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Cannes Film Review: 'Behind the Candelabra'
VarietyDuring his lifetime, Liberace sued (and won) when publications hinted at his homosexuality. In "Behind the Candelabra," former lover Scott Thorson gets the final word, serving as the basis of a film that gleefully thrusts itself into those aspects of...Tags: Milk (movie), Robin Williams, Entertainment, Health and Medical Professionals, Harvey Milk
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Braves notes
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionAfter a day to let it sink in, Braves reliever Eric O'Flaherty seemed a little more resigned to the fact that he's likely headed for season-ending surgery on his pitching elbow. An MRI revealed a tear in his ulnar collateral ligament and he has an...Tags: Bone Spur, Orthopedic Surgery, Chipper Jones, St. Louis Cardinals, Sports
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Belleville Memorial Hospital takes on nation's largest insurer
St. Louis Post-DispatchBelleville Memorial Hospital and UnitedHealthcare are moving toward a showdown next month over hospital and physician reimbursement rates. If an agreement cannot be struck, Memorial and its physicians group will no longer be in the network of the...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Nursing, St. Louis, Medicare
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CHS names chief of pediatric surgery
The Charlotte ObserverCarolinas HealthCare System has selected a staff surgeon at Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital to become its chief of pediatric surgery. Dr. Anthony Stallion will work throughout the system, including Levine Children's Hospital and Jeff Gordon...Tags: Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic, University of Cincinnati, Healthcare Provider, Colleges and Universities
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Plantation doctor aims to help abused women in India
Little girls as young as 4 attacked, brutalized, even killed. A female college student gangraped on a moving bus. Women of all ages ravaged and disfigured by relatives and strangers alike. In India, women have increasingly become targets of unbridled...
Tags: Plastic Surgery, Feminism, Plantation, Health and Medical Professionals, India
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Local doctors say Jolie's decision is courageous
Reading Eagle, Pa.Most women considering a double mastectomy place too much emphasis on that relatively simple procedure when they should focus more on breast reconstructive surgery. "A mastectomy is a relatively simple, uncomplicated surgical procedure that usually...Tags: Berks County, Healthcare Provider, Health and Medical Professionals, Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer
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Allegheny County medical examiner: 'All options open' in UPMC doctor's cyanide death
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewInvestigators are still trying to determine how a prominent UPMC doctor ingested an apparently lethal dose of cyanide before collapsing at her home last month. "It's not a natural death, that's all I know," said Dr. Karl Williams, the Allegheny County...Tags: Medical Research, Disasters and Accidents, University of Virginia, Health and Safety at School, Indiana University
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It's sheep against dogs in 1913 [History Matters]
100 Years Ago Sheep vs. dogs "It is reported that Mr. Harold Hopkins had a large number of sheep killed by dogs last Sunday morning. "Wanted: A woman to cook, wash and clean, and remain at night, good wages. Mrs. James Steward. Hill St. Ellicott...Tags: Sears, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Ellicott City, Clarksville, Arts and Culture
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Valley women faced Angelina Jolie's mastectomy decision
The Fresno BeeAngelina Jolie's disclosure that she had her breasts removed to prevent cancer was welcome news Tuesday to a Clovis woman who had a similar procedure a year ago and hopes the headlines help other women facing the disease. "It's good to feel you are...Tags: Breast Surgery, Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie, Mastectomy
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Doctors encouraged by breast cancer conversations
mmoloney@kspr.comActor and activist Angelina Jolie shared a secret with the world Tuesday that she had a preventive double mastectomy. She opted for the surgery after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Ovarian Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Breast Cancer
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Erie County woman fights cancer while pregnant
Erie Times-News, Pa.Jenise Kaliszewski had been trying to get pregnant for less than a month when she first noticed a painful lump near her left armpit in June 2012. A friend told Kaliszewski, 30, to see a doctor, even though the pain had subsided. The doctor sent the...Tags: Cancer, Health Treatments, Oncology, Herceptin (drug), Healthcare Provider
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BRIEF: Newsmaker: Dr. Ian Pollack
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewNoteworthy: Pollack was selected as chairman of the editorial board of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. He has been a member of the editorial board for the past 11 years. In his role as chairman, he will review articles submitted for publication...Tags: Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh, Colleges and Universities
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