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Woman sentenced for taking medication meant for patient
A 55-year-old woman was recently sentenced to 14 days in prison for taking medication that was meant for a patient at Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where she worked as an emergency room nurse, U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II’s...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Theft, Punishment, Justice System, Cocaine
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Most painful weight loss surgery ever?
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds A Beverly-Hills based cosmetic surgeon has developed a new weight loss tactic that sounds about one step removed from stapling one's mouth shut. According to the Huffington Post, Dr. Nikolas Chugay has designed a patch, meant to...... -
Memorial adds new neighborhood clinic
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- When patients check in at the front desk of the new Centennial Neighborhood Health Center, they might feel like they are standing on a front porch. Patients sit in a waiting room with actual deck planking beneath their feet and walk down...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance, Human Interest, General Practitioners
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New Jersey cop charged with murder in road-rage shooting
A police officer assigned to a county prosecutor's office in New Jersey has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter for allegedly shooting a man to death in what police describe as an incident of road rage. Joseph Walker, 40, was being...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Prosecution, Murder, University of Maryland Medical Center, Shootings
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Volunteer shares musical talent to teach recovering soldiers
lrussell@ky3.comFORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- Many soldiers returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan come back wounded, both physically and emotionally. Some of them are now benefiting from a sweet-sounding therapy at the Warrior Transition Unit on Fort Leonard Wood....Tags: Human Interest, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy, Music, Entertainment
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State laws varied on gun, abortion laws
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says women in America can terminate a pregnancy and that every citizen has an individual right to own a firearm, but those rulings have done little to settle political arguments over abortion and guns....
Tags: Barack Obama, Weaponry, Justice System, Abortion, Social Issues
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OUR HEALTH: Angel of Mercy for D-Day Injured
Most people who work in healthcare are heroes in their own right, but some exhibit a special kind of heroism. Some practice their craft under horrid circumstances, even under the threat of gunfire from an armed enemy army, and a few of those are honored...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), George W. Bush, Human Interest, Medical Specialization
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OUR HEALTH: New Ankle Brings New Outlook on Life
A New Ankle Brings a New Outlook on Life Total ankle replacements restore mobility, end crippling pain. By Rich Ellis C.E. “Butch” Davidson, 70 and a Salem resident, loved to dance with his wife at the Moose Lodge. In fact, it’s...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diabetes, Massage Therapy, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Chiropractors
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Low blood sugar in some diabetics boosts dementia risk
For older patients with Type 2 diabetes, an aggressive focus on keeping high blood sugar down increases the risk of driving blood sugar too low--and with that, boosting the likelihood of developing dementia, says a new study. As if that weren't bad...
Tags: Kidney Disease, Internal Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Alzheimer's Disease, Physiology
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Michael Jackson case: AEG exec admits Murray characterizations wrong
Confronted with emails he wrote five days before Michael Jackson's death, the chief executive of AEG Live admitted Monday his characterizations of Conrad Murray, the doctor who gave the singer the fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol, were wrong. Randy...
Tags: Conrad Murray, Propofol (drug), Randy Phillips, Religion and Belief, AEG
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College Lines
Eric S. Christenson, of Joppa, graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine on May 17, earning a doctor of medicine. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society, and received the William Likoff, M.D. Award "for distinction in...Tags: Education, Internal Medicine, Colleges and Universities, Internists, Johns Hopkins University
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Angelina Jolie made right choice
I was truly horrified to read the "Dear Pharmacist" column, "Why I disagree with Angelina Jolie's mastectomy decision." Suzy Cohen may be a pharmacist, but she is not a medical or surgical oncologist, nor is she a certified genetics counselor. Therefore,...Tags: Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Angelina Jolie, Cancer, Oncology
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