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Bastrop Daily Enterprise
Local to honor cancer survivors and caregivers
Bastrop Daily Enterprise
After two years of struggles with Chemo and radiation she is cancer free. She wants to help others going through cancer battles and show them that they too can stand up and fight. She also wants to honor the survivors who have come through this battle ...

Weed News (blog)
New York Governor Signs Pain Management Medical Marijuana Bill
Weed News (blog)
“Adding these conditions to the list of those approved for management with medical marijuana will help reduce the risk of addiction and provide suffering New Yorkers the relief they need.” “We know that medical marijuana can be a helpful alternative ...

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Tulsa World
Animal Doctor: A warning about flea and tick treatments
Tulsa World
It should be noted that fleas and ticks carrying disease could infect dogs and cats on whom they feed before they are killed by these chemicals and that flea bites trigger allergic reactions in many animals. I would like details from readers whose ...

Radio New Zealand
Children's prescriptions for antidepressant up 50 percent - research ...
Radio New Zealand
New research has uncovered a sharp rise in prescription medicine use by children, including a 50 percent increase in prescriptions for the antidepressant ...

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ThirdAge
Beware of Bogus Cancer Fundraisers
ThirdAge
Crowdfunding for alternative cancer therapies has soared in recent years. But researchers fear that huge sums are being raised for treatments that aren't backed by evidence and may even, in some cases, do harm. The study, by the Good Thinking Society, ...

KRTV Great Falls News
Road to recovery: Great Falls man recalls his battle with alcoholism
KRTV Great Falls News
GREAT FALLS – September is National Recovery month. When it comes to alcohol addiction, the numbers are staggering. According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, 88,000 deaths a year are attributed to excessive alcohol ...

CU Columbia Spectator
No Ethical Vitamin Consumption Under Capitalism
CU Columbia Spectator
A visit to both the Barnard's Furman Counseling Services and Primary Care gave me a reasoning: vitamin D deficiency. My levels, according to blood testing, were low. It would explain the poor mood, the lack of sleep. I gratefully accepted the diagnosis ...

CU Columbia Spectator
No Ethical Vitamin Consumption Under Capitalism
CU Columbia Spectator
After a few semesters of chalky vitamin D tablets, the taste of which caused me to choke at least thrice, I was ready for an alternative. This past summer, which I spent working in Washington, D.C., I took a break in vitamin consumption. Shockingly ...

The Daily Freeman
Mid-Hudson Valley calendar: Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018
The Daily Freeman
Yoga: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Energy Medicine Yoga will be taught by Maryanne. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock (845) 679-0901. Classes are $10 — cash or check.mtnviewstudio.com. Tots 'n Tales Story Time, For 2- and 3-Year-Olds: ...

KAKE
Help for people with gambling problems, is underfunded in Kansas
KAKE
By law, 2% of that profit goes into the states Problem Gambling and Addictions Grant Fund. The money is supposed to be used to help people with gambling addictions but Stephenie Roberts, a state-certified gambling counselor and a member of the ...

The Globe and Mail
Prescriptions for stimulants such as Ritalin, Adderall rising in Ontario, particularly for teen boys: report
The Globe and Mail
The study, published on Wednesday by the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network, shows prescriptions for stimulants such as Ritalin, Concerta and Adderall are up in all age groups across Ontario. In 2013, 4.7 out of 1,000 people were taking prescription ...

Kids who eat breakfast are set up for success
WHIO
“We know kids who eat breakfast are more likely to get their overall nutrients for the day,” explained Karen Bakies, RDN, LD, vice president of nutrition affairs for the American Dairy Association Mideast. “When you look at the makeup of a healthy ...

Charleston Post Courier
Fentanyl is the new opioid crisis
Charleston Post Courier
A record number of people died from opioid overdoses in 2017, but a closer look at the statistics points to another troubling trend. Synthetic opioids now account for more deaths nationally than prescription painkillers, an alarming sign that the ...

CBS New York
Doctors Warn 'Black Salve' Cure For Skin Cancer Is More Ruse Than Remedy
CBS New York
Now, some patients are taking matters into their own hands by applying a paste they believe can cure the deadly disease, but opinions are mixed about the unproven alternative treatment called black salve. “The typical ingredients include something ...

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Times of India
This drug may curb alcoholism and depression
Times of India
According to studies, alcoholism has risen sharply in the 2000s, to the point that one such study suggests that one in eight people meet the criteria as an alcoholic, said researchers at Purdue University. Depression affects many of the 140 million ...
'New drug may help curb alcoholism, depression'Times Now

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Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)
Poll: Do you think vitamins and supplements are 'mostly harmless' or worthwhile?
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)
Professor Robin Daly from the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Deakin University, Melbourne, says overall the available evidence indicates that calcium supplementation, or calcium with vitamin D, has a small positive effects on bone mineral ...

New Straits Times Online
When wounds do not heal
New Straits Times Online
Askina Hyperbaric Healthcare Centre medical director Dr Divya Panicker says any injury can become a chronic wound if not treated appropriately. The larger the wound, the higher the risk for it to become non-healing and turn chronic. Various ... “The ...

The Star Online
High-fibre food for better heart health
The Star Online
Dr Koh said it is important for those who have suffered their first heart attack to follow a proper diet and exercise; lowering their cholesterol and blood pressure will help reduce the risk of future heart attacks. Dr Chong said early detection and ...

New York Daily News
Fyre Festival fraudster Billy McFarland seeks light sentence to due to mental illness
New York Daily News
After McFarland pleaded guilty to the Fyre fraud, McFarland pursued a second $100,000 scheme involving fake tickets to events such as the Met Gala, the Emmy Awards, and even a Cleveland Cavaliers game followed by a team dinner with LeBron James.

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Motley Fool
Is It Time to Ditch Your Fish Oil Pill for This "Miracle" Medicine?
Motley Fool
There's no cure for cardiovascular disease, but a class of drugs called statins are commonly used to help lower bad cholesterol, or LDL-C, to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events. Statins are used by tens of millions of patients every day ...

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