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The Great Debate
While marijuana use is still illegal under federal law, the general direction of state laws regarding marijuana is clearly moving in the direction of leniency. Two states in November, Colorado and Washington, legalized it for recreational purposes....
Tags: HIV, Multiple Sclerosis, Insomnia, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Diseases and Illnesses
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Public can sign up for cancer prevention study this week
Interested in participating in the American Cancer Society's third cancer prevention study? This week is your chance to sign up. Broward County residents can enroll in the study Tuesday at Pembroke Pines City Hall, 10100 Pines Blvd., from 7 a.m. to 11...
Tags: Pembroke Pines, Medical Research, Jupiter, Skin Cancer, American Cancer Society
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Iowa court: Married same-sex parents must be on birth certificate
Iowa parents in same-sex marriages must be allowed to have both their names listed on their newborn’s birth certificate, the state’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled. Officials with the state’s Department of Public Health have...
Tags: Human Rights, Politics, Civil Rights, Family, Justice and Rights
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28 solar workers sickened by valley fever in San Luis Obispo County
Epidemiologists are investigating an outbreak of valley fever that has sickened 28 workers at two large solar-power construction sites in San Luis Obispo County. Staff from the California Department of Public Health, and investigators from the...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Prisons, Flu, Coccidioidomycosis , Environmental Issues
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FDA approves a drug to reverse anticoagulation
Ever since the drug warfarin was discovered to be a highly effective anti-clotting agent as well as a good rat poison in the early 1950s, it has been the frontline weapon in preventing stroke among those with atrial fibrillation. But its growing use has...
Tags: Xarelto (drug), Dietary Supplements, Pradaxa (drug), Vitamin K, Warfarin (drug)
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Howard County health briefs
Screenings The county Health Department's North Laurel Health Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, will offer walk-in HIV/AIDS testing services from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. by appointment: 410-313-0630. Also,...Tags: Dermatologists, HIV, Hospitals and Clinics, Agriculture, Diseases and Illnesses
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International consortium releases hepatitis C data
Two antiviral drugs used to treat hepatitis C appear to work as well in the real world as they did during clinical trials, an international research consortium has observed. The consortium also released data that may help inform how doctors and patients...Tags: Liver Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Colleges and Universities, Rush University Medical Center, Liver Disease
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Cancer Prevention Study seeks volunteers
It's often far too easy to underestimate the importance of cancer research — until you hear the words "you have cancer." Those three words can make all the difference between simply absorbing news about developments in cancer research and truly...Tags: Medical Research, Christianity, Wind Gap, Promenade Shops, Religion and Belief
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Plan B now available to teens 15 and up
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - UPDATE: The Justice Department filed an appeal Wednesday over the federal judge's ruling allowing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lower the age requirement from 17 to 15 years old for emergency contraception to be available...
Tags: Judges, Family Planning, Justice System, Birth Control, Crime, Law and Justice
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Health Check Up: Assessing Your Risk For Breast & Ovarian Cancer
Many women today are unaware of their risk for breast and ovarian cancer. One out of every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer sometime during their lives. Almost 300,000 women each year are diagnosed with invasive and non-invasive breast...
Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Internists, American Cancer Society, Family
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Pulmonary hypertension often misdiagnosed, research finds
Whitney Gaspar has long known that she didn't have much endurance. When she was in secondary school, Gaspar said she ran a "slow mile" in gym class of 14 to 15 minutes and "avoided stuff (that required) a lot of endurance." Then in December 1999,...
Tags: Maitland, Mayo Clinic, Asthma, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Cars are the stars at Kiwanis for Fun show
Car enthusiasts shared their reasons for owning classics during Sunday's Kiwanis for Fun Car Show at Johnny Carson Park. Lori Wilcox's 1944 convertible with a rumble seat was among the 300 vehicles displayed. It's bright pink with flames painted on...
Tags: Relay for Life, Substance Abuse, Chad, American Cancer Society, Colon Cancer
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