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How a 1980 letter fueled the opioid epidemic Nearly 40 years ago, a respected doctor wrote a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine with some very good news: Out of nearly 40,000 patients given powerful pain drugs in a Boston hospital, only four addictions were documented.
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Eight years after ban, public places in city still choke with tobacco smoke It was in 2002 that the Supreme Court of India passed a decree prohibiting smoking in public places. Six years later, a nationwide ban on smoking in public came into effect under the Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Rules act in 2008.
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H3N2 Dog Flu Confirmed In Florida Florida officials have confirmed the state's first cases of the H3N2 virus, which causes what is commonly known as the "dog flu.
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Tobacco's killer toxins also wreak havoc on the environment, UN health agency warns 30 May 2017 - Stamping out tobacco use can save millions of lives and combat poverty, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today and spotlighted for the first time the ways in which tobacco affects human well-being from an environmental perspective ...
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How a 5-sentence letter helped fuel the opioid addiction crisis Close to 200,000 Americans have died by overdosing on prescription painkillers, and a new report traces some of the blame to five simple sentences written nearly 40 years ago.
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Ohio Sues Drug Makers, Saying They Aided Opioid Epidemic Christina Arredondo during a news conference Wednesday with the Ohio attorney general, Mike DeWine, right. Ms. Arredondo discussed how addiction affected her daughter's life.
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World No Tobacco Day: One million Indians die annually due to tobacco consumption Today (31 May) is World No Tobacco Day. It has been observed worldwide since 1987 in an attempt draw people's attention to the massive health risks that accompany you when you consuming tobacco.
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Painful words: How a 1980 letter fueled the opioid epidemic FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2010 file photo, a pharmacy tech poses for a picture with hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets, the generic version of Vicodin in Edmond, Okla.
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Coughing Canines? 6 Things to Know About Dog Flu At least a dozen dogs in Florida are sick with "dog flu," but what exactly is this disease and where did it come from? So far, 12 dogs in Florida have tested positive for a strain of dog flu virus known as H3N2, and many other dogs in central and north ...
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Plastic Surgery Clinics Hacked; 25000 Photos, Data Online Police in Lithuania say more than 25,000 private photos _ including nude pictures _ and other personal data have been made public following the hacking of a chain of plastic surgery clinics.
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A Highly Contagious Dog Flu Has Hit Florida. Here's What to Know An outbreak of the dog flu, which has sickened hundreds of canines across the country over the last two years, has hit Florida for the first time.
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Judge halts state application process for recreational marijuana in Nevada The Nevada Tax Commission approved the temporary regulations allowing the sale of retail pot, clearing the way for legal marijuana sales to begin as early as July 1. (Nathan O'Neal | KSNV).
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Two cases of rare tick-borne virus confirmed in Maine The state says both people contracted the virus from tick bites and were hospitalized with encephalitis. By Eric RussellStaff Writer.
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New court order could stall recreational marijuana sales in Nevada Nevada may not get recreational marijuana sales in July as promised. A group of alcohol distributors are demanding that they have exclusive rights to transport marijuana for the first 18 months of the industry.
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Nevada Cannabis License Applications Stream in as Deadline Approaches Nevada Sen. Don Gustavson, R-Sparks, smells a sample of marijuana, Friday, March 24, 2017, as Christopher Price, a budtender at the Blum medical marijuana dispensary, describes the operation during a brief tour a the store on South Virginia Street ...
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Washing hands with cold water kills germs just as effectively as hot water Scientists have poured cold water on the theory that we need to wash our hands with hot water to kill germs. According the the Daily Mail, a new study has discovered that cool water removes the same amount of harmful bacteria.
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Two cases of rare tick-borne disease in Midcoast State officials say there have been two confirmed cases of Powassan Encephalitis in the Midcoast this Spring. State officials put out a warning about the virus earlier this spring.
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Hacked plastic surgery photos published online More than 25,000 private photographs have been posted online following a data breach at a plastic surgery clinic in Lithuania in March.
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Hackers publish private photos from cosmetic surgery clinic Hackers have published more than 25,000 private photos, including nude pictures, and other personal data from patients of a Lithuanian cosmetic surgery clinic, police say.
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Researchers Discover Hundreds of Unexpected Mutations from New Gene Editing Technology For the past few years, a new scientific tool known as CRISPR-Cas9 has been hailed as the future of medicine. The technology, which has been the center of both extreme fascination and a bitter patent dispute between two research groups, enables ...
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New drug kits save police dogs from opioid overdoses BOSTON - Police dogs simply follow their noses to sniff out narcotics. But inhaling powerful opioids can be deadly, so officers have a new tool to protect their four-legged partners: naloxone, a drug that has already been used for years to reverse ...
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Tick season is here in Colorado: What you need to know For two years, Michelle Case had no name for the disease that plagued her. Seemingly overnight, the Loveland resident, wife and mother of four became a new person.
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Cashews, Macadamia nuts recalled for possible listeria risk Although most people suffer only short-term symptoms from listeria, the infection caused by exposure to the bacterium, pregnant women, their unborn children or newborns, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems can suffer serious ...
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West Nile investigated in boy's death, which would be Missouri's earliest fatal case The Jackson County medical examiner is investigating a recent death for West Nile virus. If confirmed, it would be the earliest fatality in a calendar year from the mosquito-borne disease in Missouri history.
