Flu Season Worsens Across US, Spreads to All Regions

Published January 13, 2014

Flu season worsens across US, spreads to all regions
While it's not worse than the average flu season yet, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say they're keeping a close eye out because the main strain making people sick is H1N1, which may hit young adults harder than the usual …
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Ridley Park mom has experienced double dose of heroin tragedy
“I think death,” said Shedlo, a 64-year-old Ridley Park grandmother whose two daughters were among four family members she's lost to the drug in two years, most recently on Christmas Day 2013. … “When you are in Stacie's world, you get hooked with …
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Is America going to pot — literally?
One certain result of the legalization of marijuana is that there are going to be more potheads, more dropouts, and more deaths on highways from those high or stoned — and more rehab centers. Scores of thousands of Coloradans may relish the freedom …
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