Showing posts with label ABC News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ABC News. Show all posts

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Is medical marijuana safe for children? | Reduction

Is medical marijuana safe for children?

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Weed at sfgeneral by irina slutsky
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(TIME.com)-- Like some cancer patients in states where it's permitted, Mykayla Comstock uses cannabis as part of her treatment. Comstock is 7-years old. Her mother, a very long time proponent for medical use of the unlawful drug, has actually been giving her a gram of dental cannabis oil every day. Regardless of the reality that medical marijuana is legal in Oregon, where Comstock lives, the idea of giving it to a child still offers pause to lots of grownups who associate the drug with recreational use that breaks the law. As reported by ABC News, Mykayla was detected with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in July. Against her medical professional 's wishes, her mother, Erin Purchase, started giving her lime-flavored capsules fulled of cannabis oil after she had a bad response to her initial chemotherapy treatment.

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Mykayla Comstock

Overall Sentiment: -0.11298

Relevance: 0.735582

Erin Purchase

Overall Sentiment: -0.0103725

Relevance: 0.540091

Igor Grant

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Relevance: 0.31924

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Technology: chemotherapy

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StateOrCounty: Oregon

Overall Sentiment: -0.0770771

Relevance: 0.375061

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Watch: Handcuffed Teen Shoots Himself in Police Car | Redux

Watch: Handcuffed Teen Shoots Himself in Police Car

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What the hell were they thinking? by schoschie
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The father who didn't know his daughter had been put up for adoption was given custody. Police released surveillance footage of man who confessed to eight killings before killing himself. External links are provided for reference purposes. ABC News is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. Copyright © 2012 ABC News Internet Ventures. Yahoo!

Watch: Handcuffed Teen Shoots Himself in Police Car

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Company: Internet Ventures

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.349694

TelevisionStation: News Network

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.317323

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Friday, January 4, 2013

Mushroom Poisonings Spike as 2 Die | Essentials

Mushroom Poisonings Spike as 2 Die

Good Morning America
Good Morning America by Rob Boudon
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Two elderly women died after a caregiver at their California senior-care facility served them poisonous mushrooms. (ABC NEWS) The accidental deaths of two California women from mushroom poisoning comes at a time of mounting reports of poisoning from wild toadstools across the county, according to a prominent liver specialist. The two elderly women died after a caregiver at their senior care facility inadvertently served them a meal with poison mushrooms picked on the Loomis, Calif. , property. The caregiver and three other residents of Gold Age Villa remain hospitalized, according to WTEN-TV, the ABC News affiliate in Sacramento. Teresa Olesniewicz, 73, died Friday morning, and Barbara Lopes, 86 died Friday night, according to the county coroner. "It looks like a tragic accident," Lt. Mark Reed of the Placer County Sheriff's Department said. Reed told the Sacramento Bee that the caregiver "just didn't know" the mushrooms were poisonous.

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Dr. Pierre Gholam

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Relevance: 0.902903

SentimentQuote
0.0384914"Clearly, there is something that has changed in my mind that has led to more mushroom poisoning cases," he said. ...
0.0528759"Clearly, there is something that has changed in my mind that has led to more mushroom poisoning cases," he said. "It looks like a nationwide phenomenon."
-0.0345744"I think at this point, it is absolutely critical to spread the word -- especially to folks that picked mushrooms -- that the landscape has changed," Gholam said. ...
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  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0567929
  • Mean: 0.018930966666667
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Lt. Mark Reed

Overall Sentiment: -0.268838

Relevance: 0.369738

SentimentQuote
0.0138726Reed told the Sacramento Bee that the caregiver "just didn't know" ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0138726
  • Mean: 0.0138726
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Teresa Olesniewicz

Overall Sentiment: -0.416017

Relevance: 0.334123

Barbara Lopes

Overall Sentiment: -0.482004

Relevance: 0.324038

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  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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Organization: Placer County Sheriff's Department

Overall Sentiment: -0.146738

Relevance: 0.35181

HealthCondition: liver failure

Overall Sentiment: -0.0815485

Relevance: 0.681444

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HealthCondition: Liver Diseases

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HealthCondition: diarrhea

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HealthCondition: kidney failure

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PrintMedia: Sacramento Bee

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Relevance: 0.371104

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Monday, December 24, 2012

Watch: Meningitis Outbreak: 23 Dead | Reduction

Watch: Meningitis Outbreak: 23 Dead

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eCode - don't ever do business with this company... by markhillary
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The slain children were found in their bathtub in an apparent suicide attempt by their nanny. The storm is predicted to collide with two other systems and slam the East. Forget birds and bees -- today's kids learn about sex from porn, pop lyrics and Facebook. External links are provided for reference purposes. ABC News is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. Copyright © 2012 ABC News Internet Ventures. Yahoo!

Watch: Meningitis Outbreak: 23 Dead

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TelevisionStation: News Network

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.386564

Company: Internet Ventures

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.423483

Company: Facebook

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.405055

Company: Yahoo

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.316454

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Watch: Cancer Touches Everyone: Dogs and Humans | Essentials

Watch: Cancer Touches Everyone: Dogs and Humans

Rob's Portable Guide to the World Wide Web
Rob's Portable Guide to the World Wide Web by someToast
License (according to Flickr): Attribution-ShareAlike License
Excerpt:

A look at what you can make without modern conveniences and if you will have enough to survive. Dr. Richard Besser explains what exactly is in flood waters and how to stay safe. Dr. Janet Taylor discusses various ways to keep your kids and yourself from going stir crazy. External links are provided for reference purposes. ABC News is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. Copyright © 2012 ABC News Internet Ventures. Yahoo!

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Dr. Richard Besser

Overall Sentiment: 0.022003

Relevance: 0.555741

Dr. Janet Taylor

Overall Sentiment: -0.090497

Relevance: 0.553088

Additional Info:

TelevisionStation: News Network

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.400962

Company: Internet Ventures

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.439693

Company: Yahoo

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.321956

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