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McMahon slammed in deaths of wrestlers; Blumenthal, others say her firm is at fault (document)

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:39:51 -0700

The recent deaths of two former performers for World Wrestling Entertainment have intensified the spotlight on Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon, the company’s former CEO.

Uninsured, minorities have higher risk of death when hit by cars

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:42:56 -0700

Anyone who lives in Baltimore knows this is a city of jay walkers. It's a violation committed by people of all races, ethnicities and classes in all parts of the city.

Innovative Federal Partnership To Study Combat Related Substance Use And Abuse

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:34:42 -0700

Eleven research institutions in 11 states will receive more than $6 million in federal funding from fiscal year 2010 to support research on substance abuse and associated problems among U.S. military personnel, veterans, and their families. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, is collaborating with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to award ...

Workers compensation task force meeting planned for today delayed

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:16:17 -0700

Virgil T. Helton, West Virginia Department of Revenue Cabinet secretary and chair of the West Virginia Volunteer Fire Department Workers’ Compensation Task Force, announced Thursday that the task force meeting scheduled for today has been delayed.

Health Highlights: Aug. 26, 2010

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:20:26 -0700

Title: Health Highlights: Aug. 26, 2010 Category: Health News Created: 8/26/2010 12:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/27/2010

Fighting on the homefront

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:55:58 -0700

Surviving war and making it home safely is only part of the battle. Many soldiers arrive home and face a struggle with traumatic stress. Steve Dow reports.

Drug Addicts Get Hooked Via Prescriptions, Keep Using 'To Feel Like A Better Person'

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:18:29 -0700

If you want to know how people become addicted and why they keep using drugs, ask the people who are addicted. Thirty-one of 75 patients hospitalized for opioid detoxification told University at Buffalo physicians they first got hooked on drugs legitimately prescribed for pain. Another 24 began with a friend's left-over prescription pills or pilfered from a parent's medicine cabinet. The ...

Drugs weigh heavily on Maine's poorest area, Washington County

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:11:02 -0700

Nicholas Ames is a son, a brother and a father. He is also a drug addict.

Arrest made in death of city man

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:18:59 -0700

A Winchester , Va., man was arrested Saturday on manslaughter charges following the death of a city man, according to the Cumberland Police Department.