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Actor Stamos charged with driving under the influence in California

(Reuters) – Actor John Stamos, star of the Fox sitcom “Grandfathered,” has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs in Beverly Hills, California, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said on Thursday. Stamos, 52, of Los Angeles, faces one misdemeanor charge stemming from his June 12 arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, the prosecutor’s office said. Stamos faces a possible maximum sentence of six months

Fleeing Breast Cancer, I Found a Miracle

I’ve known the month of September to be a wily foe. Perhaps her cunning is a mere protesting of the confusion that comes with bearing two seasons at once. Still, I haven’t liked her much. It was during her days that I lost my mom to breast cancer 26 years ago. Two years ago, my brother ended his life in September. Why, then, would I schedule a…

Talking to kids about smoking risks may help parents quit

By Lisa Rapaport Reuters Health – Parents who quit smoking may be less likely to relapse when they discuss the dangers of cigarettes with their children, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers followed almost 700 ex-smokers with children for one year. Half of the parents received a series of mailers with educational materials explaining the risks of tobacco and activities to help them discuss these dangers with their children.

Actor Stamos charged with driving under the influence in California

(Reuters) – Actor John Stamos, star of the Fox sitcom “Grandfathered,” has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs in Beverly Hills, California, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said on Thursday. Stamos, 52, of Los Angeles, faces one misdemeanor charge stemming from his June 12 arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, the prosecutor’s office said. Stamos faces a possible maximum sentence of six months

Fleeing Breast Cancer, I Found a Miracle

I’ve known the month of September to be a wily foe. Perhaps her cunning is a mere protesting of the confusion that comes with bearing two seasons at once. Still, I haven’t liked her much. It was during her days that I lost my mom to breast cancer 26 years ago. Two years ago, my brother ended his life in September. Why, then, would I schedule a…

Talking to kids about smoking risks may help parents quit

By Lisa Rapaport Reuters Health – Parents who quit smoking may be less likely to relapse when they discuss the dangers of cigarettes with their children, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers followed almost 700 ex-smokers with children for one year. Half of the parents received a series of mailers with educational materials explaining the risks of tobacco and activities to help them discuss these dangers with their children.

UK Ebola 'relapse' case takes virus specialists to uncharted waters

By Kate Kelland and Health and Science Correspondent LONDON, (Reuters) – The case of Pauline Cafferkey, the first person known to have recovered from Ebola and then suffer an apparently life-threatening relapse, is taking scientists into uncharted territory. The Scottish nurse’s critically ill situation, described as “staggering” by one British virologist, signals just how complex and formidable a foe the Ebola virus may turn out to be now that scientists