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Generic Medicines Can Cost for Your Insurance More

December 9, 2014

Raleigh, North Carolina – If you are looking out to save money on your meds, think twice when using your insurance for generic medicines. Upon checking out several instances, experts see that people spend more money on medicines without brand if ever they will let the insurance plans take over it. The idea behind this

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Drinking While Pregnant Can Already Be Considered a Crime

December 8, 2014

London, United Kingdom – Activists are already suggesting a move for the government to consider drinking while pregnant a crime. This is due to the rapid increase of children born with deficiencies due to irresponsible mothers. Urgent care clinics have been attending to more and more birth defects because of the mother’s exposure to such

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Children Mental Health Services Are Seen as Unfit and Lacking

December 6, 2014

London, United Kingdom – Children mental health services are facing serious problems when it comes to prevention and early prevention. Report from the Health Select Committee mentions that they will need an in depth review and restoration to make sure that these problems will not continue. Right now, the government is already exerting extra efforts

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Smart Pill to Reduce Addiction and Abuse of Pain Medications

December 2, 2014

Hood River, Oregon – Patients who deal with chronic and lifelong pain issues oftentimes lead to the addiction to or abuse of the pain relievers, which were designed to give them urgent care, thus, the creation of ‘smart pill’ that is believed to reduce pain medication abuse. This was a significant indication from a pain

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Pregnant Worker Asked for Overtime at Work, But Ended in Termination

December 1, 2014

Queens, New York – Angelica Valencia, 39 years of age, and 3 months pregnant was advised by her doctor not to take overtime at work, but her boss said she’s being terminated due to pregnancy. All expectant mothers frequently need consultations and checkups at urgent care clinics with their attending doctors, considering their delicate conditions.

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Out-Of-Hospital Medication Errors in Children Increased in 10 Years

November 30, 2014

Columbus, Ohio – A new study indicated that out-of-hospital medication errors among United States children have increased over ten years. Maxwell D. Smith and his colleagues from the Nationwide Children’s Hospital analyzed the National Poison Data System’s data, determining that out-of-hospital medication errors and unintentional therapeutic pharmaceutical errors have increased among children in the country,

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Nutrition on Weekends Receives $20K Grant to Serve More Children

November 25, 2014

Marshfiled, Wisconsin – The Nutrition on Weekends (NOW) program by the Marshfield Area United Way has been awarded $20,000 grant in order to serve more children the entire year. The NOW program was launched in October 2013 and has served 29 students. Last school year, it has served 113 students, and now serving 248. The

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Nutrition Labels Valued More by Mothers Than Fathers

November 24, 2014

Ann Arbor, Michigan – The latest National Poll on Children Health conducted by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital reported that mothers are more likely to read nutritional labels more compared to fathers when it comes to considering drink and food purchases. The latest poll indicated that 40% of mothers expressed that they read the details

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ND Supreme Court Upholds the Limited Use of Drugs for Abortion

November 21, 2014

Bismarck, North Dakota – On Tuesday, the limited use of drugs for abortion, a state law was supported by the North Dakota Supreme Court. The move, according to abortion-rights supporters said will totally eradicate the use of such medications eventually. The 103-page ruling of the state’s high courts reversed the previous year’s ruling by a

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Mental Health Crisis Training Provided to Zanesville Officers

November 19, 2014

Zanesville, Ohio – Aside from law enforcement officers, mental health crisis training is as important to those who don’t even have mental diseases or know someone who has it. For the past week, the Crisis Response Training (CRT) has been taking place in Zanesville. The CRT is a collaboration of the Zanesville Police Department with

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How Over-The-Counter Drugs Can Become Medication Dangers

November 16, 2014

Washington, D.C. – The department of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued alert on drugs that can make people drowsy, resulting to further medication dangers even if the products are bought over-the-counter (OTC). OTC drugs or medications can be easily acquired or purchased anytime. Thus, these products can also come with medication dangers, causing some

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Health Experts: Discussions About Mental Health and Suicide Are Vital

November 15, 2014

Rockford, Michigan – On Wednesday evening, Rockford Public School representatives conducted a seminar, educating both parents and students about mental health and suicide, as well as informing them about available health resources in West Michigan. Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services and Forest View Hospital experts said mental health problems associated with anxiety and depression

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