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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.
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.
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.
Bevin Names New Health and Family Services Cabinet Secretary
By: Associated Press
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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
Senators Tout $3 Million Grant for Opioid Treatment Center
By: Associated Press
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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
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
Restored WWII Bomber Memphis Belle Makes Public Debut
By: Associated Press
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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
Ohio Abortion Clinic Receives New State Operating License
By: Associated Press
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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
6th Food Worker With Hepatitis A In Kentucky County
By: Associated Press
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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
Chief Wahoo Protester Pleads Guilty To Theft Of Grant Money
By: Associated Press
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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
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
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