Drugs may lead to surge in abortions
A New England Journal study shows a two drug combination can safely induce home abortions. Dr. Richard Hausknecht predicts many doctors will adopt the method, warning of violent threats to abortion providers and noting rising use even as overall access falls.
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New England Journal of Medicine
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Iran
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Hausknecht
Jacqueline Darroch Forrest
Alan Guttmacher Institute
United States
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Nicotine's addictive brain push traced by researchers
Researchers at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center report nicotine speeds up glutamate signaling in the brain, boosting the reward system. The study, published in Science, uses chicken neurons to show nicotine raises synaptic firing, explaining craving and potential targets to block addiction.
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Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
New York
Lorna Rose
Daniel McGehee
Brooklyn Bridge Premiere Quote Redirected Jimmy Smits Career
Actor Jimmy Smits recalls a high school field trip to The Threepenny Opera changed his path from football to acting. He played varsity linebacker at Jefferson High School in Brooklyn and says the experience set his life on an acting course.
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Nypd Blue
Jefferson High School
Brooklyn
Raul Julia
Communist activist Harry Wu to appear on Tonight Show
Milpitas based human rights activist Harry Wu, who spent nine weeks imprisoned in China, will appear with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show on October 2. Wu says he plans to joke about the Communists despite nerviness.
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Milpitas
Calif
China
Jay Leno
Former White House aide clears drunken driving charges
Dee Dee Myers, former White House press secretary, has wiped her record clean after completing a 12 hour alcohol education program. She was arrested June 27 and did not appear in court Thursday. Shock spans seven years as Leeza Gibbons reveals she was ripped off seven years ago.
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Dee Dee Myers
Myers
Washington Court
Leeza Gibbons
Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown divorce claim erupts
Bobby Brown reportedly tells a Big Apple crowd that he and Whitney Houston will divorce and he must be himself. He waives his wedding ring and speaks of independence amid rumors of an ended marriage. The Duchess of York rejects a $9 million cellulite campaign after reconciling with the queen.
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Whitney Houston
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Duchess of York
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