GOP leaders eye slim tobacco bill to win Clinton signoff
Republican leaders say a smaller tobacco measure will pass this year and be signed by President Clinton. They insist the bill will curb teen smoking and drug use, while Democrats call it a token and seek McCain's broader bill.
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White House
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Massachusetts
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South Dakota
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Lott
House
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Don Nickles
R-Okla
Congress
Nickles
CNN
Gingrich
Congress splits over new organ transplant rule
A new Health and Human Services rule to equalize organ waiting times triggers a fierce, geography driven clash in Congress. Lawmakers fear shifting organs to sicker patients nationwide could close transplant centers, while supporters say a regional approach may curb delays. The Oct. 1 implementation date remains under review.
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Organ Transplant Network
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Dwis
House Senate
Wisconsin
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R-Tenn
Senate
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HHS
Donna Shalala
Senate Labor and Human Resources
House Commerce Committees
Michael Bilirakis
Rfla
Florida
Bilirakis
House Commerce Committee
Hormonal turmoil in the teen years and parental guidance
Dr Dobson explains that hormonal changes drive teen emotions and behavior, with girls showing cyclical premenstrual patterns and boys experiencing noncyclic hormone surges. He urges parents to monitor moods, discuss risks of smoking and drugs, and counterbalance peer influence through family engagement.
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Dobson
Orange County
Calif
Dr Dobsons column sponsorship list in Ottawa Kansas
Sponsored by Community Revival Center Church led by Senior Pastor Aston Oglesby at 2749 Montana Road Ottawa Christian Academy directed by Dan Oglesby in Ottawa KS 66067 The Kansas State Bank at 1314 S Main with phone 242 3600 North Baptist Church under Pastor Paul Winkler at 413 FE Wilson 242 5111 and Cherry Street Wesleyan Church led by Pastor Scott Dickinson at 933 N Cherry Street 242 5493
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Montana Road
Ottawa Christian Academy
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Ottawa
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Paul Winkler
FE. Wilson
Cherry Street
Scott Dickinson
Cherry
New Concepts in Pain Management Local Education Event
The University of Kansas Medical Center and Southeast Kansas Area Health Education Center will present New Concepts in the Management of Pain on June 30 from 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m at the Holiday Inn Lawrence. The program targets nurses social workers nursing home administrators physical therapists and pharmacists. For registration call Debbie Sullins in Pittsburg at 316 235 4040. Medicaid clients in seven eastern Kansas counties must select PrimeCare HMOs and can no longer choose HealthConnect. Affects Douglas Leavenworth Miami Franklin Atchison Wyandotte and Johnson counties including TANF pregnant women and children programs. The AMA urges nicotine removal from tobacco within five to 10 years and supports labeling to indicate nicotine quantity and relative levels.
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Southeast
Kansas Area Health Education Center
Pittsburg
Holiday Inn
McDonald Drive
Lawrence
Kansas Cancer Pain Institute
Debbie Sullins
KU Area Health Education Center
Kansas
PrimeCare
HealthConnect
Douglas
Leavenworth
Miami
Franklin
Atchison
Wyandotte
Johnson
AMA
Chicago
American Medical Association
U.S
Ronald Davis
Detroit
Council On Scientific Affairs
Davis
Smoking linked to higher dementia and Alzheimer's risk
A Lancet study from Erasmus University in the Netherlands followed 6,870 adults aged 55 plus in Rotterdam. Smokers faced 2.2 times higher risk of any dementia and 2.3 times higher risk of Alzheimer's disease than never smokers. Former smokers showed a slightly elevated risk but not significantly so.
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Erasmus University
Netherlands
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Rotterdam
Alzheimer’s Disease International
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