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| Study of smoking cancer patients fuels e-cigarette debate LONDON (Reuters) - The fierce debate over whether e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking took another twist on Monday as a research paper on their use by cancer patients was criticized as flawed. The study of cancer patients who smoke found that ... | |
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| 'Mighty Mom' Breast Pumping Toolbelt Wins MIT Hackathon Erin Freeburger, one of the members of “Team Batman,” demonstrates the winning “Mighty Mom” design in front of a crowd at MIT's Make The Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon on Sunday afternoon. Katie Levingston / Boston.com. By Katie Levingston. | |
| Authorities in Sierra Leone declare Ebola lockdown a success September 21, 2014: A few people are seen during a three-day lockdown to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus, in Freetown, Sierra Leone. (AP Photo/Michael Duff). Authorities in Sierra Leone ended a three-day lockdown aimed at halting the spread of the ... | |
| Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk draws thousands They came from all over the country. Gretchen Beaman came from Illinois to walk for her sister, Heidi. Jennifer Foley came from Rhode Island to walk for her husband, David. Jeff Piazza came from Wilmington with his 4-year-old daughter Hannah to walk for ... | |
| Sierra Leone concludes nationwide Ebola lockdown Frustrated residents complained of food shortages in some neighborhoods of Sierra Leone's capital on Sunday as the country reached the third and final day of a sweeping, unprecedented lockdown designed to combat the deadly Ebola disease, volunteers ... | |
| Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone lockdown declared "success" A three-day curfew aimed at containing the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone has been declared a success by authorities. The wide-ranging curfew ended at midnight on Sunday (GMT) and will not be extended, authorities said. Sierra Leone has been one of ... | |
| Hundreds Of Military Veterans Just Got Free Pot DENVER (AP) — Hundreds of military veterans received free marijuana during a special giveaway in Denver designed to show that pot can help ease their pain. Members of Operation Grow4Vets said the Saturday event aimed to offer veterans an alternative ... | |
| Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone lockdown not extended A three-day lockdown in Sierra Leone aimed at stemming the worst Ebola epidemic on record has identified dozens of new infections will not to be extended despite not reaching everyone in the country. In one of the most extreme strategies employed since ... | |
| Group says it gave hundreds of veterans free pot Hundreds of military veterans received free marijuana during a special giveaway in Denver designed to show that pot can help ease their pain. Related. Reader Comments. Read all comments · Post a comment. advertising. DENVER —. Hundreds of military ... | |
| Antidepressant Study Sheds No Light On How The Brain Works A new look at antidepressants has changed the way doctors feel about the way these drugs work. While doctors usually advise that it can take a few weeks for a patient to note a difference in mood, this study shows that SSRI medications begin working within ... | |
| Free Marijuana Giveaway for Hundreds of Veterans During a special giveaway in Denver aimed at showing the public that marijuana did indeed help ease pains, hundreds of military veterans were given free pot. The event on Saturday hoped to provide veterans with an alternative to the prescription drugs they ... | |
| Virus continues to spread As of Friday, 160 people in 22 states had been confirmed to have been sickened by a virus that can cause serious respiratory problems, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Enterovirus D68 has been confirmed in Georgia and ... | |
| NY Senator Call To Action Against Enterovirus D68 It has been a tough year for health care workers. A mysterious virus resembling polio has been sweeping across the nation rendering hundreds of children sick with respiratory problems. Of course, Ebola has been rampaging communities in West Africa while ... | |
| Sierra Leone concludes nationwide Ebola lockdown FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Frustrated residents complained of food shortages in some neighborhoods of Sierra Leone's capital on Sunday as the country reached the third and final day of a sweeping, unprecedented lockdown designed to combat Ebola, ... | |
| GPD taking back unwanted prescription drugs Sept. 27 The public will have another opportunity to rid their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs, thanks to the efforts of Greencastle Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Residents are ... | |
| New York Surgery Patient Receives $117000 Medical Bill New York-based Peter Drier, 37, underwent three-hour neck surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. Drier signed the consent form and was expecting a fee of $56,000 from the hospital, $133,000 from his orthopedist and $4,300 from his anesthesiologist. | |
| ALS After The Ice Bucket Challenges ce bucket challenges have raised millions of dollars to fight ALS. Like all fads, they will start to fade. But the problem isn't fading. Who are the people, and who inspired the ice bucket challenges in the first place? A Lexington woman shares what it's like to ... | |
| Sierra Leone's three-day Ebola shutdown ends FREETOWN - Millions of Sierra Leoneans were set to emerge from their homes on Monday after a three-day nationwide lockdown during which scores of dead bodies and new cases of Ebola infections were uncovered. The west African country had imposed ... | |
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| Cheetah Cubs Make Their Debut At The San Diego Zoo San Diego, Calif.-Two cheetah cubs, each just 3-weeks-old, made their debut at the San Diego Zoo on Friday. The female cubs were born on September 1st to a cheetah named Allie. Allie was previously unsuccessful at raising her litters, so the zoo staff are ... | |
