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HIV-positive man sues McDonald's after firing
A former McDonald's employee filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission alleging he was unlawfully fired because he's a gay man with HIV. Daniel Carver, 46, alleges that what began as a lack of promotions and fewer hours escalated to...Tags: Trials, McDonald's, Labor Legislation, Minority Groups, AIDS
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Are you ready for Hanna?
Maryland WeatherOkay, so Hanna is not a hurricane. And it's likely to be weakened by the time it crosses the Carolinas and Southeastern Virginia and finally reaches Delmarva.No matter. Hanna will be a windy storm, with gobs of rain. The barometer has begun......Tags: Medicine, Disasters, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases
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News from around Wisconsin at 6:28 a.m. CDT
Before ratifying a compact to prevent diversions from the Great Lakes, Congress should make clear the waters are not a product subject to domestic or international trade law, a member of Congress said Friday. Some Great Lakes advocates fear courts might...Tags: Trials, Richard Thompson, Sexual Assault, Kevin Johnson, Road Transportation
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Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study
Associated Press WriterSubstandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday. The Institute of Medicine said drafts of...Tags: Medicine, National Government, University of Iowa, Medical Research, Government
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FDA lists 20 drugs under scrutiny
From Chicago Tribune news servicesEli Lilly & Co.'s antidepressant Cymbalta and AstraZeneca PLC's antipsychotic Seroquel are among 20 drugs cited by U.S. regulators in their first quarterly list of medicines under investigation for potential safety problems. The list, posted Friday on...Tags: AstraZeneca Plc, Lilly Eli & Co, Medicine, Thomas Moore, National Government
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Legislate tobacco
Will Sens. Jim Webb and John Warner stand up to Big Tobacco? The House of Representatives recently took a stand for our children. It passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act by a 326-to-102 vote. Now it's the senators' turn to also...Tags: John Warner, Parliament, Tobacco Products, People, Lower House
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Who's behind attack ads during campaigns might surprise you
Tallahassee BureauThe attacks filled mailboxes and blanketed airwaves this summer. They screamed about candidates who were the captives of special interests that run the show in Tallahassee and accused them of being in thrall to failed Republican policies. Who paid for...Tags: Trials, Elections, Government Health Care, Clubs and Associations, Eleanor Sobel
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FDA lists drugs with potential problems
The Associated PressThe government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems, in an effort to better inform doctors and patients. The first list is a bare-bones compilation naming 20 medications and the...Tags: Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Research, Western Medicines
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Top money raisers
Here are the 10 electioneering communication organizations that raised the most money through Aug. 29 and whom each represents. 1 All Children Matter $2,927,000 Pro-voucher group supported by the heirs to Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and the DeVos...Tags: Teachers Unions, Consumers, Clubs and Associations, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Orlando
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Teens and suicide
Last year at this time, federal officials delivered some ominous news about teen suicides. After years of declining rates, they had suddenly surged. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an 8 percent rise in 10- to 24-year-olds...Tags: Northwestern University, Family, American Medical Association, People, Clubs and Associations
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List of medications
Drugs under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration, what they are used for and the potential problem: R-Gene 10, a growth hormone, pediatric overdose due to labeling/packaging confusion. Suprane, an anesthetic, cardiac arrest. Cymbalta,...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Cancer, Mental Illness, Virus Diseases, Illnesses
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Science in lakes study questioned
Associated PressTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday. The Institute...Tags: University of Iowa, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases
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