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Senate Approves Minimum Wage Hike; Sunday Deer Hunting Approved By House; Racial Profiling Law Strengthened
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate voted Thursday night to raise the minimum wage — after a huge clash between Republicans and Democrats. The latest version calls for raising the wage by 75 cents per hour over two years, with no index for inflation. As such, the...Tags: Litchfield County, Rentals, Norwich, Racism, Business
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My Fuzzy Friend: Bettis likes only one kind of dog biscuit
•Name: Pete Monahan •Age: 56 •Hometown: East Stroudsburg •Type of pet: Dog •Name: Bettis (guess who the owner's favorite football team is) •Age: 5 •Breed: Bull mastiff •Male or female: Male •...Tags: Animals
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READER SUBMITTED: Bilingual Integrative Medical Practice Opens in Farmington
FarmingtonSald Primary Care & Integrative Medicine opened in May 1 with a treatment center in Farmington that offers patients access to a primary care physician, naturopathic physician, acupuncture and nutritional counseling. In addition, all support staff...Tags: Internists, General Practitioners, Education, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Fibromyalgia
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It's Lyme season [Editorial]
With some exceptions, any illness can strike anyone at any time. One of the more dangerous to emerge in recent decades is Lyme disease. Harford County, as many of us know either first-hand or because of someone we know, is not immune from the tick-borne...Tags: Environmental Illness, Arthritis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Symptoms, Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Pain relief for tendinitis, sprains and strains
Dear Pharmacist: After years of hiking without many problems, I began experiencing pain near my ankle and heel. My doctor diagnosed Achilles tendinitis and prescribed medicine, which did reduce pain and swelling. Which natural remedies keep this at bay?...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Naproxen (drug), Herbal Supplements, Arthritis, Inflammation
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Ind. urges Hoosiers to be wary of ticks, diseases
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State health officials are cautioning Indiana residents to protect themselves from disease-carrying ticks now that the outdoors season is in full swing. Ticks are parasites related to spiders that attach themselves to humans... -
July court date set for former tennis champ Jennifer Capriati on battery, stalking charges
One-time tennis champion Jennifer Capriati's next court date is July 12, for misdemeanor battery and stalking charges involving an ex-boyfriend, a Palm Beach County judge said Monday. Capriati, 37, wasn't present for the quick discussion about her...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Lawyers, Justice System, Miami Beach, Trials
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Connecticut Beekeepers Worry About Pesticide Use
As part of the ongoing battle against Lyme and other tickborne diseases, public health organizations are asking residents in 11 Fairfield County towns to participate in a study to see if wiping out the ticks on rodents will help rein in the illnesses in...
Tags: Litchfield County, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Bethel, Health, Environmental Politics
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Potted hydrangea may thrive outdoors – or not
I was given a potted hydrangea flower as an Easter gift. Can I plant that outdoors? Mophead (Grandiflora) hydrangeas are hardy outdoors, but yours was bred for greenhouse culture and forced into bloom for the holidays, so its chances are less certain....
Tags: Ecosystems, Conservation, Metal and Mineral, Biology, Mining
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Lyme disease, autism link cast into doubt
Since 2008, when a group of physicians drew a hypothetical link between Lyme disease and autism, a growing number of patient activists have embraced the belief that the hallmark neuropsychiatric symptoms of autism may spring from the body's immune...
Tags: Philosophy, Religion and Belief, Symptoms, Columbia University, Autism
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Signs and symptoms of insect-related diseases
Pediatric Critical Care of South FloridaAs families travel or head out to camp, swim, hike or play, so do mosquitos, ticks and other pesky insects. Unfortunately, warmer weather also means guarding against illnesses, such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and the West Nile virus....Tags: Pediatrics, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, West Nile Virus, Parenting, Arthritis
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Hekimian stands for 'openness and transparency' [Letter]
I have lived in Oakland Mills for 35 years. I endorse Alex Hekimian for Columbia Council. Please vote for him on Saturday April 20 at the Other Barn. Alex is the best public servant I know in Columbia. He stands for openness and transparency. Alex...
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