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Middlebury teen continues to recover after hit-and-run
We now know a Middlebury teen who was seriously injured after being hit while riding her bike last summer is doing much better. Zion Carlstrom has spent much of this past year going through intense physical therapy, trying to regain her balance and...
Tags: Middlebury, Physical Therapy
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US government files morning-after pill appeal
NEW YORK (AP) — The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-second appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription. U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in Brooklyn last week refused...
Tags: Plan B (drug), Brooklyn (New York City), U.S. Department of Justice, Kathleen Sebelius, Justice System
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Calif. woman hit cop to go to jail to quit smoking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Think you've heard of every way possible to quit smoking? Etta Mae Lopez came up with a new one: slap a cop so you'll go to jail, where smoking isn't allowed. Lopez smacked Sacramento County sheriff's Deputy Matt Campoy...Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Trials, Quitting Smoking
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WSBT reporter Denise Bohn shares story of battle with breast cancer
On Tuesday, Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie revealed she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had a high risk of breast cancer. WSBT Reporter Denise Bohn knows all too well what Jolie has gone through. Bohn discovered she has the...
Tags: Genetic Condition, Angelina Jolie, Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Oncology
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FDA: Morning-after pill OK for ages 15 and up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is moving the morning-after pill over the counter but only those 15 and older can buy it — an attempt to find middle ground just days before a court-imposed deadline to lift all age restrictions on the...Tags: Patty Murray, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Women's Health
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More horses needed for therapeutic riding program in Middlebury
They help children with special needs. Confidence and courage gained on the back of a horse. But non-profit LoveWay Stables in Middlebury needs some help – they need more horses for their therapeutic riding program. So, WSBT's Ed Ernstes reports,...
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Michigan firefighters seek workers' comp for cancer
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — In May 2009, then 36-year-old Sterling Heights firefighter Chris Slezak, went to his doctor on a Monday because he felt out of shape and worn out. By that Friday, Slezak, who was active and healthy his entire life, got his...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Leukemia, Politics, Dialysis, Chemotherapy
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For Wash. government bean-counter, a pot education
SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Steenhout knows spreadsheets, statistics and bean-counting. He has worked as a budget assistant to the governor, managed local operations for the U.S. Census Bureau and analyzed juvenile crime databases. Now, the married,...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Justice, Plant Openings, Medical Procedures and Tests
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New bill would ease state-federal pot conflict
SEATTLE (AP) — A bill introduced in Congress on Friday would fix the conflict between the federal government's marijuana prohibition and state laws that allow medical or recreational use. California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said his bill,...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Justin Amash, Barack Obama, Jared Polis, Washington, DC
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Charges follow raids on 3 marijuana dispensaries
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say an investigation following raids on three West Michigan medical marijuana dispensaries has led to additional charges. MLive.com reports (http://bit.ly/ZiXxxD ) another arrest was made Wednesday and the...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Prosecution, Drug Trafficking
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Indiana House backs tighter abortion pill rules
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A bill that would tighten state laws on distribution of the abortion pill and require clinics that provide only drug-induced abortions to meet the same standards as clinics that perform surgical abortions was approved by a wide...Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Politics, Abortion, Medical Procedures and Tests, Social Issues
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Changes to Mich. medical marijuana law kick in Monday
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some of the first big changes to Michigan's medical-marijuana law since it was approved by voters in 2008 are set to begin. Democratic Rep. Phil Cavanagh of Redford Township in Wayne County says the changes that go into...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Recreational Substance Use, Marijuana Use, Lifestyle and Leisure
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