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… regular steam cleaning of carpets for those who suffer from cat allergies. … The phrase “Your Allergy Nurse” is used as a trademark only, and is not intended …

Cat Allergies: Causes & Treatments from AllergicPet.com
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Researchers measuring blood flow in the brain found that craving for nicotine among smokers produces activity in specific areas of the brain. The study was billed as the first to show how abstinence produces specific craving-related brain-activation patterns.

Increased activity among abstinent smokers was seen in parts of the brain involved in attention, behavioral control, memory, and reward.

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By Bob Curley

 A bid to end federal student-aid penalties for those with drug convictions was launched with high hopes earlier this year, but now appears to be in deep trouble in Congress.

A broad coalition of drug-reform, educational, and addiction-related organizations  threw its weight behind a plan to amend the federal Higher Education Act (HEA) and overturn a policy of denying federal financial aid to students convicted of drug offenses. The policy, devised by Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.) and passed by Congress in 1999, requires students to divulge information about convictions for drug offenses — but not any other crimes — on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

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Continued From Protect Yourself From Diabetes

• Avoid trans fats.
In the Harvard study, women with a high intake of trans fats had a 40 percent higher risk
for diabetes. Listed as partially hydrogenated oil on food labels, trans fats are found in stick margarine, snack foods and store-bought baked goods.

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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced this week that U.S. pharmaceutical companies have voluntarily agreed to restrict access to larger-dose methadone tablets beginning on Jan. 1, 2008.

The 40-mg methadone hydrochloride tablets will only be distributed to hospitals and authorized opiate addiction and detoxification facilities, the DEA announced. The move was intended to curb the rising number of methadone overdoses and illegal diversion of the drug.

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Read about Food allergies and chronic fatigue/depression ? Q. About 10 years ago I began to experience severe lethargy, chronic fatigue, and depression.

Allergies and Fatigue | Advanced Wellness Solutions
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Likewise, advise us of any other suspicious labeling of Torn Ranch which bears a plain “OV”, must be considered “OV-D.E.”. Kosher consumers and those with dairy allergies

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People who take opioid-based drugs to treat chronic pain can drive about as well as others on the road, according to researchers from Rush University in Chicago.

The New York Times reported Dec. 4 that researchers used a driving simulator to compare the reaction times, weaving and accident rates of subjects taking oral morphine for pain to a control group that was not taking pain medication.

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People who take opioid-based drugs to treat chronic pain can drive about as well as others on the road, according to researchers from Rush University in Chicago.

The New York Times reported Dec. 4 that researchers used a driving simulator to compare the reaction times, weaving and accident rates of subjects taking oral morphine for pain to a control group that was not taking pain medication.

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The annual Monitoring the Future survey finds declining use of cigarettes and illicit drugs among 8th-graders that signifies “an ongoing cultural shift among teens and their attitudes about smoking and substance abuse,” according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

NIDA said that the 2007 survey found considerable declines in lifetime, past-month, and daily smoking among 8th-graders. Daily smoking rates fell to 3 percent, down from a peak of 10.4 percent in 1996.

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