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Mom, son educate teens on drug abuse consequences
FOX 5 San Diego Anchor/ReporterPOWAY, Calif. - There is a growing movement to educate parents and students about the dangers of prescription drugs in San Diego. The problem of teenagers using and abusing prescription medication has become such an epidemic, a group of local leaders and...Tags: Vicodin (drug), Muscle Relaxers, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Conditions, Heart Attack
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U.S. obesity epidemic shows no hint of retreating
CHICAGO (AP) — America’s obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course. More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in 2009-2010, echoing...Tags: Health Organizations, Overweight, Family, American Medical Association, Weight
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Eleanor A. Laun
Eleanor A. Laun, a combat nurse who served with the Army in North Africa and Europe during World War II, died Jan. 10 of complications from a stroke at the Charlestown retirement community.
The longtime Ten Hills resident was 94.
Eleanor A. McNelis...Tags: Italy, Tuberculosis, Epidemics and Plagues, Ellicott City, France
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Around Town: The women's club that could
As a past president of the Thursday Club, I am privy to bits of its history. The club, according to our records, began like this: “Upon invitation sent by Mrs. Jesse Knight, interested women of our valley met at her home in October 1912 and formed...Tags: Influenza Pandemic (1918), Awards and Prizes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Epidemics and Plagues, Awards and Prizes
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Critics pounce on Coke, Pepsi health initiatives
Sodas, sports drinks and other sugary beverages are an unhealthy choice for kids, according to the nation's leading pediatricians' group, which strictly opposes the sale and advertising of the products in schools.
Yet Coca-Cola's Live Positively slogan...Tags: Media Industry, Cancer, Family, Consumer Goods Industries, Epidemics and Plagues
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Sugar is so harmful it should be regulated, scientists say
NewsCoreSugar is so harmful to public health it should be controlled, US scientists claimed. Researchers from the University of California-San Francisco said Wednesday that the public's excessive consumption of sugar not only is contributing to a global obesity...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Weight, Obesity, Epidemics and Plagues, Hormones and Metabolism
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S.D. ranchers seek state action on prairie dogs
PIERRE (AP) - After losing a court battle, some ranchers in southwestern South Dakota asked the Legislature for help in dealing with prairie dogs that leave public land and invade their private ranches. A South Dakota House committee has killed that...Tags: Trials, Justice System, Trials, Agriculture, Epidemics and Plagues
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S.D. ranchers seek state action on prairie dogs
PIERRE (AP) — After losing a court battle, some ranchers in southwestern South Dakota are asking the Legislature for help in dealing with prairie dogs that leave public land and invade their private ranches. Charles Kruse of Interior said the...Tags: Trials, Justice System, Trials, National Government, Government
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Killer bird flu? What's behind the controversy over bird flu research
"Engineered Doomsday." "Mutant Bird Flu." These may sound like the names of disaster movies, but they are headlines on recent news reports about experiments involving the H5N1 influenza virus.
The H5N1 virus is known as a "bird flu" because it mainly...Tags: Flu, Bird Flu, Epidemics and Plagues, University of Texas at Austin, Hospitals and Clinics
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Rx for Danger: CVS' 'blacklist' of some doctors sparks outcry, legal action
Two months ago, a small number of doctors in Florida received an unsigned letter from CVS/pharmacy informing them that the company's pharmacists would no longer fill prescriptions they write for painkillers and other powerful, addictive drugs.
The...Tags: Muscle Relaxers, Trials, Substance Abuse, Fraud, Behavioral Conditions
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