ANAHEIM, Calif.—Authorities say Anaheim police shot and killed a man in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven store during a traffic stop.
Police Sgt. Rick Martinez says an officer pulled over the man in his early 40s driving a gray Toyota at about 12:10 a.m. Thursday, and a second officer quickly showed up for backup. Martinez says 12 minutes later the officers reported they had been involved in a shooting.
Martinez says paramedics arrived and Read the rest of this entry »
I am a 25-year-old man in a relationship with a 35-year-old man. We have been going out for three years and live together happily. There is one issue on which we disagree though: he has been using recreational drugs (mainly ecstasy) for a decade or so and I don’t like this. I have had terrible experiences with a sibling who takes drugs, and who caused my parents a huge amount of pain as a result.
My boyfriend maintains he was “slowing down” his Read the rest of this entry »
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Thursday blamed NATO’s failure to stamp out heroin production in Afghanistan for a rise in domestic drugs use.
U.S.-led forces entered Afghanistan to chase out Taliban Islamists after the al Qaeda attacks on the United States in 2001, but NATO members only agreed last year they could carry out direct strikes on drug traffickers.
This was too late to prevent drug addiction becoming a serious problem in Russia, Viktor Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on Sunday, 2 of November , 2008 at 5:56 pm
WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters to Bayer HealthCare concerning two unlawful, over-the-counter (OTC) aspirin products — Bayer Women’s Low Dose Aspirin + Calcium (Bayer Women’s) and Bayer Aspirin with Heart Advantage
(Bayer Heart Advantage).
The products, which contain aspirin with either phytosterols or calcium, are unapproved new Read the rest of this entry »
Question: Shouldn’t I cut calories and watch what foods I eat
forever?
Answer: It’s helpful if you change your style of eating if you’re
not eating well. But, in general, eat enough food and calories so your
body is satisfied. The problem with cutting calories on a diet is that
the body isn’t satisfied and there is this continual drive to eat
more.
Q: But there are always diets, maybe always have been diets.
A: We’ve had diets for about 50 years. Read the rest of this entry »
Ten top diet & fitness tips to stop you piling on the Xmas pounds!
Christmas is a time for fun, family and food. Too much fun and family can leave you with a headache, but make sure your waist line doesn’t get as big as Santa’s this Christmas by following these
diet & fitness tips:
Start your day with a healthy breakfast. Try smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, a bowl of warm porridge or an omelette.
If it’s snowing, go sledging or have Read the rest of this entry »
Susan Jones dreamed of a place where people in Albany could receive medical and other services without having to travel to Abilene. Her dream came true in 1994 when the doors of Shackelford County Community Resources opened, where Jones now serves as executive director.
Mindy Underwood, program director, said it is considered the “One-Stop-Shop” in Albany, because of the array of services they offer under one roof.
“We offer many different services Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
A traffic stop on Interstate 17 just north of Camp Verde on Sunday netted Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies an AK-47 rifle and several fully loaded magazines along with methamphetamine and marijuana.
Deputies arrested Kevin Hollenbeck, 41, of Phoenix, on charges of weapons misconduct and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, said Dwight D’Evelyn, YCSO spokesman in a press release.
Deputies later added charges Read the rest of this entry »
HAGERSTOWN, MD – A common New Years resolution is to quit smoking, but many find it hard to follow through the entire year.
An estimated three million Americans try to can their cigarette habit every year. This year online programs are bringing help to their fingertips.
Websites like smokefree.gov and cancer.org offer smokers tips to help them prepare for the lifestyle change and manage their cravings.
The websites advise the potential quitter Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 — The FDA has opened two offices in India, part of an overseas expansion aimed to keeping unsafe drugs out of the United States.
Last year, the agency stationed officials in China — where a series of contamination scandals have raised ongoing safety concerns — as well as in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America.
Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt and FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D., Read the rest of this entry »