Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, big study finds
PHOTO COURTESY HEALTH.MIL By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ Most women with the most common form of early-stage breast cancer can …
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Ophthalmologist or Optometrist? Knowing the difference can save your vision
STOCK PHOTO By CURTIS BUNN Urban News Service Tears flow from the nearly sightless eyes of Marilyn Rumph. At 49, this hardworking African-American woman is …
Trump says anti-drug briefing he heard shows need for wall
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons By JILL COLVIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) _ President Donald Trump said he received a …
Spring time in South Florida be wary of the snakes
Depeyster at photo shoot with Albino Burmese Python measuring 9 to 10 feet long which was confiscated by Florida Wildlife officials. By K. BARRETT BILALI …
Younger party official faces test as Cuba’s next president
Cuba’s Raul Castro Photo Courtesy of Tech 2. Org By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Cuba Raul Castro travels in motorcades …
Broward among communities targeted for $500,000 Humana investment
Walter D. Woods, CEO of the Humana Foundation, which will award up to $500,000 to a Broward organization which helps people improve their health and …
Warning issued for synthetic marijuana laced with rat poison
Synthetic marijuana PHOTO COURTESY OF HEALTHTPS.INFO ALBANY, N.Y. – Officials in New York are warning hospital emergency rooms about a new form of synthetic marijuana …
Teachers acquire a new skill: how to stop the bleeding
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press PLEASANT HILL, Iowa (AP) _ As she learned the basics of applying direct pressure, packing …
Kansas lawmakers approve mental health program for students
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons By MITCHELL WILLETTS Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ Kansas legislators have approved a pilot program to team up schools and …
Studies link legal marijuana with fewer opioid prescriptions
PHOTO COURTESY OF CIVILIZED.LIFE By MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Can legalizing marijuana fight the problem of opioid addiction and fatal …