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Website Helps You Pay Less For Prescriptions
We compare prices on airfare, hotels and gadgets, so why not do the same for prescription drugs. Now a new website called GoodRX lets you do just that. Americans spend more than 300 billion dollars on prescription drugs, often just paying whatever the...
Tags: Health, Prices, Services and Shopping, Prescription Drugs, Health and Personal Care
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FDA Panel Backs First HIV Prevention Drug
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection has taken another step toward FDA approval. On Thursday, a panel of federal advisers on Thursday endorsed the daily pill Truvada. The FDA advisory panel recommended approval of Truvada for...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Truvada (drug), HIV, Health, Tenofovir (drug)
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Deputy Who Tried to Smuggle Heroin in Burrito Pleads No Contest
KTLA NewsDEL AIRE, Calif. (KTLA) -- A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who tried to smuggle heroin hidden inside a burrito into a jail pleaded not contest Monday. Henry Marin, 27, pleaded no contest to one count each of bringing drugs into a jail and...Tags: Health, Prisons, Prisons, Trials, Burritos
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Documentary Shines Light on Prescription Drug Abuse
KTLA NewsCOSTA MESA, Calif. (KTLA) -- Young people all over Orange County seem to be living the good life but are dying of drug overdoses and now a new documentary has set out to find out why. The film -- called "Behind the Orange Curtain" -- is set to premiere...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Substance Abuse, Health, Documentary (genre), Movies
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Jury Selection Begins in Perjury Retrial of Roger Clemens
CNNWASHINGTON --Jury selection is expected to begin Monday in the trial of former Major League pitcher Roger Clemens, nine months after the previous one ended in a mistrial. Federal prosecutors accuse Clemens of lying to Congress when lawmakers investigated...Tags: Hormones and Metabolism, Boston Red Sox, Health, New York Yankees, Athletes
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Man Charged with Smuggling 40,000 Fake Erectile Dysfunction Pills Into LAX
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- Federal prosecutors charged a Westlake man Wednesday, claiming he tried to smuggle nearly 40,000 phony erectile dysfunction pills into LAX in his golf bag and luggage. Kil Jung Lee, 71, is charged with trafficking...Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Health, Erectile Dysfunction, Los Angeles Times, Physical Conditions
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Give Pets A Chance
The pets featured on the Morning News are available for adoption at the Burbank Animal Shelter. "TYLER"- ID #A043794 Tyler is a little black Chihuahua who is good with other dogs. He was found stray and his age is unknown but he is sweet, active and...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Cat (animal), Dog (animal)
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Big Science Zooms in on New Cure for Male Baldness
In mice and men, baldness is a scourge that cries out for a cure. Fortunately, a far-flung group of American researchers is on it, and on Wednesday reported progress on this front in the very sober journal Science Translational Medicine.
Plucking hair...Tags: Health, Dermatologists, National Institutes of Health, Propecia (drug), Rogaine (drug)
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Beat the Bloat... Smooth the Waistline and Boost Energy - Dr. Lindsey Luncan
Just in time for the Oscars, Dr Lindsey joined us live with some great tips on how to beat the bloat, smooth the waistline and boost energy. Dr Lindsey is a naturopathic doctor and celebrity nutritionist. He's known as one of the herbal medicine,...Tags: Health, Herbal Medicines, Academy Awards, Entertainment Events, Demi Moore
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Lance Armstrong Doping Investigation Dropped
CNN(CNN) -- Justice Department prosecutors said Friday that they are closing a criminal investigation of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong without filing charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs. A statement from the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles said...Tags: International Olympic Committee, Health, Floyd Landis, Athletes, Testicular Cancer
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Military Dogs Diagnosed With PTSD After Serving in War Zones
KTLA NewsSAN ANTONIO, TX -- As U.S. troops return from Iraq and Afghanistan, many are coming home with mental and emotional damage brought on by war -- and not just the human soldiers. Crews at Lackland Air Force Base, where all of the military's working dogs are...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health, Rebellions, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Alprazolam (drug)
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Mexico Seizes Biggest Meth Haul Ever
KTLA NewsMEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities have announced their largest methamphetamine seizure ever: 15 tons, found in pure powder form at a ranch outside Guadalajara. The seizure represents roughly 13 million doses, valued at $4 billion. That's more than double...Tags: Health, Methamphetamine (drug), United Nations, Mexico
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