| Prescription drugs take-back day is Saturday The Drug Enforcement Administration and its community partners will host the ninth annual National Prescription Take-Back Day event Saturday, operating collection sites around the nation where Americans can turn in their unused, unneeded and expired ... | |
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| Binghamton Fights to End Alzheimer's Disease Sunday morning more than 600 locals showed their support in the Annual Walk to End Alzheimer's. Walkers participated in a 3-mile walk through Otsiningo Park and along with raising awareness, funds are also raised to help fight the disease. CEO of CNY ... | |
| Never Forget Alzheimer's Over this past summer, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was at the forefront of people's charity giving, however, other diseases like Alzheimer's should never be forgotten. Around the country this weekend people attended Walk to End Alzheimer's events. | |
| Man cleared of rape because he was asleep A Swedish man has been acquitted of rape after arguing he suffers from "sexomnia" which caused him to have sex with the woman while he slept. Mikael Halvarsson did not have the intention of raping the woman because he was "in a state of sleepiness, ... | |
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| Cheetah mom cannot care for her babies 4 A cheetah mom from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park gave birth to a cute twin little cheetahs. The problem is she hasn't been able to care for her offspring's causing her previous litters to die. Allie the mom had given birth to her twins three weeks ago. | |
| Cheetah Cubs Charming in San Diego Two female cheetah cubs born earlier this month are being bottle-fed, hand raised by staff, and charming visitors lucky enough to see them at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The cubs were born on Sept. 1 at the park's Cheetah Breeding Facility. However, the ... | |
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| Colorado Group Gives Marijuana-Based Products To Veterans DENVER, CO-- Traditional medicine may be a thing of the past. "Operation Grow 4 Vets" put together an event over the weekend, which gave out hundreds of marijuana based products to vets in need. "I've got PTSD, and yeah, I take marijuana that helps me ... | |
| BBC Local Live: Oxfordshire On the show this morning we've been looking at new research which sought to discover why more people are developing peanut allergies. Peanuts. Oxford University scientists think they may have an answer, and we spoke to Professor Quentin Sattentau, ... | |
| Ebola Outbreak in West Africa, 2013-2014 The Ebola virus disease outbreak now ravaging parts of West Africa is the largest on record. In fact, West Africa has seen more cases of the disease in 2014 than have been seen in all other outbreaks combined. The appearance in West Africa of Zaire ... | |
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| Spain repatriates from Sierra Leone priest diagnosed with Ebola MADRID (Reuters) - Spain on Sunday repatriated from Sierra Leone a Spanish Catholic priest working in the African country who has tested positive for the Ebola virus. The Spanish military plane sent to repatriate Manuel Garcia Viejo, a member of the ... | |
| Collection points coming for unused prescription drugs DECATUR – When people think of drug abuse, thoughts may go toward harder substances such as heroin or cocaine. But Macon County Sheriff Thomas Schneider said another major concern is residents' medicine cabinets. “In the evolution of drug usage ... | |
| Tom Frieden wants you to get your flu shot He's the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and he firmly believes in immunizations. It isn't just his job, though; it is something that he believes keeps America healthy—regular immunizations. And he's not talking about back-to-school ... | |
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| Spain bringing missionary infected with Ebola home Madrid - Spain is sending a plane to fly a Catholic missionary infected with the deadly Ebola virus home from Sierra Leone, officials said on Saturday. Brother Manuel Garcia Viejo, 69, director of a hospital in the Sierra Leonean town of Lunsar, "has tested ... | |
| 2nd Case of West Nile Confirmed in Richmond County Augusta, GA - A second case of West Nile Virus has been confirmed in Richmond County. The virus is most commonly transmitted from mosquito to human. According to the CDC, most people who become infected do not develop symptoms. Less than one ... | |
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| World Bank says further Ebola spread would see catastrophic cost LUSAKA, Zambia — The economic costs of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa will escalate to "catastrophic" proportions if the virus spreads to other countries in the region, Francisco Ferreira, World Bank chief economist for Africa said. "If other countries in the ... | |
| Other views: Trying to lead the fight versus Ebola in Africa President Barack Obama has wisely decided to use the U.S. armed forces to help Africa fight the Ebola epidemic. Public health experts agree that a major surge is needed to bring the runaway epidemic and its horrible consequences under control, and the ... | |
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| More than 8500 to participate in Jimmy Fun Walk BOSTON (AP) — More than 8,500 people, including cancer patients, survivors, and family members, are scheduled to participate in this weekend's walk along the route of the Boston Marathon. The goal is to raise more than $7.5 million to fund lifesaving adult ... | |
| Unexpected hospital fees shock, anger Before his three-hour neck surgery for herniated disks in December, Peter Drier, 37, signed a pile of consent forms. A bank technology manager who had researched his insurance coverage, Drier was prepared when the bills started arriving: $56,000 from ... | |
| 2nd case of West Nile hits Augusta Julie Calhoun joined the News 12 team in December 2013 after graduating from the esteemed Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia. There she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Digital and Broadcast Journalism. Connect With Me:. | |
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