Alternative to daily inhaler use may offer asthma sufferers a new option

Asthma puffers

People are so reluctant to take their inhaler medication for mild asthma on a daily basis that a pharmaceutical company has come up with a different approach.



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Seniors in long-term care facilities twice as likely to be on opioids: report

Congress Opioids

Long-term care residents were taking an average of 9.9 different classes of drugs compared to 6.7 for other seniors, the Canadian Institute for Health Information reports.



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Congo's Ebola outbreak reports 1st confirmed urban case

Congo Ebola

Congo has a confirmed Ebola case in the city of Mbandaka, which has a population of about 1 million.



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Meet the opioid addicts of Bell Island, N.L., and the people keeping them alive

Nicole Boone and Jeff Lahey

What grassroots groups are doing to battle the opioid crisis in one Newfoundland town, and the story behind why they started.



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Japanese seniors sue government over forced sterilization program

Japan Forced Sterilization

Three Japanese who were forcibly sterilized under a government policy decades ago have filed lawsuits demanding an apology and compensation, in a growing movement seeking official redress.



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Congo receives first doses of Ebola vaccine amid outbreak

Ebola vaccine shipment

The first batch of 4,000 experimental Ebola vaccines arrives in Congo's capital.



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Feasting, fasting and staying fit: how to have a healthy Ramadan

RELIGION-RAMADAN/USA

Fasting during Ramadan can be physically challenging, especially if you like to be physically active. Here's how you can maintain your health and fitness goals this month.



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