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-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson Christina Christian, of Fort Dodge, is all smiles as she poses with a Webster County Drug Court Alumni T-shirt displayed in front of her. Christian, who is almost three years sober, is selling the shirts to support the alumni group. The money will pay for sober social events and help members in a financial pinch. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson Tim Mapel and Chris Staley, of Optic Ink, designed this Webster County Drug Court ribbon featured on T-shirts to support the Webster County Drug Court Alumni. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson Christina Chris...

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The Atlantic What Americans Don’t Know About Their Medications People who have faced debilitating side effects say we need better warnings on drugs. The FDA hasn’t been enthusiastic. The Atlantic A few days ago, an unusual offer landed in my inbox. “Do you want to interview this man before he ends his life?” read the subject line of the message sent by Linda Martin, who, out of concerns for her safety, would tell me only that she is in her 60s and lives on the West Coast. She said that John Fratti, a 50-year-old former pharmaceutical-sales representative, was “making plans to end hi...

Millions of Americans are lining up for COVID-19 shots, and while some people have pain, fatigue, or fever afterward, most side effects are mild. That's why a recent headline about a rare blood disorder—a condition called immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)—that reportedly occurred in a small number of people after getting their COVID vaccine might have given you pause. In early February, the  New York Times broke news about problems a few patients experienced after vaccination. At the time, 36 reports of ITP had been submitted to the federal government's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting Syste...

Mockery Of Commemorating The ‘Independence’ Which Denies Freedom & Due Rights To Its People! Abhijit Naskar, Of course, 4th February is a memorable day in Sri Lankan history, as it is the day, when (then) Ceylon won the independence from the stranglehold of British. The suppressed Sri Lankan Flag received its due respect and the sacrifices of many people got the meaning. After all, political leaders of all communities practically chipped in, to make it a reality. Harry Rubenstein, a curator of American politics at the Smithsonian Institution, says that Independence Day celebrates those...