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University of Utah researchers have found that a nerve toxin used by venomous sea snails can dock with nicotine receptors in the brain, which could lead to new treatments for certain mental illnesses and brain diseases.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (UPI) — U.S. President George Bush indicated he supports over-the-counter sales of Plan B, a so-called morning-after contraceptive — except for minors.

Bush told a news conference at the temporary press room across from the White House he supports plans by Acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach to OK sales of Plan B without a prescription.

“I believe Plan B ought to be a required prescription for minors,” Bush said, adding he supports “Andy’s decision.”

Von Eschenbach testified at a U.S. Senate committee hearing last week he thinks Plan B can be sold safely to women over 18.

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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Monday, August 21, 2006

Taste the beauty
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Graciously receive what is offered you, and give what you are sincerely able. Find sustenance and rich meaning in the ceaseless flow that is life.

Let go of your need to keep score and to match each transaction with another. Choose instead to observe and to follow the truth that your heart knows. Read the rest of this entry »

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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Monday, August 21, 2006

Taste the beauty
+++++++++++++++++++

Graciously receive what is offered you, and give what you are sincerely able. Find sustenance and rich meaning in the ceaseless flow that is life.

Let go of your need to keep score and to match each transaction with another. Choose instead to observe and to follow the truth that your heart knows. Read the rest of this entry »

Like stem cells, ‘glial cells’ can transform and reproduce indefinitely
By Ker Than
LiveScience staff writer
LiveScience

Updated: 6:24 p.m. ET Aug 16, 2006
Scientists have found that a common type of human brain cell can transform into other cell types and reproduce indefinitely—tricks once thought exclusive to stem cells.
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August 18, 2006 11:00 p.m. EST

Yvonne Lee - All Headline News Staff Reporter
Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) orders a human tissue-recovery firm, Donor Referral Services (DRS), to immediately cease operations.
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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Saturday, August 19, 2006

For the best
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Something did not turn out the way you wanted. And maybe, it was for the best.

Disappointments and setbacks can have a way of becoming positive turning points. When something does not work out, it makes room for other possibilities.

Be careful not to attach your sense of fulfillment too tightly to specific outcomes and circumstances. For there are far more possibilities than you have yet imagined. Read the rest of this entry »

Ask for a senior discount.

Ask for a generic equivalent.

Get drug samples free. Pharmaceutical companies often give samples of drugs to physicians. Tell your doctor you’d be happy to have them. This is especially convenient for trying out a new prescription.

Call your local chapter of the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) and your local disease-related organizations (for diabetes, arthritis, etc.). They may have drugs available at discount prices.

Try mail order. Mail-order pharmacies can provide bulk medications at discount prices. Use this service only for long-term drug therapy because it takes a few weeks for delivery. Compare prices before ordering anything.

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Don’t take a drug unless absolutely necessary. Try a change in diet or exercise instead. Ask your doctor if there’s anything else you can do besides drug therapy for the condition.

Tell your doctor about all the drugs you take. If you have several doctors, make sure they all know what the others are prescribing, and ask one doctor (such as an internist or general practitioner) to coordinate your drugs.
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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Friday, August 18, 2006

A few steps ahead
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The easiest way to solve a problem is to start working on it early. The longer you wait, the more costly and difficult it becomes to deal with the situation.

Procrastination always seems at the time to be the easy way out. And yet it never is.
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July 21, 2006

The New York State Legislature has unanimously passed the Palliative Care Education and Training Act, AB11162, S07458A, to improve palliative care and pain management, the first of its kind in the nation. The New York State Legislature is again on the front line to ensure high quality patient centered care. Initiated by Compassion & Choices, the legislation addresses, in a number of meaningful ways, the urgent public health care crisis of the undertreatment of pain. In summary, the legislation will do the following:
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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Wednesday, August 16, 2006

In control
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There are things you can control and things you cannot control. If you focus too heavily on those things you cannot control, it can lead to an overwhelming amount of frustration and anxiety.

Choose instead to focus your thoughts and efforts on those things upon which you can have a positive influence. There are plenty of those things, and by giving your energy to them you can quickly and significantly improve the quality of your life.
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Caregiving? What’s it all about?

When you help a frail elderly or disabled person to live at home - you’re a caregiver.

Most older people live healthy, active lives, but some need help to do for themselves. As a caregiver you may help someone with such tasks as shopping, bathing, cooking, cleaning, climbing stairs or lifting things.
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Although women often become caregivers for elderly relatives and friends, a study shows that one out of every three informal caregivers are men. Among working people, the ratio may be even higher.

Like women, men have to balance their professional and home lives with their caregiving responsibilities. Findings from a study by the National Alliance for Caregiving and the Center for Productive Aging at Towson University show that caregiving by working men presents unique challenges.
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