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Alternative Medicine Introduces New Ways to Heal
Channel 2 NewsOver the years many people have explored the world of medicine, trying to find new ways to help heal the sick. Natural Health Center, a clinic in Anchorage, doesn’t prescribe the typical over the counter drug. This clinic treats its patients with...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Pharmaceuticals, Naturopathic Medicine, Chemical Industry, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Birth control without permission
We all know that every day, people in Mexico come across the border in pursuit of something they can't find in their country. What you may not know is that every day, people in the United States go across the border to Mexico for the same reason. They...Tags: Family Planning, Chemical Industry, Diabetes, Heart Attack, Advil (drug)
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Plan B emergency contraceptive pill battle: Confusion endures
It was hailed as a significant step forward in women's reproductive rights, but this week's decision by the Obama administration to allow non-prescription, over-the-counter sales of the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step may do little to dispel...
Tags: Trials, Food and Drug Administration, Health Treatments, Health and Medical Professionals, Birth Control
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Life Skill #31: Visiting the doctor
An apple a day won't keep the doctor away forever. Sooner or later, you'll need to make an appointment. There are ways to make that visit flow smoothly. Fact is, life is moving at a fast pace for everyone, including physicians. When Dr. Paul Griner...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Board of Directors, Medical Procedures and Tests, New Preston
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Q & A: OTC morning-after pill sales coming, but not yet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't look for the morning-after pill to move next to the condoms on drugstore shelves right away — but after a decade-plus fight, it appears it really will happen. Backed into a corner by a series of court rulings, the Obama...
Tags: Family Planning, Jay Carney, Washington, DC, Food and Drug Administration, Barack Obama
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Feds now back morning-after pills for all girls
NEW YORK (AP) — After setting off a storm of criticism from abortion rights groups upset that a Democratic president had sided with social conservatives, the Obama administration said it will comply with a judge's order to allow girls of any age...Tags: Family Planning, Food and Drug Administration, Abortion Issue, Birth Control, Justice and Rights
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Feds to comply with morning-after pill ruling
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government on Monday told a judge it will reverse course and take steps to comply with his order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions. The Department of Justice, in the latest...Tags: Family Planning, Government, Food and Drug Administration, Abortion Issue, Barack Obama
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What's Going Around: Flu-like symptoms, ear infections and allergies
lmatter@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Here’s what’s going around this week in the Ozarks. At Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Allergist Dr. Gregory Lux says grass pollen has hit hard. This allergy causes hay fever symptoms of sneezing and itching and can...Tags: Ear Infection, Symptoms, Physical Conditions, Antihistamines, Flu
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Drugged driving law on the books in Mich.
VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. – Plenty of people are taking allergy medicine this time of year, but how much is too much? Taking an over-the-counter medicine and getting behind the wheel can get you in just as much trouble in Michigan as drinking and...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Crime, Law and Justice, Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines, Allergies
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Aspirin not always best treatment for many individuals
An aspirin a day may not always keep heart disease away, say two University of Florida cardiologists. But a new algorithm they have developed outlines factors physicians should weigh as they assess whether a patient would benefit from a daily dose of...Tags: Cleveland Clinic, Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes, General Practitioners, Heart Attack
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The Sun's false comparison on Plan B
The Baltimore Sun editorial, "Plan B restrictions — better, but not best," (May 2) attempted to draw comparisons between two very different over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and ultimately provided an inaccurate and misleading characterization of a...Tags: Consumers, Drugs and Medicines, Acetaminophen (drug)
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