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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1981

Page

13

Waiting Times For Doctor Appointments And In Offices

A government study by the National Center for Health Services Research reports that the typical wait for a doctor appointment is seven days, with 30 minutes or more in the reception area. The survey, covering 37,000 people, notes longer waits for preventive services and hospital outpatient clinics, and highlights racial disparities in wait times and satisfaction levels.

Washington National Center For Health Services Research Associated Press David Walden

Marijuana treatment eases cancer pain but not a cure

About 100 New Mexico cancer patients, mostly terminal, have smoked marijuana or used THC to relieve chemotherapy nausea over two years. Doctors say it helps some and not others, with inhaled cannabis outperforming capsules and roughly 60 percent showing positive responses.

Albuquerque N.M New Mexico Dan Dansak University of New Mexico Dansak Lynn Pierson Jerry Apodaca Food and Drug Administration Dec Pierson Bruce King Louisiana Illinois Florida Washington State Edward Deaux Deaux University of Mississippi National Institute On Drug Abuse

Exercise as a longstanding practice linked to Adams history

New York AP notes that exercising is not a modern fad. The piece cites Jack Shepherd, author of Cannibals of the Heart, stating that in 1790 John Quincy Adams was advised by his doctor to begin a regular exercise routine to address low mood.

New York Jack Shepherd Louisa John Quincy Adams

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