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ketoprofen

(Encyclopedia) ketoprofenketoprofenkēˌtəprōˈfĭn [key], nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and fever-reducing effects, used to relieve the symptoms of…

Daschle, Tom

(Encyclopedia) Daschle, Tom (Thomas Andrew Daschle)Daschle, Tomdăshˈəl [key], 1947–, U.S. senator from South Dakota (1987–2005), b. Aberdeen, S.Dak. A Democrat, he was elected to the U.S. House of…

Decline in Drug Use among American Adolescents

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. In September 2007, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, led by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services…

What Poisons Kill the Most People Today?

By Logan Chamberlain Poisons, per the Center for Disease Control, are the leading cause of injury death (sudden death not by disease or deprivation) in the United States. Although everyone has a…

Richard Foster, 2004 News

chief Medicare actuary, testified before members of the House Ways and Means Committee in March, telling them that he had informed the Bush administration in June 2003 that the Medicare…

Earthquake Safety

The Question: Please tell me what to do during an earthquake and what earthquake supplies to keep on hand. The Answer: The basic rules for…

Jennifer Capriati

Tennis star Jennifer Capriati turned pro at age 13 and reached the semifinals of the 1990 French Open at age 14. The next year she became the youngest-ever women's semifinalist at Wimbledon, and in…

November 2003

WorldU.S. Helicopter Downed in Iraq (Nov. 2) In the single deadliest strike since the Iraq war began, guerrillas shoot down an American helicopter, killing 16 U.S. soldiers and injuring 21…