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Banned, Ozone-Depleting Chemical Is Still Being Produced Somewhere, Scientists Say
By: Camila Domonoske | NPR
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Trichlorofluoromethane, or CFC-11, hurts the ozone layer and was supposed to have been phased out of production by 2010. Supposedly. But NOAA scientists say CFC-11 emissions began to rise after 2012.
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U.S. Births Dip To 30-Year Low; Fertility Rate Sinks Further Below Replacement Level
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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The results put the U.S. further away from a viable replacement rate — the standard for a generation being able to replicate its numbers.
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How A Drugmaker Gamed The System To Keep Generic Competition Away
By: Alison Kodjak | NPR
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Celgene Corp. has thwarted rival drugmakers eager to make cheaper versions of medicines for a form of blood cancer. Now administration officials are criticizing practices they say hold generics back.
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Bevin Names New Health and Family Services Cabinet Secretary
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has chosen a new leader for the state’s largest government agency. Adam Meier is the new secretary of the Health and Family… Read More
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Senators Tout $3 Million Grant for Opioid Treatment Center
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s two U.S. senators have announced federal approval of nearly $3 million for a new substance abuse treatment center in Ohio County. Sens. Joe Manchin… Read More
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Board Of Ed To Discuss Facilities Levy, Implicit Bias Programming
ATHENS — The Athens City School District will have to set their priorities straight at Thursday’s regular meeting. The district is on it’s way to a November ballot measure regarding… Read More
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Restored WWII Bomber Memphis Belle Makes Public Debut
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Hundreds of visitors turned out to at the Air Force Museum to see the World War II bomber Memphis Belle, and the legendary aircraft rarely has… Read More
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Ohio Abortion Clinic Receives New State Operating License
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Health Department says it has granted a license to Toledo’s last abortion clinic, allowing it reopen. Capital Care of Toledo applied for the license… Read More
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6th Food Worker With Hepatitis A In Kentucky County
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ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) – Health officials say a sixth food worker in a northern Kentucky county has been diagnosed with hepatitis A. Media outlets report that the Ashland-Boyd County Health… Read More
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Chief Wahoo Protester Pleads Guilty To Theft Of Grant Money
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CLEVELAND (AP) – A man who has held protests saying the Cleveland Indians’ Chief Wahoo mascot is racist has pleaded guilty to stealing money from federal grants aimed at helping… Read More
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WVU Parkersburg Board Recommends Gilmer As New President
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia University at Parkersburg has recommended Christopher Gilmer to become its new president. A university news release says the campus board of governors voted this… Read More
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Episode 032 : Dr. Jen Faber
Dr. Jen Faber is a businesswoman, chiropractor and author, but her favorite role is as someone who shares the message of self-love. Jen and Nicole talk about the importance of… Read More