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49ers' Jimmie Ward likely to reclaim starting role vs. Browns

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SFGate - If Jimmie Ward's body allows him to play, expect him to start. That's a reasonable assumption based on the 49ers' feelings for their oft-injured defensive back, whom they re-signed in March despite a lengthy medical file that's grown over the past five months because of a broken collarbone and broken finger.

Medical pot use won't put Missouri patients' welfare at risk

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Washington Times - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri officials say welfare recipients with medical marijuana cards will continue to get financial aid. Social Services Department spokeswoman Rebecca Woelfel says the agency won't cut off help to those who test positive for pot as long as they have medical marijuana cards. The policy ...

Connecticut officials to launch medical cost comparison tool

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Houston Chronicle - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ? Connecticut officials are launching a new health care cost estimator tool. The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy has planned an event for Tuesday. The new cost estimator will be on the Healthscore CT website , which the office developed to give people free resources to make informed health care choices and policy decisions. The tool was designed to help residents compare what different health care providers charge for the same procedure. It's part of the health strategy office's effort to make cost and health care quality information more transparent and encourage providers to improve quality. Democratic Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and state lawmakers plan to attend Tuesday's event at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

P Chidambaram gets medical check-up done at AIIMS following stomach ache

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India Times - India News: NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram was on Saturday referred to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for a medical check-up.

Five events not to miss this weekend

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Brattleboro Reformer - Tracy GrammerThe acclaimed folk singer-songwriter performs Friday at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge St., Bellows Falls in a special show with 100 percent of proceeds offsetting her medical expenses from ?

Oklahoma school district refuses monetary donation offered by local medical marijuana dispensary

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WXIN FOX Indianapolis - PONCA CITY, Okla. ? A public school district turned down the offer of a monetary donation, saying it's too risky because it was made by a local medical marijuana dispensary. Flippin Farms is a growing dispensary chain in Oklahoma with four working retail locations and four more being developed. "We're here to help not only our patients, but we also want to give back to the local community ? they support us," said part-owner Corey Fisher. Giving to schools seemed

How to avoid heat-related illnesses when working, playing outdoors

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KBMT ABC Beaumont - In this week's Medical Minute, learn about how to avoid heat-related illnesses when working and playing outdoors during the summer.

L.A. docs do house calls at homeless encampments

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WorldNetDaily - (LAIST) Dr. Coley King of the Venice Family Clinic is one of a growing number of medical professionals making house calls to the homeless. Instead of trying to powerwash the problem away, California's hospitals, public health departments, and homeless service organizations are increasingly sending trained health practitioners into homeless encampments in a quest to improve

$190,000 raised for 5-year-old recovering from rare mosquito-borne virus

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WFLA NBC Tampa - A 5-year-old Massachusetts girl diagnosed with a rare mosquito-borne virus has returned home from the hospital, weeks after donors raised thousands of dollars for her medical expenses.

Wellness Rewards Program Support for Ruby Employees is October 23

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- Employees and covered spouses enrolled on a WVU Medicine medical plan must: 1) Complete the RealAge Test®, 2) Receive a Preventive Exam & 3) Indicate Tobacco Status through mycare.sharecare.com by 10/31/19.

Firefighter fatally hit by semi while helping car crash victim in South Carolina

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WJW FOX Cleveland - LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. ? A South Carolina firefighter died after he was hit by a semi-truck while helping the victim of a car crash. Lexington County Fire Service engineer Paul Quattlebaum and a partner were headed to a medical call Friday afternoon when they saw a collision scene. When they stopped to help, a semi hit Quattlebaum. He received medical care at the scene, and was rushed to the hospital, where he died. "When you lose someone like an emergency

45-year-old woman killed in shooting near 15th and Orchard

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WITI FOX Milwaukee - MILWAUKEE ? A 45-year-old woman is dead following a shooting near 15th and Orchard Sunday morning, Oct. 6. Police say the incident happened around 6 a.m. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office was called to the scene following the shooting. Police are seeking an unknown suspect.

Olivia Newton-John wants 'everyone' to be offered medical cannabis

Dr Miriam Stoppard: Vegetarians have a higher risk of having a stroke

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The Daily Mirror - New research reported in the British ­Medical Journal flies in the face of the assumed health profile of a vegetarian diet

Maine hospital to improve services to people living with HIV

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Washington Times - AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A program at a hospital in Maine's capital city is working on a plan to grow its services for people living with human immunodeficiency virus. MaineGeneral Medical Center says its Horizon Program is receiving more than $100,000 from the federal government for a project called "Living ...

Five people killed and fifteen wounded in fresh clashes in Iraqi capital Baghdad

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Reuters - At least five people were killed and 15 wounded in fresh clashes between protesters and police in eastern Baghdad on Sunday, police and medical sources said.

Sterling Physician Group welcomes 4 new providers

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Moultrie Observer - MOULTRIE, Ga. ? Sterling Physician Group recently announced the addition of four new providers to its medical staff.

Eight killed, 15 wounded in new clashes in Iraq

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Reuters - At least eight people were killed and 25 wounded in new clashes between protesters and police in eastern Baghdad on Sunday, police and medical sources said.

Paulina Porizkova Says She Found Ex Ric Ocasek's Body 'Like Marble' & Didn't Call 911

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Radar Online - The Cars rocker Ric Ocasek's ex Paulina Porizkova has revealed shocking details about his death. The supermodel, who was still legally married to Ocasek when he passed away on September 15 at his New York home at age 75, found his body. The medical examiner ruled that he had died of heart disease. But Porizkova Read More

Ala. hospitals pay hackers in paralyzing ransomware attacks

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MSN - A hospital system that quit accepting new patients after a ransomware attack said Saturday it had gotten a key to unlock computer systems. DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa is seen above.
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