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Friday, October 24, 2014

Anti-inflammatory meds may ease symptoms of depression

AARHUS, Denmark, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- A new scientific survey suggests basic painkiller or anti-inflammatory meds may help treat depression. The meta-analysis, undertaken by researchers at Denmark's Aarhus University, looked at the results of 14 different drug trials involving more than 6,262 patients... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Autopsy backs Ferguson cop as critics rip leak

FERGUSON, Mo., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- An autopsy report and interviews in the Michael Brown case appear to support the version of events by the Missouri cop who fatally shot the teen, but critics and the Justice Department are blasting the leak of the information to the press. The autopsy revealed a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Ben Bradlee, renowned Washington Post editor, dead at 93

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Ben Bradlee died at age 93 on Tuesday. The renowned former Washington Post editor died of natural causes at his home in Washington, D.C., according to The Washington Post. Bradlee was born in Boston in 1921, and became a reporter at the New Hampshire Sunday News after... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Thousands of U.S. children are improperly medicated each year

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Every eight minutes, a child in the United States is improperly medicated at home -- that according to a new study published this week in the journal Pediatrics. Double-dosing, whereby a parent or guardian accidentally gives a child the same medication twice, accounted... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 20, 2014

Joko Widodo inaugurated as president of Indonesia

JAKARTA, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Joko Widodo, a slum-born "man of the people," was inaugurated president of Indonesia Monday, marking the first time a non-military member or someone from Indonesia's political elite was elected to the nation's highest office. Sworn in on the Koran, Joko, 53, was joined by... Sign in to see full entry.

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