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- ACA MEETINGSAdult Children of Alcoholics/ACA of the RGV is a support group that meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, located at 1401 S. Nebraska in San Juan. This is a 30 year old 12 step based support group. If you... Full story
- Mississippi's still fattest but Alabama closing in
- WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. It's time for the nation's annual obesity rankings and, outside of fairly lean Colorado,... Full story
- FDA panel recommends smaller doses of painkillers
- ADELPHI, Md. (AP) -- Government experts say the maximum dose listed for Tylenol and dozens of other painkillers should be reduced to help curb deadly overdoses. In a series of votes Tuesday, a Food and Drug Administration panel endorsed lowering the... Full story
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- Calif. regulators warn of pot's cancer capability SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease cancer patients' suffering must soon come with a warning saying it causes the disease....
- Jackson kids face hurdles to coping with his death CHICAGO (AP) -- No matter how unusual their lives may have been so far, Michael Jackson's children now face a universal trauma felt by all kids who suddenly lose a parent....
- Mexico wins praise for swine flu response CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health....
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