Veterans receive free dental care
Veterans receive free dental care Posted: Sunday, June 26, 2016 1:40 AM EDT Updated: Sunday, June 26, 2016 1:56 AM EDT MADISON -- (WKOW) -- On Saturday, June 25, 400 Aspen Dental practices across the country, including the ones in the state of Wisconsin provided a day of free dental care for thousands of veterans. Aspen organized this event because the company recognized that of the more than 21 million veterans across the U.S. today, fewer than 10 million are enrolled for U.S. Depa..>> view originalUS Adults have Very Little Awareness of Chemical Components in Cigarette Smoke: Study
Cigarette is a complex mix of chemicals. Experts say there are more than 400 chemicals present in cigarette smoke and some of them are extremely harmful for heath. But unfortunately most of the people who are smoking have no idea about what is inside their cigarette despite the fact they looked for relevant information. “The majority of the U.S. public wants easy access to information about chemicals in cigarettes and other tobacco products. Surprisingly, our results reveal that groups one migh..>> view originalSecond Man In Two Weeks Gets Flesh-Eating Bacteria After A Day At The Beach
KYLE, Texas — A Texas man has been hospitalized with a flesh-eating bacterial infection -- the second case in two weeks -- after having spent a day at the beach with his family, according to media reports. Adrian Ruiz, 42, of Buda, Texas, developed a headache and fever before noticing a red rash developing on his leg after having spent the day at Port Aransas, KENS 5 reported. He's since been diagnosed as having contracted the flesh-eating bacteria described as "flesh eating" in that its toxins ..>> view originalNorth Carolina Center Where Teen Allegedly Contracted Brain-Eating Amoeba Shuts Down Whitewater Activities
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Don’t break out the bong just yet, but Congress is quietly chipping away at the federal ban on marijuana. It’s not happening with a sweeping national law, but through modest provisions slipped into spending bills in recent weeks. For example: Bills funding the Veterans Affairs Department have a line that lifts a prohibition on medical marijuana. The Senate Appropriations Committee has adopted provisions barring the federal government from interfering on pot enforcement where medical marijuana ..>> view originalWith A Zap, Scientists Create Low-Fat Chocolate
Cristian Baitg/Getty Images Cristian Baitg/Getty Images Physicists say they've discovered how to zap the fat out of chocolate. The researchers, led by Rongjia Tao of Temple University, were able to remove up to 20 percent of fat by running liquid milk chocolate through an electrified sieve. And they say the chocolate tastes good, too. Before they're foil-wrapped bundles that make chocoholics smile, chocola..>> view originalAllina nurses' strike ends Sunday
Allina nurses' strike ends Sunday Allina nurses strike update Heidi Wigdahl, KARE 11:56 PM. CDT June 25, 2016 Allina has started calling some nurses back to work, even though a new contract deal has not been reached between the two parties. (Photo courtesy: Matt Passolt, KARE) MINNEAPOLIS -- Nurses with Allina Health will start returning to work Sunday as the union's seven-day strike is scheduled to end at 7 a.m. Picketing continued at the five affected All..>> view originalConnecticut opioid epidemic: 'call to action' needed, leaders say
State and federal officials have openly acknowledged a growing opioid epidemic in the state for months, but an estimated 20 New Haven overdoses linked to an unknown drug serves as a reminder that the problem is immediate and deadly. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, said hundreds of people are dying of overdoses in the state and it’s “unconscionable” that there’s no emergency funding made available. Murphy said billions in emergency funds were made available after 10 cases of Ebola we..>> view originalWhy Didn't FluMist Flu Vaccine Work? Your Questions Answered
News that vaccine advisers do not recommend FluMist, the only needle-free flu vaccine on the market, has parents despairing and has vaccine-haters saying 'I told you so'. But flu vaccines are different from all other vaccines, something the public tends to forget. Why are they so lousy and hard to make? MedImmune's headquarters outside Washington DC, where FluMist was invented. Here are some answers to your questions about flu vaccines. Why didn't it work? Vaccine experts say..>> view original
Sunday, June 26, 2016
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