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Toddler Conquers 40 Per Day Cigarette Addiction
Ardi Rizal, from Musi Bayuasin, South Sumatra, Indonesia was smoking two packets of cigarettes per day. He became addicted to nicotine in tobacco after his father had given him a cigarette. According to his parents, his addiction became so bad that he would throw violent tantrums if they did not give him a cigarette. The National Commission for Child Protection, Indonesia, says the boy has quit smoking and no longer asks for or craves cigarettes. He underwent intensive therapy - 1-month rehab - in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital...
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Genetically Modified Salmon As Safe To Eat As Normal Atlantic Salmon
U.S. regulators say that genetically engineered salmon as safe to eat as wild Atlantic salmon, after completing a preliminary analysis. Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc., have genetically modified their salmon so that they eat all year round and grow twice as fast as salmon typically would in their natural environments. Genetically modified (engineered) salmon is an Atlantic salmon...
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Editor-In-Chief Of JAMA (Journal Of The American Medical Association) Leaving On June 30, 2011
The Editor-in-Chief of one of the world's most respected medical journals, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H., has announced that she will be resigning from her post on June 30th, 2011. Dr. DeAngelis said: All good things must come to an end and so, this must, too. Dr. DeAngelis has told colleagues and staff of her decision to leave after serving as Editor-in-Chief since January 2000. She also oversees the nine Archives specialty medical journal publications. Dr...
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Urgent Call For Blood Donors As Hurricane Approaches
New York Blood Center (NYBC), serving more than 20 million people in New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and New Jersey, calls upon our communities to please donate blood and platelets, as the East Coast braces for Hurricane Earl. While donations from Rh-negative types are especially crucial, healthy people of all blood types and ethnicities are encouraged to donate. Hurricane Earl comes at an especially challenging time for NYBC, since fewer people are able to donate due to school and work vacations, plus the Labor Day holiday. The need for blood is constant...
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Physician Executive Leadership Center Conducts 2010 Physician Executive Compensation Survey
Physician Executive Leadership Center (PELC), the nation's only executive search firm focused solely on the recruitment and placement of physicians in executive leadership positions, is conducting their annual survey of physicians serving in leadership positions in health care organizations. Since 1985, PELC has been tracking compensation trends for physician executives and documenting career and performance issues from year to year. Participants who complete the survey will be provided a complimentary, individualized report of findings as soon as the information becomes available...
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