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Feel Better is The American Cancer Society's free program that teaches beauty techniques to female cancer patients in active treatment to help them combat the appearance-related side affects of cancer treatment. Call (888) 227-5445 for more information … Read more on Indiana Gazette

Indiana Police get help to treat victims of heroin overdose
Police in Portage, Indiana will be the first in northwestern Indiana to carry the drug naloxone. The drug is known to counter the effects of heroin overdoses. The emergency treatment works like the well-known EpiPen — an epinephrine auto-injector for … Read more on Fox 28

Agriculture And Biotech Giant Monsanto Controls America?
Earlier this year Michael Taylor, the former vice president of public policy at Monsanto, was named by President Obama as deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine at the Food and Drug Administration. Parker says this appointment … In May … Read more on spyghana.com

Synthetic drugs continuing problem in Minnesota
Since then there have been several more: including Fitzgerald's death and the death of a 16-year-old boy in Indiana just two weeks ago. Earlier this year in Mankato, a 17-year-old girl and 22-year-old man died after ingesting a different compound. “The … Read more on Washington Times

Kaleidoscope of the Heart: Addiction as a disease
Nonprofit organization Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Center (DARC) founder Tsuneo Kondo says in a book he co-authored with well-known TV producer Dave Spector, "Even if a person (with alcoholism) refrains from drinking for 20 years, once he drinks, … Read more on Mainichi Daily News

Number of drug addicts increasing in KP
Social Welfare department was working in five districts of KP including Peshawar, Kohat, Swat, Dir Lower and Dera Ismail Khan, adding they have rehabilitated 1250 drug addicts only in Peshawar. He said that they have detoxification center in Peshawar … Read more on Business Recorder

Drugs for treating heroin users: a new abuse problem in the making?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had hoped to create thousands of stories like Goldfinger's when, more than a decade ago, it partnered with a British company to develop Suboxone, a new treatment for addiction to opioids. But that effort has … Read more on Christian Science Monitor

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Question by Camilla the First: Anybody heard of “saline injections” for the treatment of really bad shoulder pain, or is acupuncture the
only solution, tried the steroid injections but doctor won’t give more as they tend to weaken the bones. Do you get such a thing as a shoulder replacement ? Not kidding my shoulders ache all day and worse in the morning. Fell down stairs caused it.

Best answer:

Answer by Rick T
http://www.steadyhealth.com/Taking_Saline_Injections_at_Home__t96691.html

verses

http://www.acupuncturespecialist.org/

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Insurance companies should not meddle in patients' treatment
Without treatment for the severe, debilitating pain, Mark simply could not function. As a 60-year-old man living by himself, Mark has been completely self-reliant. He has no one in his household to help him deal with the pain, so pain management has … Read more on MiamiHerald.com

Hudson preteen to begin controversial cancer treatment
In late March, the Food and Drug Administration granted Lowe a compassion exemption, which will allow her to begin antineoplaston (ANP) treatment, an alternative medicine that controversial Texas doctor Stanislaw Burzynski has been using to treat … Read more on NewHampshire.com

Medicare Eases Restrictions On Pricey Hepatitis C Treatment
Federal Medicare officials are embracing medical guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C that could result in tens of thousands of older Americans getting access to expensive new drugs that can cure the deadly infection. This policy change would … Read more on NPR (blog)

33 Burning Questions From Round 1
Also, am I on drugs right now? You're not on drugs; you're fine. Nobody ever doubted Nene's talent, as evidenced by his earning more than $ 86 million since 2006 (with another $ 39 million guaranteed through 2016) despite never averaging 15 points or … Read more on Grantland

Utah Apologises For Sperm Swap; Investigators Unsure If It Was A Deliberate …
The DNA of Annie Branum, born in 1992, matches with Thomas Lippert, who was employed from 1988 to 1993 at both the centers – local Reproductive Medical Technologies and the U.'s Millcreek Community Laboratory on 3900 South in Salt Lake City. The family … Read more on University Herald

Fast, cheap test can help save lives of many babies
Her pediatrician thought it might be reflux and suggested that Easley, a physician from Bethesda, Md., who works for the Food and Drug Administration, change her diet. Advertisement … "Congenital heart defects affect one in every 100 live births … Read more on Chicago Daily Herald

Question by Lori Odum: Cost of premiere keratin treatment service at a Hair Cuttery in Northern VA?
My friend had it done in Florida and it looks really good. It’s a hair straightener that lasts up to 3 months.

Best answer:

Answer by Sur La Mer
About $ 300.

I wouldn’t recommend them. There are many brands of hair straightening out there and they call them anyway they want to get your attention. Coco is another name brand. Some Japanese hair straightening processes can damage the hair and leave it flat and lifeless.
None is better than the other.
Ex. of one relaxer: http://monicabtheorganicstylist.wordpress.com/tag/hair-relaxers/

Keratin are not approved by the FDA. Visit their website & search for it in their web. If you’re thinking about the Brazilian treatment, there’s a danger about using formaldehyde, a chemical that causes cancer. The FDA does not restrict the use of that chemical in cosmetics.

A hairstylist in Portland, Or. is blowing a whistle on the treatment.
“A big red flag: About a month after she started using Brazilian Blowout on clients, Scrutton had the first nosebleed of her life.”
http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2010/10/
after_hair_stylist_becomes_sus.html
(Type it in if they moved the page. “After hairstylist becomes suspicious of Brazilian Blowout, tests find formaldehyde”.

