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Bill with funding for cancer research, drug abuse signed by Obama

On a “bittersweet day” that brought back memories of loved ones lost, President Barack Obama signed into law legislation that makes new investments in cancer research and battling drug abuse.

Douglas Cox trained Trump’s people to be successful

Henderson resident Douglas Cox has been a performer, an administrator and a motivational trainer — the man that President-elect Donald J. Trump used to motivate his employees to do their best. He now has a message for people 50-100: Remember that what you do is important every day of your life.

 
Among US teens, use of alcohol, drugs has declined in 2016

The use of alcohol, marijuana, prescription medications and illicit substances declined among U.S. teens again in 2016, continuing a long-term trend, according to a study released on Tuesday by the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Kate Zhong works to boost Alzheimer’s trials

Dr. Kate Zhong is the chief strategy officer for the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that works to increase current and future enrollment in trials in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and related diseases.

52M Americans could be denied insurance if Obamacare is repealed

One in four non-elderly adults has a medical condition, ranging from diabetes to pregnancy to severe obesity to arthritis, that would make them uninsurable under the health coverage rules that prevailed before the Affordable Care Act, according to a new study.