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Internet withdrawal increases heart rate and blood pressure Scientists and clinicians from Swansea and Milan have found that some people who use the internet a lot experience significant physiological changes such as increased heart rate and blood pressure when they finish using the internet.
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States move fast to protect their pot industries An installer puts in a drip irrigation line at Harborside Farms, a large marijuana grower in Salinas, California. Several states are establishing legal recreational marijuana markets despite tough talk from the Trump administration.
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Macadamia nuts, cashews recalled for possible listeria contamination The macadamia nuts were sold in six states: Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Indiana. Kroger, Bakers, Gerbes and Dillons stores carry the Simple Truth line.
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Ohio attorney general sues 5 pharmaceutical companies over opioid epidemic The Ohio attorney general has filed a lawsuit against five leading prescription opioid manufacturers, alleging that the companies intentionally misled patients regarding the risks and benefits of opioid use with fraudulent marketing.
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Ohio attorney general sues 5 drug companies related to opioid crisis COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio attorney general sued five drugmakers on Wednesday, accusing the companies of perpetrating the state's addictions epidemic by intentionally misleading patients about the dangers of painkillers and promoting benefits of the ...
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Washing hands with cool water kills as many germs as hot Scientists have poured cold water on the theory that we need to wash our hands with hot water to kill germs. A new study has discovered that cool water removes the same amount of harmful bacteria.
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59% Indians believe Ban on Sale of Loose Cigarettes will Discourage Smoking A majority of Indians (59%) feel banning the sales of loose cigarettes will discourage smoking according to the "Pulse of the Nation Poll", conducted by Inshorts, with global research firm, Ipsos - on the 'World No Tobacco Day'.
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Scientists create a more potent, durable version of vancomycin Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have found a way to modify an essential antibiotic to make it more powerful and less susceptible to resistance.
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Bend, state health leaders mark tobacco prevention efforts BEND, Ore. - Bend-area health leaders and the Oregon Health Authority marked 20 years of tobacco prevention successes in Central Oregon and the state Wednesday by announcing their strategies for the future, including raising the price of tobacco, ...
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Butcher breast surgeon Ian Paterson is jailed In heartbreaking detail, she revealed how rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson cost her 'absolutely everything' in her life. Diane Green, 59, lost her home, her marriage, her health and her job after he operated on her.
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Behavioral health: Fixing a system in crisis Each year, the nation's health system spends billions of dollars trying to treat, manage and prevent an array of avoidable conditions that only continue to grow in prevalence.
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Detecting Alzheimer's disease before symptoms emerge Long before symptoms of Alzheimer's disease become apparent to patients and their families, biological changes are occurring within the brain.
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Tobacco use kills 7 million a year, poisons environment, WHO says The World Health Organization is highlighting the dangers of tobacco use as one of the biggest public health threats in the world.
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Why Mental Health History Matters We see our families as a representation of ourselves. We want them to reflect well on us and vice versa. So when we talk about a history of health in our family, why are people so open about a history of physical health issues, like stroke or cancer ...
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British breast surgeon who maimed patients gets 15 years LONDON -- A judge sentenced a British breast surgeon whose victims accused him of playing God to 15 years in prison Wednesday for carrying out unnecessary operations that maimed patients and left some in constant pain.
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Disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson jailed for 15 years Breast surgeon Ian Paterson has been jailed for 15 years after carrying out unnecessary cancer operations. Paterson, 59, was convicted over operations on nine women and one man, but there were hundreds of other victims.
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Tips to avoid mosquitoes this summer The Douglas County Health Department is using larvicide briquettes to kill mosquitoes in breeding ponds and trapping for two species to prevent the spread of the West Nile and Zika viruses.
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6 Ways To Incorporate Self-Care Into Your Busy Startup Schedule As a busy, millennial entrepreneur, I'm often given feedback that I should slow down or take a break. While this feedback is appreciated and usually right, it can feel intimidating to invest in yourself when you're so busy focusing on growing your startup.
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Growing US pot industry offers breaks to minorities OAKLAND, Calif. - Some cities and states with legal pot are trying to make up for the toll drug enforcement took on minorities by giving them a better shot at joining the marijuana industry.
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Bay Area Cannasseur: Mixed reactions on medical pot in recovery Many people in recovery refer to themselves as being clean and sober, but Sharon Bertrand calls herself "green and sober" because she uses medical marijuana but refrains from recreational drugs and alcohol.
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Alzheimer's disease deaths rise 55 percent in last 15 years MADISON, Wis. - Deaths caused by Alzheimer's disease climbed 55 percent in the last 15 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Information: 2017 WMUR Blood Drive WMUR is sponsoring a statewide blood drive on Friday, June 2, 2017, along with the American Red Cross. Advertisement. LOCATIONS. Four locations across the state will be set up for the blood drive: Manchester (7 a.m.
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Red Cross Seeking Summer Blood Donations The Red Cross is urging everyone to look into donating blood this summer. Spokesperson Todd Kulman tells WSJM News things can get tight this season.
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Red Cross calls for new donors to prevent a summer blood shortage The American Red Cross is urging those who have never given blood before, as well as those who haven't given recently, to make an appointment to give blood or platelets now and help sustain a sufficient community blood supply this summer.
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New York's High Court Hears Physician-Assisted Suicide Case New York state's highest court took up the contentious and emotional debate over physician-assisted suicide on Tuesday, hearing arguments in a case filed by terminally ill patients who want the right to request life-ending drugs from their physicians.
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