Stylists and clients often wear gas masks or other protective equipment and still may feel the ill effects of this potentially fatal gas.

Many customers and stylists do not know that this Brazilian treatment often contains high concentrations of formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical.

Relaxers are for permanent, but they are damaging to hair.

Go to the FDA website & type in permanent or relaxers so you understand what are the side effects.
http://www.fda.gov/forconsumers/byaudien…

Here’s the newest news:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently seized tens of thousands of bottles of “Rio” hair relaxer products after determining they can cause severe hair loss or turn hair green.
http://blog.taragana.com/business/2010/0…

The FDA have warned consumers not to use “Rio Hair Naturalizer Systems,” a product imported from Brazil and sold through television infomercials by World Rio Corp. of Los Angeles.
http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/ProductInformation/ucm228898.htm

The official complaints against hair straightening products range from serious hair breakage and hair damage to serious scalp burns that may require an emergency room visit.
Example of what one suffering severe hair loss after Japanese Hair Straightening from YA HAIR:
I got my hair rebonded back in March and have lost more than a third of it since then. Everytime I run my hands through my hair, I lose 7-10 strands on average!
In the shower I lose clumps after shampooing and conditioning.
Bald spots are showing up in my hair.
I used to have beautiful thick hair, ho can I get it back?

Another ex: I used to have very curly, beautiful hair..and then i got it chemically straightened..DONT DO IT! when it started growing out, it was mess and even more difficult to work with than before. and once it was completely grown out, my hair was no longer curly..it is now this aweful wavy mess, and only certain spots are still curly.

Another example: I don’t recommend it. Hair went back to normal even before 4 months (it stated that the Keratin would stay on for 4months). Soft rebonding would be the better choice. I think the KeraStraight was a scam. Even the KeraStraight shampoo/conditioner did no contribution. It was a complete waste of money :/ However it was straight for awhile. But not very long.

Source(s):
I know hair. I have 4 decades of hair know-how. I have silky, shiny, soft, smooth very healthy hair down to my knees. Previously damaged by perming & dyeing in the 80’s & 90’s. I’ve known people in their 30’s whose hair stopped growing from ironing their hair in the 70’s.

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Editorial: Smart justice
Furthermore, Florida and other states reduced a wide range of programs and facilities — such as substance-abuse treatment and halfway houses that ease ex-inmates out of incarceration and into jobs — designed to reduce recidivism. The Florida … Read more on Ocala

WCRI to Present Research on Florida Ban on Physician Dispensing of Opioids …
The National Rx Drug Abuse Summit is considered the largest national collaboration of professionals from local, state, and federal agencies; businesses; academia; clinicians; treatment providers; counselors; educators; state and national leaders; and … Read more on PR Web (press release)

South Florida lawmakers ramp up push for needle-exchange bill
The department would also provide drug treatment referrals, HIV testing and counseling services. The program would be funded by grants and private donors, and would last only five years. After that, state lawmakers could chose to suspend or continue … Read more on MiamiHerald.com

In wake of 'Lost Innocents' series, Miami Herald town hall focuses on …
Will Florida boost funding for social services such as drug treatment? Drug and alcohol abuse were linked to 323 of the child deaths investigated by the Miami Herald, yet the state has been cutting drug treatment funding. There is also newfound … Read more on Bradenton Herald

Question by ZombieTrix 2012: Faith Based Initiatives?
Have you ever supported a church, temple, mosque or other faith-based establishment even though you do not subscribe to that faith simply because they are doing good works for the community?

There is a local church that I give money to on occasion because they run a food bank that is very important to the people in the area. It costs $ 50,000 a year to run, and they cannot get state help because the are on the boarder of two states. The state they are in insists that any resouces from them go only to state residents, but 90% of the people who use the food bank come from across the boarder. The other state won’t help them becuase it isn’t in their state. So they rely upon donations. I am not Christian, but these people are really helping a lot of people, so I support them.

Do any of you have similar stories?
Thanks capital… I don’t do as much as I’d like to… but every bit helps, right? 😉

Best answer:

Answer by capitalctu
On behalf of all those people you are helping, thanks. THe world needs more of you.

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Local experts: New overdose treatment will save lives
Evzio, a new naloxone delivery system, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. The device is for use in emergency situations when a person is believed to have overdosed on opioid drugs, and it does not have to be … Read more on Timesonline.com

'Help for today, hope for tomorrow'
Hope for Tomorrow,” and both Joint Base Langley-Eustis alcohol and substance abuse programs are working toward bettering the lives of U.S. service members suffering from alcohol dependence. The Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Treatment program at … Read more on DVIDS

Addicted Oklahoma: How can Oklahoma combat doctor-shopping?
I know that in Oklahoma, an estimated 70 percent of adults in Oklahoma (40 percent of youths) who need mental health treatment don't receive it. And every day, 600 to 900 Oklahomans who need residential substance abuse treatment are turned away for … Read more on NewsOK.com

Mahoning County substance–abuse official speaks to Congressional panel
Andrea Paventi, executive director of Mahoning County Treatment Alternatives to Street Crimes, which tracks and tests Mahoning County substance abusers, testified Friday at a House caucus meeting on substance abuse. She was one of five panel members … Read more on Youngstown Vindicator