Fixing Oliver

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If health workers can find better ways to sign up pregnant women for prenatal counseling and connect addicts to drug treatment programs, that's all to the good. If the DPW can devise better ways to clear trash from alleys and protect boarded-up houses …
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Sequester could impact local crime and drug treatment programs

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PADUCAH, Ky. — The sequester comes at a costly time, particularly for those trying to keep a cap on drugs and crime in the Local 6 area. According to The White House, Kentucky stands to lose $ 1million in federal grants used to prevent and treat …
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Breast cancer radiation treatment harms a woman's heart, new research suggests

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… problem is fairly small. For example, four to five of every 100 women who are 50 years old and free of heart risks will develop a major cardiac problem by age 80, and radiation treatment would add one more case, the research suggests. … The study …
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