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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: Diseases, Medicine, Disasters, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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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: Government Health Care, Medicaid, Minority Groups, AIDS, Trials
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Outbursts cause anger—and guilt
Associated PressFARGO, N.D. — When a 13-year-old Minnesota boy was banned from church after parishioners complained about his behavior, it exposed a painful truth so politically incorrect that some people feel guilty just saying it out loud: Some autistic...Tags: Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mental Illness, Christianity, Reformed
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Have a cavity? Come to Hungary!
Associated PressLONDON — The Hungarian dentist will see you now. In his inflatable office. Getting your jaw X-rayed by a foreign practitioner in a blowup tent may sound like a hard sell to British patients, but a group of Hungarian dentists is arguing otherwise....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Dentistry, Health Treatments
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Store eases baby bottleneck
When Georgette Finnie e-mailed What's Your Problem? on Aug. 25, she was 9 months' pregnant with her first child. The expectant mom had done some research about the baby bottles she had received as gifts through her baby registry at Babies "R" Us. All...Tags: Infants, People, Product Recalls
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The Morning Call Sports Calendar
COMING EVENTS:
[CAL_BOLD]CLUB AT MORGAN HILL G.C. PATRIOT GOLF DAYS AUG. 29 - SEPT. 1[/CAL_BOLD] -- Club at Morgan will match $1/player that participates … benefits spouses and dependents of service members killed or disabled … event supports a...Tags: Private Health Care, People, Marathon, William Penn, Softball
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Acting out for brain health
Chicago Tribune reporterFor nearly 15 years, Helga and Tony Noice have been studying how acting skills can improve brain function in older people. They've documented that memory, comprehension and problem-solving skills all improve in people who apply mental exercises used...Tags: Crosswords, Celebrity, Retirement, National Institutes of Health
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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: Diseases, Medicine, National Government, University of Iowa, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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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, National Government, Thomas Moore
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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: People, Parliament, Jim Webb, John Warner, Tobacco Products
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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: Jeb Bush, Private Health Care, Orlando, Winter Park, Health Treatments
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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, Western Medicines, Medical Research
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