9-year-old with cancer wants cards for his last Christmas 9-year-old with cancer wants cards for his last Christmas:- Nine-year-old Jacob Thompson is your average kid. His obsessions include Minecraft and Legos, and he’s a huge “Star Wars” fan. He’s also a photographer, singer and comedian, according to his stepmother, Tara […]
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Marijuana products don’t cure cancer, FDA warns This cannabis can’t. The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on marijuana supplements that claim to cure cancer. Four companies were the center of an FDA news release on Wednesday which stated that the companies were “illegally selling products online that claim […]
Patients Face Overtreatment for Some Cancers Patients Face Overtreatment for Some Cancers- When Annie Dennison was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, she readily followed advice from her medical team, agreeing to harsh treatments in the hope of curing her disease. “You’re terrified out of your mind” after a diagnosis […]
Iran skips UN conference on nuclear energy in Abu Dhabi Iran skips UN conference on nuclear energy in Abu Dhabi:- Iran has decided not to attend a United Nations conference on nuclear energy being held in the United Arab Emirates. Seats for an Iranian delegation sat empty on Monday at […]
Saudi Arabia to let women into sports stadiums Saudi Arabia to let women into sports stadiums:- Saudi Arabia is starting to ease restrictions on women spectators in sports stadiums. Starting in early 2018, women will be allowed into three arenas in major cities, according to a statement issued Sunday by […]
Mental health sees 300000 people leave their jobs each year Mental health sees 300000 people leave their jobs each year:- Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report says. It also claims poor mental health costs the UK economy up […]
124 dead, nearly 1,200 infected with plague in Madagascar 124 dead, nearly 1,200 infected with plague in Madagascar:- A plague outbreak in Madagascar has infected 1,192 people since August, with 124 deaths, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Madagascar’s National Bureau of Risk Management and […]
This fire department responds to more ODs than fires This fire department responds to more ODs than fires:- President Trump said Monday that he would officially declare America’s opioid epidemic a national emergency next week, which would provide an influx of funding and policy initiatives across the country. Few states […]
Cigna to stop covering most OxyContin prescriptions Cigna to stop covering most OxyContin prescriptions:- In an attempt to reduce opioid use amid a nationwide abuse epidemic, insurance giant Cigna will no longer cover most OxyContin prescriptions in its group plans beginning January 1. “Our focus is on helping customers get […]
Family blames hospital after mom loses limbs to flesh-eating bacteria following childbirth A Canadian mother has filed a claim against her doctors and the hospital she gave birth in after she lost all four limbs to a flesh-eating bacteria infection and now faces a kidney transplant. Lindsey Hubley, 33, gave […]
