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Cat Edens
Didier Jambart, a 51 year old French man, is suing a pharmaceutical company and his neurologist for failing to warn him of the possible side effects of a Parkinson’s medication he was prescribed.
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Fairfaxcounty
The bad news is 40 million Americans drove a car while drunk or high last year. The good news - this is actually a decline from the numbers that got behind a wheel while buzzed just a few years ago.
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Sirspacepilot
His family calls for a ban of the sale of pure caffeine powder, which can be bought easily and cheaply over the internet.
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Mike’s Hard Lemonade and Chamborg liqueur are 2 big name alcohol makers who’ve attached their marketing message to a promotion for breast cancer research – but since even moderate alcohol consumption is proven to increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer, many are questioning the appropriateness, and even the sincerity, of the informal partnership.
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Mugley
A third of American teens engaged in violent acts over the past year.
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Prensa420
From 2008 to 2009 marijuana use went up 8% and the number of meth users increased by a whopping 60% - this according to the just released 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
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LINUZ
Researchers say that people with mental illness that do not abuse substances are no more likely to engage in violence than people from the general population.
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Zoriah
Drug companies are using children in developing world countries like Uganda and India to test experimental medications.
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Thmsl.nl
A Canadian survey finds that teens are getting heavier and spending a lot of time in front of TVs and computers; and that nearly a third report elevated psychological distress.
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JonnyAlive
Worldwide, experts say that women are at an increased risk of experiencing domestic violence during the alcohol soaked days of the world cup soccer tournament.
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Illuminaut
Although a morning cup of coffee is a must have for most regular coffee drinkers, that cup of coffee makes us no more alert or energized than non coffee drinkers who do not start the day with caffeine.
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Franco Bouly
Researchers at American University in Washington D.C. say that underage consumers now receive a bombardment of alcohol advertising through diverse digital media platforms; and that by using social networking or sites like YouTube, marketers avoid limitations on access to this important but supposedly ‘protected’ demographic group.
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vikisuzan
90% of high school seniors say that their classmates are likely to drink and drive at prom.
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Ape Rolls
An American charity that pays alcoholic and drug addicted women to get sterilized ($300) is heading overseas to set up operations in the UK.
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Code Poet
A Michigan Wal-Mart fired Joseph Casias for failing a drug test, even though he is legally allowed to use marijuana to treat his sinus cancer.
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