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drugs

Opioids linked with deaths other than overdoses, study says

CHICAGO (AP) — Accidental overdoses aren't the only deadly risk from using powerful prescription painkillers — the drugs may also contribute to heart-related deaths and other fatalities, new research suggests. Among more than 45,000 patients in the study, those using opioid painkillers had a 64 percent higher risk of

visit

Obama’s Japan visit starts with apology – although not for Hiroshima

(CNSNews.com) – President Obama has said he will not offer an apology when visiting Hiroshima this week, but his trip to Japan began on an awkward note and expressions of regret, after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe opened a press appearance by sternly lecturing him over a murder allegedly perpetrated

Pro-life

Deaths of desperation

Advocates of assisted suicide, both here in Massachusetts and around the globe, often claim that they are fighting for the right to "die with dignity." But they say little about the right to "live with dignity." Each year, too many terminally ill people choose to end

Donald Trump

Macbeth and the tyranny of unchecked power

The month of May marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. His harrowing tragedy, Macbeth, depicts the fall of a once valiant general into a paranoid, murderous tyrant. In the play, Shakespeare warns his audience about the destructive force of unchecked power. He shows that tyrants abhor freedom;

addiction

Prince battled painkiller addiction, help sought too late

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prince's representatives arranged for the musician to meet a California doctor to help him kick an addiction to painkillers shortly before his death, according to a newspaper report published Wednesday. Prince's representatives called Dr. Howard Kornfeld on April 20, the day before the musician

music

How Prince’s quest for complete artistic control changed the music industry forever

The death of Prince marks the end of a brilliant music career by one of pop music's most talented and eclectic artists. A virtuoso on any number of instruments, a master arranger and producer, and a preeminent showman, Prince's music was as diverse and versatile as

death

In today’s most popular shows, Shakespeare’s iconic characters live on

Though Shakespeare's death didn't attract much attention in 1616, it's big news today.

Massachusetts

Glen Doherty family gets death benefit years after Benghazi

BOSTON – At long last, the family of Glen Doherty, a former U.S. Navy SEAL from Winchester who died during the September 2012 terrorist attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, will receive a $400,000 government death benefit they sought for years. "My son, Glen, proudly