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Widow of man killed in Aurora sues James Holmes' psychiatrist
The widow of a man killed in the shooting rampage at a suburban Denver movie theater has filed suit against the psychiatrist who treated the accused gunman James E. Holmes and the doctor’s employer. The lawsuit, filed in Denver on Monday, is the...
Tags: Laws, Psychiatrists, Litigation, Psychiatry, Health and Medical Professionals
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Recess 'crucial' for school kids, pediatricians say
Give kids a break, doctors said Monday — or you might find that they have trouble paying attention in the classroom. In a policy statement released on Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Council on School Health, pediatricians...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Elementary Schools, Pediatrics, Schools, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Nursing home chain settles with state over poor patient care
L.A. NOWNursing home operator Skilled Healthcare will increase staff to settle citations over poor patient care... -
Susan Love, doctor/patient
And now, she is the patient. For decades, as a surgeon, researcher, professor and medical celebrity of sorts, Susan Love has led the charge against breast cancer and for women's health. She served on President Clinton's cancer advisory board. She set up a...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Chemotherapy, Nobel Prize Awards, Medical Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Range of clues, not just DNA, indicates bones are Richard III's
After centuries, it seems, the once-lost body of King Richard III of England has been identified. At a news conference Monday, a team from the University of Leicester reported that a skeleton unearthed last fall was "beyond reasonable doubt" that of...
Tags: David Geffen School of Medicine, Biotechnology Industry, Science and Technology, Biology, Chemical Industry
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Prison receiver says he is ending practice of dual-wage doctors
The court-appointed receiver for California's prison healthcare system has asked prison doctors to end the practice of moonlighting within the state agency. Payroll data from the state controller's office show 1,910 state workers held both a full-time...Tags: Government, Prisons, Collective Contract, Psychiatrists, General Practitioners
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Letters: Life and death and our choices
Re "Quiet passings don't come easy," Feb. 6 This article is a sad and familiar echo. In April, a friend and fellow congregant lost her ability to walk. She was placed in one nursing home, then another. As time went by, she was shuttled around to three...Tags: Nursing Homes, Long Term Care, Nursing
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Pediatricians should talk to kids about energy drinks and alcohol
Doctors need to talk to their adolescent patients about energy drinks -- especially energy drinks that are mixed with alcohol -- to make sure they understand the risks from consuming them, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. “When mixed...
Tags: Pediatrics, Energy Drinks, Colleges and Universities, Herbal Supplements, Amino Acids
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Leonard Apt dies; UCLA pediatric ophthalmologist was 90
During the first half of the 20th century, pediatricians generally believed that children's eye problems were largely self-corrective — that a child would grow out of his or her crossed eyes or poor vision. But they were wrong. Unless a vision...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Allergies, General Practitioners, Ophthalmology, National Institutes of Health
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Teens in stable condition after fingers severed in tug-of-war
L.A. NOWTwo South El Monte High School students whose fingers were severed during a game of tug-of-war were in stable condition Tuesday after undergoing surgery to re-attach the fingers, officials said. The teenagers, a boy and a girl, underwent surgery Monday...... -
Friend's love kept tennis star Gussy Moran in the game to the end
Everyone deserves life with dignity in their final years, whether you dug ditches or played tennis on the world's most famous stages. Gertrude "Gussy" Moran did the latter. She also got that deserved dignity because of the extraordinary kindness of a...
Tags: Charlie Chaplin, Tennis, Alice Marble, Wimbledon Championships, U2 (music group)
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The cold truth Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis can't completely escape
NEW ORLEANS — On a glittery stage in a giant football arena, a smiling Ray Lewis is speaking to dozens of journalists about playing this Super Bowl for a higher power. "Rings fade, they tarnish, but the relationship I have with Him will never die,...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, John Wayne, Prosecution, San Francisco 49ers, National Football League
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