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More than 820,000 customers are without power in Connecticut making it the biggest power outage to ever hit the state. [...] Connecticut Light & Power has opened its Emergency Operations Center in Berlin as the historic October nor’easter makes its way through the state. [3]

Jeff Butler, President of Connecticut Light & Power, answers questions about the massive power outage from the autumn nor’easter, Oct. 30, 2011. [4]

Connecticut residents Sunday woke to a devastating landscape of downed power lines and fallen trees frighteningly reminiscent of the days following Tropical Storm Irene two months ago. [2]

Town officials in Cheshire said that a shelter has been opened for residents without power as a result of Winter Storm Alfred. [3]

A nor’easter delivered an early blast of wet, heavy snow Saturday that snapped tree limbs, forced road closings and knocked out power to more than half a million customers in Connecticut. [1]

Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain said Sunday that an Internet ad featuring his campaign manager smoking conveyed a message about letting “people be people” and was not intended to suggest that smoking is cool. [4]

Millions of people from Maine to Maryland were without power as an unseasonably early nor’easter dumped heavy, wet snow over the weekend on a region more used to gaping at leaves in October than shoveling snow. [3]

The recently passed jobs legislation could be the trick needed to turn around what’s been a decidedly ghoulish economy in the Nutmeg State. [1]

Saving Jobs With The Kitchen Sink - October 28, 2011 - What a week for jobs in Connecticut. [2]

The Eyewitness Nightly News Team presents an in-depth report on the major news events of the day and the details of late breaking news stories, along with the latest sports updates, weather conditions and the weather forecast for tomorrow. [3]

Trees fell on power lines, houses, and cars across the state Saturday night. [5]

The unusual October snowstorm that’s hit the East Coast has disrupted rail service, with downed trees blocking tracks and weighing down overhead power lines. [3]

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[1] Connecticut News - Topix
[2] Connecticut News, Hartford News & More - Hartford Courant …
[3] WFSB Channel 3 - Hartford, CT News and Weather | Connecticut
[4] Connecticut Breaking News, Weather and Traffic | WTNH.com
[5] Hartford Courant - Connecticut Breaking News, UConn Sports …

Many treatments for psoriasis — such as topical creams and phototherapy — treat the symptoms of the disease and reduce the effects of flare-ups. [1]

TUESDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) — An extensive review of research investigating injectable drugs to treat psoriasis — an autoimmune disorder triggering itchy, red skin patches — indicates the medications are not linked to higher heart risks. [2]

– For people with severe cases of psoriasis, the injectable drugs known as biologics can provide much-needed relief from the itchy, flaky skin lesions caused by the disorder. [3]

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Psoriasis Drugs in US$ Million by the following Drug Administration Routes - Systemic Drugs, and Topical Drugs. [4]

Abbott Laboratories pulled its U.S. and European marketing applications for one of the drugs in January, known as briakinumab [ID:nN14150334], due to concerns raised by U.S. regulators. [5]

Researchers evaluated 22 randomized, controlled experiments involving more than 10,000 patients to determine if the rates of major adverse cardiovascular events — including heart attack, stroke or cardiac death — were affected by use of two types of so-called biologic psoriasis drugs. [2]

Gelfand says he doesn’t hesitate to prescribe Stelara to his patients with severe cases of psoriasis, but only after they first try TNF inhibitors or methotrexate, psoriasis drugs that have been used for a decade — or several decades, in the case of methotrexate — and have established safety profiles. [3]

- A new, highly effective class of psoriasis drugs did not appear to raise the risk of heart problems in a review of published studies, but the analysis may not have been big enough to detect rare cases, U.S. researchers said. [5]

An extensive review of research investigating injectable drugs to treat psoriasis — an autoimmune disorder triggering itchy, red skin patches — indicates the medications are not linked to higher heart risks. [6]

In addition, recent clinical trials have linked a newer subclass of biologics that includes the drugs ustekinumab (Stelara) and briakinumab to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. [...] These drugs are powerful, however, and they carry a small risk of potentially serious infections and other side effects. [3]

Drugs like methotrexate and cyclosporine also affect the immune system, but they are far more likely to cause serious side effects. [1]

The drug is part of a new class of treatments known as anti-IL-12/23 agents that have been shown to be highly effective at treating psoriasis, an autoimmune disease marked by well-defined patches of red raised skin. [...] Patients with severe psoriasis are already at increased risk of heart attacks, and doctors are worried the new treatments may increase this risk. [5]

The shift in treatment has grown from a new understanding of the condition’s basic cause. [1]

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[1] Biologic Drugs for Psoriasis - WebMD - Better information. Better …
[2] Injectable Psoriasis Drugs May Not Hike Heart Risks: Study - Yahoo …
[3] No heart risk seen with psoriasis drug - CNN.com
[4] Psoriasis Drugs (MCP-6324) - Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
[5] No major heart risk seen in new psoriasis drugs | Reuters
[6] Injectable psoriasis drugs may not hike heart risks - USATODAY.com

If you are self-employed, a student, or work for an employer that doesn’t offer a medical plan, you can still find affordable health insurance rates on quality policies. [1]

Finding the best health insurance rates can be quite a task, but by comparing health insurance rates from different health insurance providers, you’ll find the best value for the policy that contains the coverage you need. [2]

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When shopping for an individual health insurance policy for you and your family, it pays to shop around and get multiple rate quotes from different companies. [4]

