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Suspect in Oakland college shooting deemed unfit to stand trial
L.A. NOWA judge has temporarily suspended the trial of a man accused of killing seven people in a shooting rampage at an Oakland vocational school, ruling the suspect is mentally unfit. Judge Carrie Panetta of Alameda County Superior Court made her...... -
Celebrating a tool of death
Saturday is Gun Appreciation Day, an occasion to feel good about a consumer product that is guaranteed to play a role in the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans this year. That's not hyperbole. Roughly 30,000 people have been killed annually by...
Tags: Shootings, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Politics
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Scientists seek clues in kids who outgrow autism symptoms
It’s the dream of any parent whose child is diagnosed with autism: The symptoms will fade away over time. What keeps the dream alive is that in rare cases it comes true. Several studies over the years have documented cases in which children have...
Tags: Autism, Culture, University of Connecticut, Arts and Culture, Sociology
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A lifeline for parents concerned about a child's mental health
Lynn Goodloe saw her son's grades begin to fall as he developed a knack for getting into mischief at a private Westside high school. Was it a phase, drugs or something more troubling? Harold Turner didn't know what to make of his daughter's disorganized...Tags: Barack Obama, Schizophrenia, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Health and Medical Professionals, Mental Health
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Hearing begins in Colorado massacre: Parent of victim 'had to be here'
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Almost six months after the bloody massacre by a lone gunman at a suburban movie theater stunned the nation, prosecutors on Monday began to outline their case against James E. Holmes during what is expected to be a week-long...
Tags: Trials, Justice System, Health and Medical Professionals, Weaponry, Medical Specialization
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Norway mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is found guilty, declared sane
World NowAn Oslo court found confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik guilty in the killings of 77 people last year, opting not to declare him insane. Breivik, 33, faces at least 21 years in prison for the twin attacks in July 2011, a sentence that can be... -
Legislature votes to ban sexual-orientation conversion therapy for minors
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Anna Nicole Smith case: Court says judge erred in tossing convictions
L.A. NOWA California appellate court ruled Thursday that a judge erred when he threw out convictions against Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer and psychiatrist in a trial related to the death of the actress-model from prescription drugs. The ruling sends the case...... -
‘Halloween’: John Carpenter classic returns for theatrical run
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.comMichael Myers, the masked silent Shape that emerged from the shadows of Haddonfield, Ill., to stalk generations of moviegoers, will ...... -
In Scouting reports, a pattern of molestation
The thousands of men expelled from the Boy Scouts of America on suspicion of molesting children came from all walks of life — teachers and plumbers, doctors and bus drivers, politicians and policemen. They ranged in age from teens to senior citizens...
Tags: Clubs and Associations, Trials, Justice System, Child Abuse, Social Organizations
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Jani's at the mercy of her mind
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's been a rough week. A few days ago, at UCLA's Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, 6-year-old Jani toppled a food cart and was confined to her room. She slammed her head against the floor, opening a bloody cut that sent her into hysterics. Later, she...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Schizophrenia, Health and Medical Professionals, Mental Health, Lithium (drug)
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Neuroscience mapping brain connections
Inside the human skull lies a 3-pound mystery. The brain — a command center composed of tens of billions of branching neurons — controls who we are, what we do and how we feel. "It's the most amazing information structure anybody has ever...
Tags: Schizophrenia, Brain, Parkinson's Disease, Stanford University, National Institutes of Health
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