US hospitals send hundreds of immigrants back home (Update)
Days after they were badly hurt in a car accident, Jacinto Cruz and Jose Rodriguez-Saldana lay unconscious in an Iowa hospital while the American health care system weighed what to do with the two immigrants ...
Health
Apr 23, 2013 |
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US to revise cigarette warning labels (Update)
The U.S. government is abandoning a legal battle to require that cigarette packs carry a set of large and often macabre warning labels depicting the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit.
Health
Mar 19, 2013 |
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After school shooting, Conn. debates mental health
(AP)—Connecticut lawmakers are reviewing mental health care following the Newtown school shooting, even though they and the public have little insight into what might have been ailing the 20-year-old gunman.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 29, 2013 |
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NY homes for elderly under scrutiny after Sandy
(AP)—A nursing home and an assisted living facility in New York are under scrutiny after The Associated Press disclosed that hundreds of elderly and disabled people forced to evacuate by Superstorm Sandy ...
Health
Jan 04, 2013 |
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Court ruling may open door to more drug marketing
A decision by a federal appeals court this week could have a dramatic impact on the marketing of prescription drugs in America, potentially affecting patient care and everything from TV drug advertising to future government ...
Medications
Dec 06, 2012 |
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US abortion clinic fights law that may shut it
(AP)—Attorneys for Mississippi's only abortion clinic are again asking a federal judge to block a state law that could close the facility.
Health
Nov 28, 2012 |
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US state: Execution table can support obese inmate
(AP)—The warden of the prison where Ohio puts inmates to death says the state's execution table can easily hold a 400-pound (181-kilogram) condemned inmate who has argued he is so big it might collapse.
Other
Oct 23, 2012 |
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Cancer groups to improve disclosures on pink wares
(AP)—New York's attorney general says the nation's two largest breast cancer charities have adopted his guidelines for fuller disclosure by those selling pink products and services in their names.
Cancer
Oct 18, 2012 |
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Another manufacturer blocks drug for execution use (Update)
(AP)—A manufacturer of the anesthetic blamed for Michael Jackson's death said Thursday it won't sell propofol for use in U.S. executions, a setback for Missouri and other states looking for an alternative after other drug ...
Medications
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Obama administration warns hospitals on fraud
(AP)—Computerized medical records were supposed to cut costs. Now the Obama administration is warning hospitals that might be tempted to use the technology for gaming the system.
Health
Sep 25, 2012 |
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