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Kristin Davis, popularly known as Charlotte York of Sex and the City has reportedly been snapped in her very own celebrity sex tape. But later she denies that she is in the naked sex photos that have been circulating the Internet. The so called sex tape alledgedly captures the alleged Sex (Tape) And The City star in a somewhat of a private act’!
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An insect allergy is an allergic reaction to a sting or bite from an insect that has an irritant or toxin in its saliva or venom.

Allergies to Insect Stings - Topic Overview - Yahoo! Health
You may not always develop an allergic reaction the first time you are stung. Even if your first reaction to a sting is mild, allergic reactions can get worse with each

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By Bob Curley

Drug-prevention advocates and others are raising the alarm over President Bush’s FY2009 budget plan, which slashed $198 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and calls for elimination of the Recovery Community Support Programs and the STOP Underage Drinking program.

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Hoping to encourage more students to call for help when they or friends get in trouble with alcohol, the University of Texas is promising not to punish callers or victims even if they are underage, Fox News reported Jan. 15.

“Students are going to drink, and especially students who are not seasoned drinkers are going to put themselves at risk, so my belief is that it removes one barrier to saving a life,” said Chuck Roper, head of the school’s alcohol and drug education program.

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Facing a projected $14 billion budget shortfall, California lawmakers are right to consider how the landmark health care reform bill, ABX1-1, will affect the deficit. But ABX1-1 brings in new money for health care that could not be used to plug the gap in the general fund, as well as limiting health care costs moving forward. And as the past shows, if it is not passed, short-term cuts without an eye towards systemic reform are likely to increase costs down the road, effectively mortgaging California’s health care budget with no end in sight. As a result, Senate passage and voter approval of ABX1-1 are the responsible way to put our health care system on a secure footing.

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A recent American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ position statement outlining the limits of conscientious refusal in reproductive medicine is drawing fire from physicians who oppose abortion.

The ACOG Committee on Ethics opinion says doctors whose personal beliefs may require them to “deviate from standard practices” such as providing abortion, sterilization or contraceptives should:

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An Iowa woman who found alcohol in her son’s car placed a classified ad explaining the situation and sold the car, Fox News reported Jan. 9.

Jane Hambilton said she only had two rules when she gave the 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue to her 19-year-old son: no alcohol and keep the doors locked. When she found liquor in the car — which her son said was left there by someone else — she placed the following ad:

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More communities in the U.S. are distributing the opiate overdose antidote naloxone directly to addicts for emergency use, but the Bush administration continues to oppose such policies, the New York Times reported Dec. 11.

Naloxone works by blocking the opiate receptors in the brain; it has been used by emergency medical personnel since 1971 to prevent overdoses. In recent years, a number of communities have distributed the antidote directly to addicts and their friends and family members — a policy credited with reversing at least 1,000 overdoses.

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More communities in the U.S. are distributing the opiate overdose antidote naloxone directly to addicts for emergency use, but the Bush administration continues to oppose such policies, the New York Times reported Dec. 11.

Naloxone works by blocking the opiate receptors in the brain; it has been used by emergency medical personnel since 1971 to prevent overdoses. In recent years, a number of communities have distributed the antidote directly to addicts and their friends and family members — a policy credited with reversing at least 1,000 overdoses.

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… National Institutes of Health’s Office of Alternative Medicine has supported a … Myth 31. Crimes, mental illness, suicides, and emergency room visits increase …

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