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New Hampshire nears approval of medical marijuana law
ReutersLITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - New Hampshire is set to become the final state in New England to allow medical marijuana after negotiators from the Republican-controlled Senate and Democratic-controlled House agreed Tuesday on a bill backed by...Tags: Glaucoma, Government, Medical Marijuana Therapy, HIV, National Government
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CORRECTED-New Hampshire nears approval of medical marijuana law
Reuters(Corrects 7th paragraph to show caregivers, not medical providers, limited to five medical marijuana patients at one time) By Jason McLure LITTLETON, N.H., June 18 (Reuters) - New Hampshire is set to become the final state in New England to allow...Tags: Government, Glaucoma, Medical Marijuana Therapy, HIV, National Government
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Format, funding options taking shape for veterans court in Orange, Osceola
A new veterans-court program is close to launching in Orange and Osceola counties to help keep returning troops who land in trouble out of jail by connecting them to counseling, mentors or other services they need. The latest talks between court,...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Apopka, Judges, Prosecution, Broward County
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Yoga helping U.S. war wounded from Iraq, Afghanistan
The practice is ancient, the wounds are modern. Yoga is now being practiced at Naval Medical Center San Diego and other military and VA hospitals to help Marines, soldiers, sailors and others wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. The goal is to...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Iraq, Armed Forces, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Veteran suicide: growing numbers, intensified outreach
— Sleep was dangerous for me. I couldn't handle the nightmares. I thought I was psychotic. I diagnosed myself with anything other than PTSD. I came up with a plan to end the pain, end the nightmares and keep the people I loved from being hurt. I...
Tags: Mental Health, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Veterans Affairs, Suicidal Behavior, Mental Illness
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Wounded veterans turn to yoga for strength and solace
SAN DIEGO — Army 1st Sgt. Chris Montera, who lost both legs above the knee and suffered third-degree burns over 60% of his body in a mortar attack in Afghanistan, is doing a headstand, guided by yoga instructor Sunny Keays. "It takes a lot of...
Tags: Veterans Affairs, Afghanistan, Emergency Incidents, Stress, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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A rose garden to remember dad
South Bend TribuneA rose garden for dad. Christine Sopczyn-ski, of South Bend, has been elated about her rose garden on Westmoor Street, near Kennedy School. Chris said the garden was started by her father, Ben, in the mid-1940s. Her father was an accomplished rosarian and...Tags: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Veterans Affairs, Lobbying, Lincoln Center, Behavioral Conditions
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Easing the trauma of rape: Therapy used for PTSD also helps women in Congo
The Seattle TimesSEATTLE A type of talk therapy that has helped many American veterans overcome post-traumatic stress disorder can help rape victims in the developing world overcome the shame, depression and fear brought on by sexual assault, according to a study from the...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Mental Health, International Rescue Committee, Wars and Interventions, Congo
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'Ride of the Valkyries' rouses Caltech students for finals
The courtyard at Blacker House at Caltech was quiet at 6:59 a.m. Wednesday, the empty concrete space littered with several splintered wooden pallets, three large tires, a crowbar and sledgehammer. A minute later, the crescendo of Wagner's "Ride of the...
Tags: Music, University of California, Los Angeles, NASA
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Military doctors urged to refuse force-feeding at Guantanamo
ReutersGUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - U.S. military doctors should refuse orders to force-feed hunger strikers at the Guantanamo detention camp because it violates their ethical obligations, two doctors and a medical ethics professor wrote in...Tags: American Medical Association, Newspaper and Magazine, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Department of Defense, Nursing Homes
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U.S. proposes new protections for captive chimps
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday proposed extending tough new protections for chimpanzees in captivity, a shift that would place strict limits on primates' role as human surrogates in biomedical research. In reclassifying chimps as...
Tags: National Institutes of Health, Science, Conservation, National Government, Research
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South Whitehall Township Zoning Hearing Board denied Dorney Park nightly fireworks displays
After listening to nearly seven hours of testimony over two days, the South Whitehall Township Zoning Hearing Board unanimously denied an appeal on Monday to give Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom permission to have a fireworks display every night during...
Tags: Holidays, Labor Day, South Whitehall Township, Cetronia, Memorial Day
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