Earthquake Rocks Southern California Near Maricopa
A magnitude 5.1 quake struck southern California at 12:18 p.m. centered about 13 miles east of Maricopa and 25 miles south-southwest of Bakersfield. No injuries or damage were reported. the U S Geological Survey provided the preliminary location.
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Maricopa
Calif
California
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
U.S. Geological Survey
Kern County Sheriff’s Department
West Virginia Governor vetoes English language bill
Charleston reports Governor Joe Manchin vetoed a bill to declare English the official language, citing a constitutional flaw that limited laws to a single topic. The measure, tied to park board expansion, had been amended at session end amid years of attempts to enact an official language.
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Minneapolis
Star Tribune
Red Lake
Bush
Anders Gyllenhaal
Charleston
West Virginia
Joe Manchin
Manchin
NASA ends mission after autonomous craft detects fuel issue
A NASA robotic craft named DART reached within 300 feet of the Polygon satellite 472 miles above Earth before backing away due to a fuel problem detected by onboard systems. Mission manager Jim Snoddy reported the early termination on Saturday.
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Los Angeles
NASA
Pentagon
DART
Jim Snoddy
America faces a nation of overmedication in modern society
Plymouth Massachusetts reports how Alice and Ken Heckman take 29 pills daily across 14 drugs with supplements. The piece notes 130 million Americans similarly use medicines monthly, with prescriptions rising two thirds to 3.5 billion yearly. Critics warn overmedication risks, citing safety concerns and deaths, while some drugs avert serious disease. debates highlight industry profits and the Hippocratic ideal.
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Plymouth
Mass
Alice
Ken Heckman
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
IMS Health
America
Associated Press
Hollywood
Jeff Trewhitt
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Hippocrates
James Kaye
Boston University
Heckmans
Heckman
Costly prescriptions and off label drug use rise in U S
The AP reports that about 130 million Americans use prescribed meds monthly and drug spending climbs 11 percent yearly. Off label prescribing grows as doctors seek quick options for compulsion anxiety and PMS, raising safety concerns about ads and FDA standards. The Heckmans spend almost $9,000 yearly on prescriptions.
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U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
David Bates
Boston
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
FDA
Centers For Disease Control
Donald Berwick
U.S. Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality
Heckmans
Comparing Nations Regulate Prescription Drug Advertising Worldwide
The United States uses private insurance and Medicaid to cover drug costs while allowing consumer advertising with balanced risk messaging. Canada relies on mixed public private plans with price controls and strict advertising limits. Britain subsidizes most prescriptions, with some free options and strict ad rules, plus postmarket safety actions. Japan employs national health insurance for about two thirds of costs, bans consumer ads for prescription drugs, allows emergency imports, and imposes six year postapproval reevaluation.
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United States
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Canada
Britain
Cent
Japan
National Health Insurance
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Fred Eckel
University of North Carolina
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