(Health) Onsolis Approved for Severe Cancer Pain (HealthDay)

healthDay - THURSDAY, July 16 (healthDay News) -- The potent opioid medication Onsolis (fentanyl buccal soluble film) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat breakthrough cancer pain, the agency said Thursday.
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(Health) Republicans Are Splitting on Sotomayor Confirmation - New York Times


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Republicans Are Splitting on Sotomayor Confirmation
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WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, announced Friday that he would oppose the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court even as new backing from other Republicans showed that her seat on ...
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(Health) Mom of twins at 66 dies three years later

A Spanish woman -- who at age 66 gave birth to twins -- has died less than three years later, a local official and a family member told CNN Thursday.
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Do You Drink Too Much?

When does a few drinks after work every day turn into a full-blown drinking problem? We'll help you figure out where you fall on the scale.

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Man Waits to Feel Wife's Touch After Hand Transplant

Jeff Kepner, the first U.S. double hand transplant patient, says he is looking forward to being able to feel his wife's hand as he holds it.

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Paternity Test

A paternity test is a clinical and scientific test that is used to establish who the biological father of a child is. While there are tests that compare blood type and other forms of paternity testing, DNA testing has now become almost the exclusive mean...

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Drug Treatment Centers

Once a family member or a friend shows early signs of drug addiction, it is always best to seek professional help from drug treatment centers that knows what to do at the onset of drug abuse. There are already several drug treatment centers and recover...

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