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Acid reflux drugs don't help asthma in children
A new study has found that acid reflux medicine used to treat asthma in children isn't effective.
Physicians often prescribe the acid reflux drug lansoprazole in addition to standard inhaled steroid drugs to children who have asthma. The number of...Tags: Health, Drugs and Medicines, Physical Conditions, Symptoms, Health and Safety at School
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Don't be fooled: Smokeless tobacco is dangerous
I was dismayed by the letter written by Brad Rodu minimizing the devastating health consequences caused by using smokeless tobacco products ("All tobacco is not equally harmful," Jan. 24). Dr. Rodu is a dentist and scientist at the James Graham Brown...Tags: Google Inc., Tobacco Products, Cancer, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tobacco Addiction
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All tobacco is not equally harmful
Your recent editorial endorsed a tax increase on tobacco products other than cigarettes, but it was based on some sweeping statements that are not scientifically accurate or credible ("The 'other' tobacco tax," Jan 20). You stated: "Tobacco is linked...Tags: Health, Tobacco Products, Cancer, Health and Safety at School, General Practitioners
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The 'other' tobacco tax
Over the past decade, Maryland has gradually raised its tax on cigarettes to the current $2 per pack, and the results have been striking. Fewer people smoke cigarettes today than before the tax was implemented, and that's particularly true among high...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Tobacco Products, Cancer, Mouth, Annapolis
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Obituary: Samuel Yocum
STANFORD — Samuel E. Yocum, 82, of McKinney, died Sunday. Born Aug. 25, 1929, in Lincoln County, he was a son of the late Thomas and Mattie Yates Yocum. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, had worked in construction in Connecticut, retired...Tags: Religion and Belief, American Legion, Korean War (1950-1953), Steve Allen, Obituaries
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Fight for Air Ride 2012
Staff reporterGear up for the American Lung Association's Fight for Air Ride, June 8-10, 2012. Join cyclists of all levels for your choice of a 2 or 3 day ride from Crystal Lake, IL to Lake Geneva, WI. Cycle approximately 50 miles per day on a fully supported route....Tags: Crystal Lake, Geneva (Kane, Illinois)
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Fight for Air Climb at Presidential Towers
Staff reporterOn March 11, 2012 the American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest presents the Fight for Air Climb at Presidential Towers. Join hundreds of individuals and teams to climb 1, 2, 3 or all 4 Presidential Towers! That's a total of 180 floors and 2,340...Tags: Human Body, Health, Human Body, Lungs and Airways
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News briefs for Jan. 12
Church food sale Friday
St. James AME Church will have a fish, chicken and baked goods sale beginning 11 a.m. Friday. For orders or deliveries, call (859) 236-3241.
Forbes economist praises Centre College as one of nation’s best
Centre College...Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Education, Colleges and Universities, Leukemia, Lymphoma
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Nancy R. Cunningham, 71
Nancy R. (Cronise) Cunningham, 71, of Hagerstown, Md., passed from this life Monday morning, Dec. 5, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown.
Born July 10, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson and Mary Virginia (Taylor) Cronise....Tags: Human Interest, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Washington, DC, Woodrow Wilson
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James A. Lucas Sr., 69
James Albert "Jimmy" Lucas Sr., 69, of Belleview, Fla., passed away at home on Dec. 19, 2011. He was born July 17, 1942, in Frederick, Md., and attended school in Brooklyn, N.Y. In his youth, he sang and traveled with his siblings as his father ministered...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Cancer, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Shirley M. Duppstadt, 79, of Huckleberry Highway, Central City
Shirley M. Duppstadt, 79, of Huckleberry Highway, Central City, died Dec. 13, 2011, at Select Specialty Hospital. Born Jan. 22, 1932 in Stonycreek Township, daughter of Fern (Onstead) Walker and Percy and Alma (Shroyer) Walker. Preceded in death by...Tags: Friedens
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Obituary: Ernest Charles Greene
Ernest Charles Greene, 81, widower of Dorothy Jones Greene, died Dec. 8, 2011. Born August 15, 1930, in Rogersville, Tenn., he was the son of the late Willie E. and Fannie Holmes Greene. He was an Army veteran, a truck driver for Roadway Express, a...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Obituaries
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