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Rutten: The threat of Nancy Grace
The sensational result in the O.J. Simpson murder case notwithstanding, it's an article of faith among criminal defense attorneys that sequestered jurors are more prone to convict than those who go home when the trial recesses for the day.
That's why...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Celebrities and Health Issues, Health and Medical Professionals, Justice System
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Dr. Jack Kevorkian dies at 83; 'Dr. Death' was advocate, practitioner of physician-assisted suicide
He was known as Dr. Death, a Michigan physician who helped his patients kill themselves.
In doing so, Jack Kevorkian inflamed a nationwide debate in the 1990s over a terminally ill patient's right to die. And he served eight years in prison for second-...Tags: Politics, Crossfire (music group), Colleges and Universities, Celebrities and Health Issues, Health and Medical Professionals
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Conrad Murray trial: Propofol dosing requires care, expert says
L.A. NOWJurors in the trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor began hearing Thursday from a top expert on propofol, the surgical anesthetic that led to the singer’s death.... -
Witness: Conrad Murray more like employee than doctor to Jackson
L.A. NOWConrad Murray trial: The final prosecution witness against Michael Jackson's personal physician told a jury Wednesday afternoon that the singer's death was directly related to an "employee-employer" relationship that developed between the doctor and his... -
'House, M.D.' season finale
"House, M.D.", season finale
Fox, Monday, May 17, 8 p.m.
Episode: "Help Me"
The premise: A crane collapses onto a building in Trenton, N.J. Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) and Dr. Gregory House ( Hugh Laurie) arrive with a team of doctors to help the...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Muscle, Disasters and Accidents, Death, Lungs and Airways
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A Critical Choice
Steve Garelick of West Hills needed surgery to fix his leaking heart valve — and right away. It was already late February and the 54-year-old certified public accountant knew he couldn’t wait until after tax season, the busiest time of year...Tags: Stroke, Medical Procedures and Tests, Preeclampsia, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Cancer
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Dr. Christian J. Lambertsen dies at 93; inventor of scuba gear
McClatchy-TribuneDr. Christian J. Lambertsen, who developed the first self-contained underwater breathing apparatus — scuba gear — while studying medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in the 1930s and '40s, died Feb. 11 at a retirement home in Newtown,...Tags: Space Programs, Colleges and Universities, Rutgers University, Medical Research, Human Interest
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Decision on criminal charges in Michael Jackson case 'months' away
L.A. NOWProsecutors and police investigators don't expect to file charges in connection with Michael Jackson's death before 2010, law enforcement officials told The Times. The officials said there is such much evidence to review -- some of it complex medical... -
Needle biopsies safer and just about as good at diagnosing breast cancer, say authors of mammogram advice
Booster ShotsThe federal government's Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, apparently undaunted by the controversy it kicked up last month over mammograms, has waded back into the breast-cancer thicket with new advice on how best to distinguish benign breast... -
Brand X Files: Did Mel pull gun on Oksana? GOP wants to repeal Wall St. reform! Apple to recall iPhone 4?
Brand XMel Gibson alleged to have pulled gun on Oksana Grigorieva when she tried to leave his house after argument: Radar also reports on photos of his bruised baby daughter, and a fifth tape is released Friday, allegedly of Gibson totally losing it. (Radar... -
Perhaps the answer for elderly surgical patients is less sedation
Booster ShotsThe question was: What can be done about postoperative delirium? Researchers at Johns Hopkins gave it some thought, conducted a double-blind, randomized study (the gold standard) of elderly patients undergoing hip fracture repair and concluded that, hmm,... -
Eat, drink and be merry during childbirth
Booster ShotsEat and drink anyway -- merriment can come later. The former advice comes from a new Cochrane Review analysis; the latter is actually just reassurance that such emotion (and the energy required for it) will ultimately be possible once again.......
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