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Community Calendar: Dec. 27, 2012
TUESDAY, JAN. 1 — Celebrate Recovery, 7 p.m., Calvary Christian Church, 15 Redwing Drive, entrance C. A program based on the 12 steps and the Eight Beatitudes for any hurt, habit or hang-up with support groups for family members, as well as...
Tags: Health Treatments
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Community calendar: Jan. 2, 2013
TODAY — TLC meeting, 1 p.m., Gaunce’s. — Community Education is sponsoring Zumba classes at College Park Gym. The class, which meets from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, will be free in January. In February, each...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Republican Party, Mental Illness, Health Treatments
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 24
The time to quit smoking is now, and help is out there To the editor: So, you want to quit smoking. I am 89 years old and in good physical condition because I am very active and I quit smoking when I was 50 years old. I manage 16 seniors playing tennis...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Health Treatments
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Mood drug no help for smoking cessation in prison study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The addition of the antidepressant nortriptyline to conventional smoking cessation therapy didn't improve the chances of longterm success among male prisoners, Australian researchers have found. Depression and other mental...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry, University of Alabama, Medical Research
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Community Calendar: Dec. 31, 2012
TODAY — New Year’s Eve watch service, Ark of Mercy Church of God, 7 p.m.-midnight. Refreshments will be served. Tracy Stone from Griffin, Ga., will be the guest speaker. TUESDAY, JAN. 1 — Celebrate Recovery, 7 p.m., Calvary...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Mental Illness, Health Treatments
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Community Calendar: Dec. 26, 2012
TUESDAY, JAN. 1 — Celebrate Recovery, 7 p.m., Calvary Christian Church, 15 Redwing Drive, entrance C. For more information, call Dickie at 744-0817. Meetings are every Tuesday. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2 — TLC meeting, 1 p.m., Gaunce’s....
Tags: Health Treatments
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Cigarette tax has saved lives; so would another raise in it
Contrary to Marc Kilmer's letter ("Don't enable Md.'s addiction to cigarette tax revenue," Dec. 6), Maryland's 2007 dollar-per-pack cigarette tax increase significantly reduced teen smoking and saved lives. Between 2008 when the law took effect and the...Tags: Government, Tobacco Products, Politics, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley
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Taxing cigarettes saves lives
Every year, some 400,000 Americans die from smoking-related illnesses, the vast majority of them caused by cigarettes. As many as 40,000 more die from the effects of inhaling secondhand smoke, making cigarettes one of the leading causes of premature death...
Tags: Medicaid, New York City
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Bigger stores already shun pet mills
The Nov. 28 letter to the editor by Glen Forsch is a case in point for education on the puppy mill ordinance. His “facts” are simply untrue. He states that an outright ban would do nothing to solve the puppy mill problem, but supply and demand... -
Quit smoking with new enhancements to state's hotline
People trying to quit smoking now have greater access to the state's tobacco telephone help line. The help line - 1-800-QUIT-NOW - has counselors available all hours of the day as of Dec. 1. It will also provide counseling services to teens for the...
Tags: New Year's Day, Health Treatments
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Getting Aggressive About Asthma
Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children and, according to the state Department of Public Health, Connecticut's rate of childhood asthma is higher than the national average. That news should prompt government agencies and private...Tags: Physical Conditions, Poverty, Social Issues, Asthma
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Community Calendar: Jan. 7, 2013
TODAY — Academic Steering Committee for Combined Middle Schools meeting, 4:30 p.m., Conkwright Middle School. — Clark County Democratic Woman’s Club meeting, Clark County Public Library. Refreshments served at 6 p.m., meeting at 6:30 p....
Tags: Chess Playing, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Behavioral Conditions, Mental Illness
Dec 27, 2012
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Jan 2, 2013
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Jan 24, 2013
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Jan 1, 2013
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Dec 31, 2012
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Dec 26, 2012
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Dec 9, 2012
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Nov 26, 2012
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Dec 5, 2012
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Dec 4, 2012
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Jan 11, 2013
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Jan 7, 2013
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