Swine flu: What you need to know
Submitted by GeraldMartin on Fri, 2009-10-23 10:28What is H1N1 flu (swine flu)?
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Mammogram screening does not cut risk of breast cancer death
Submitted by GeraldMartin on Fri, 2009-10-23 10:15The American Cancer Society would be proud to tell that the survival rate of patients with breast cancer has drastically increased since the introduction of mammogram screening.
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Male Immunization with Gardasil Not Deemed Cost Effective
Submitted by GeraldMartin on Fri, 2009-10-23 10:03
Although Gardasil has been proven to protect against two strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause cervical cancer, as well as two additional strains that cause genital warts, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has voted against its use as a routine immunization for boys and men.
FDA chief backs food safety overhaul
Submitted by GeraldMartin on Fri, 2009-10-23 09:54But Commissioner Margaret Hamburg tells the Senate that Congress must also fund the reforms, which are aimed at helping the agency prevent food-borne illness rather than just respond to it.
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Possible swine flu cases close Grafton High School
Submitted by GeraldMartin on Fri, 2009-10-23 09:51Grafton High School will be let out early today and remain closed on Monday and Tuesday because after a high number of students and faculty came down with possible cases of swine flu.
EAT LOTS OF SWEET POTATOES
Submitted by GeraldMartin on Fri, 2009-10-23 09:29It's been said that God first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made animals and fish... All before making a human.
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The Living and the Dead
Submitted by GeraldMartin on Fri, 2009-10-23 09:17It's often hard to find something to do that satisfies you as it uses up your time.
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Los Angeles could act on medical pot in early November
Submitted by GeraldMartin on Fri, 2009-10-23 09:15A proposal to ban all sales of medical marijuana in the city is unlikely to be taken up next week. Aides to Councilman Smith say he supports it and believes it would force most dispensaries to close.
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Bong Water Can Be Illegal Drug, Minnesota Court Rules
Submitted by GeraldMartin on Fri, 2009-10-23 08:31Bong water can count as a controlled substance, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a decision that raises the threat of longer sentences for drug smokers who fail to dump the water out of their pipes.
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Public Opinion and Health Reform
Submitted by GeraldMartin on Fri, 2009-10-23 08:26Earlier this month, President Barack Obama said that an "unprecedented consensus has come together behind" health-care reform. As recently as June, public opinion polls supported such a proposition. That month a CBS News/New York Times poll found that 64% of Americans agreed that the federal government should guarantee health insurance for all.
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