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It's finals week: Do you know what your teen is taking to study so hard?
By the end of high school, 12% of teens say they have taken a stimulant medication for reasons other than to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But parents, including many of those whose kids are taking ADHD drugs in a bid to boost...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Substance Abuse, Pharmaceuticals, Religion and Belief, Behavioral Conditions
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Sharon, Ozzy Osbourne reunite at LGBT event
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne hit the red carpet together at a charity event over the weekend, and the reunion has many wondering whether the couple is officially back together. "The Talk's" Sharon Osbourne, who's been married to the rocker since 1982, split...
Tags: Khloe Kardashian, Substance Abuse, Heidi Klum, Behavioral Conditions, Sharon Osbourne
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Woman dies in car on 101 Freeway, apparently from an overdose
Traffic was temporarily snarled Sunday on the 101 Freeway in Van Nuys after a woman stopped her car on the freeway, distraught that her companion had died in the passenger seat. About 8:50 a.m., a California Highway Patrol officer spotted a black...Tags: Highway Transportation
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Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana
Illinois has come within a signature of becoming the 19th state to allow marijuana use for medical purposes. On Friday, the state Senate voted 35-21 to approve a medical marijuana measure, which now will head for Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The...
Tags: Government, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Illinois Governor, AIDS
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Abortion doctor guilty of killing 3 babies said to be born alive
PHILADELPHIAÂ — A Philadelphia abortion doctor was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who authorities say were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy clinic, in a...
Tags: Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Justice System, Lawyers
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Convicted abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell is spared death penalty
PHILADELPHIA — Kermit Gosnell, the abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies who were born alive in his grimy clinic, agreed Tuesday to give up his right to an appeal and now faces life in prison but will be spared a death sentence. The...
Tags: Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Justice System, Lawyers
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Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of murder
PHILADELPHIA — An abortion doctor was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his "house of horrors" clinic. In a case that became a...
Tags: Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers, Rentals
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Generic version of narcotic Opana still for sale despite concerns
Federal regulators said Friday they would continue to allow sales of generic Opana, a narcotic painkiller similar to OxyContin, even though the pills are prone to abuse. Like OxyContin, Opana is an extended-release narcotic designed to offer pain...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Pain, OxyContin (drug), Food and Drug Administration
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Michael Jackson had several drugs in his system when he died
When he died, Michael Jackson had a cocktail of anti-depressant and mood drugs in his system as well as a level of the anesthetic propofol typical of a patient undergoing major surgery. The revelation came during testimony Monday in the lawsuit Jackson'...
Tags: Conrad Murray, Valium (drug), Arthritis, Midazolam (drug), Procedural Sedation
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California Senate acts on pay phone rates, drug sales
SACRAMENTO -- The state Senate acted Monday on bills aimed at protecting pay phone users against high charges and reducing robberies of pharmacies. The Senate approved SB 50, which requires California pay phones to have signs warning those using...
Tags: Politics, Drugs and Medicines, Elections, Ted Lieu, Joel Anderson
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Pfizer to sell Viagra online, take on counterfeit pills
Pfizer Inc. will begin selling its popular erectile dysfunction pill Viagra to patients on its website, in an unusual move to combat counterfeit drugs. It's a novel strategy because drug-makers rarely sell medicines directly to patients, but analysts...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Pfizer Inc., CVS Corp., Erectile Dysfunction, Viagra (drug)
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Michael Jackson had a number of drugs in his system, jury is told
Michael Jackson had a long list of prescription drugs in his system when he died in the days before his anticipated comeback tour, a toxicologist with the Los Angeles County coroner's office testified Monday. Dan Anderson, the first witness called in...
Tags: Conrad Murray, Valium (drug), Midazolam (drug), Rentals, Staples Center
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