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If you’re looking for bare-bones coverage, emergency-only health plans will protect you from losses related to catastrophic illness or injury. [3]

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Without a quality health insurance policy, you might struggle to pay for doctor visits, prescription drugs, and other medical necessities. [...] Our goal is not to try to sell you our policies, but rather to match you with health insurance companies that can provide quality coverage and affordable health insurance rates. [1]

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When comparing health insurance rates, you’ll want to consider the terms of the coverage, including the deductibles, co-payment amounts, prescription drug benefits, and the type of physician network the plan covers. [2]

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Both pedals get a workout at Martinsville Speedway, as the 0.526-mile track’s unique shape (think paper clip) gives drivers two straightaways and two very tight corners where brakes get tested more than anywhere else on the circuit. [1]

Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation -owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, near Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. [2]

Martinsville Speedway ran its first NASCAR race on July 4, 1948. [3]

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This occurred first with 200- and 150-lap features (200 laps for the two races with Whelen Modifieds, 150 laps with the September Winston/Nextel Cup race), then 300 laps from 1992 until 1994 as part of a Late Model/Busch Series doubleheader, and 250 laps in the one-off in 2006. [2]

NASCAR.COM is part of Turner - SI Digital, part of the Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. [3]

And on Sunday the Tums Fast Relief 500 will be the fourth-to-last race of the season, when the championship battle is taking shape and the contenders are separating themselves from the pretenders. [1]

NASCAR Martinsville Speedway - Martinsville, VA racing tickets and race packages. [5]

At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. [2]

Buyer Beware: At NASCAR Cheap Tickets.com the price you see for your NASCAR tickets is the price you will pay at checkout. [4]

We take care of you from Start to Finish - with Transportainment to and from the track, hotel accommodations, transportation at the track, tickets, tailgate BBQ, breakfast and more. [5]

Currently, Martinsville hosts two Sprint Cup Series races - the Goody’s Cool Orange 500 in April and the TUMS QuikPak 500 (race six in the Chase for the Sprint Cup) in October - along with Camping World Truck Series, Whelen Modified Tour which is held on Labor Day weekend under the lights, and Late Model races. [2]

• Fan hospitality and special packages: Call the track ticket office for details or visit the website. [1]

The combination of long straightaways and flat, narrow turns makes hard braking going into turns and smooth acceleration exiting turns a must. [2]

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[1] Martinsville Speedway - The Life - ESPN
[2] Martinsville Speedway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] Martinsville Speedway - NASCAR.com
[4] Martinsville Speedway tickets, Cheap Martinsville tickets, Goody’s …
[5] 2011 Martinsville Speedway NASCAR race tickets, Martinsville …

- An unusually early and powerful nor’easter dumped wet, heavy snow Saturday from the mid-Atlantic to New England, toppling leafy trees and power lines and knocking out electricity to more than 2 million homes and businesses. [1]

Predicting the system could dump as much as 18 inches of snow in some spots, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy joined New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick in issuing emergency declarations for their respective states. [2]

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: A woman walks through the snow in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan on October 29, 2011 in New York City. [3]

The combination of heavy, wet snow, leaf-laden trees and frigid, gusting winds brought down limbs and power lines. [4]

Local children and children of military families arrive in the snow to trick-or-treat at the North Portico of the White House in Washington October 29, 2011. [5]

On Sunday morning, the National Weather Service (NWS) said the “early season winter storm has come to an end across the mid-Atlantic states but continues across eastern New England” and was expected to move towards Canada. [6]

Widespread power outages caused by snow, ice and falling trees were reported from the Mid-Atlantic into New England, leaving hundreds of thousands of customers in the dark. [5]

A third person was killed in Springfield, Massachusetts, when a man in his 20s ignored police barricades surrounding downed power lines and touched a metal guard rail, which was charged, said city fire department spokesman Dennis Legere. [2]

Mother Nature’s October surprise snowfall has cut power to about 428,000 customers in eastern and central Pennsylvania as trees weighted down by heavy flakes topple onto power lines or traffic accidents bring down utility poles. [3]

Vehicles drive around tree limbs that were weighted down with several inches of wet snow in Winchester, Va, on Saturday. [7]

More than 2.7 million people have lost their electricity supply from Maryland to Massachusetts - some residents have been warned they may be without power for several days. [6]

New York City’s Central Park set a record for both the date and the month of October with 1.3 inches of snow. [1]

Compounding the storm’s impact were still-leafy trees, which gave the snow something to hang onto and that put tremendous weight on branches, said National Weather Service spokesman Chris Vaccaro. [7]

Snow was falling from central Pennsylvania well into Massachusetts after blanketing parts of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland earlier in the day, AccuWeather.com said. [5]

At least three deaths were blamed on the weather, and states of emergency were declared in New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and parts of New York. [7]

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[1] Early East Coast snowstorm kills at least 3 - CBS News
[2] 3 dead, over 2 million without power as snowstorm slams Northeast …
[3] East Coast gets hit with rare October snowstorm - NY Daily News
[4] Early Snow Pelts East Coast, Cuts Power to 1.7 Million - WSJ.com
[5] Rare October snowstorm moves up East Coast | Reuters
[6] BBC News - Early snowstorm hits US East Coast
[7] Snowstorm pelts East Coast, cuts power to more than 2M …