdeen
cball@aberdeennews.comBefore you place your foot in that salon's pedicure basin, remember to ask the right questions and save yourself a trip to the doctor. Bacteria and fungi from unsanitary salons can cause major health risks, according to the South Dakota Cosmetology...Tags: Consumers, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Personal Service, Manicures and Pedicures, Services and Shopping
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Report: CT Has High Rate Of Doctors Dispensing Costly Drugs
The Hartford CourantNew research shows a sharp rise in the number of Connecticut doctors who are prescribing drugs to injured people on workers' compensation at higher prices than if the drugs were bought at pharmacies. The study conducted by Workers Compensation Research...Tags: Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Employees, Employment Opportunities, Vicodin (drug), Social Security
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