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Investigation focuses on doctor in drug deaths
The Medical Board of California has launched an investigation into a string of 16 fatal overdoses tied to powerful narcotics prescribed by a prominent Orange County physician. Dr. Van Vu, a pain management specialist in Huntington Beach, was featured in...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Chemical Industry, Litigation, Substance Abuse, Trials
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Natural Perspectives: Battling skin cancer — and my HMO
I've been battling skin cancer for the past two months. More accurately, I've been battling my HMO to get my cancer removed. The good news is that surgery offered a complete cure for this type of cancer, and it is now gone. The bad news is that the...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Dermatology, Mouth, Heart Attack, Squamous Cell Cancer
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Hospital systems plan to cut jobs
INDIANAPOLIS - Two Indiana hospital systems say they're both cutting an undisclosed number of jobs by June 30 because of increasing economic and competitive pressure on the health care industry. Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health and Evansville-...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Immigration bill would make it easier for foreign health workers to stay in U.S.
As reported by ModernHealthcare.com on Thursday, May 23, 2013: "After 30 hours of debate over a three-week period, the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bipartisan immigration bill that would seek to strengthen the country's healthcare workforce...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Politics, Immigration, Personal Data Collection, Harry Reid
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Woman on trial in slaying of aspiring model does not testify
Defense attorneys for a woman charged in the 2008 killing of an aspiring model and actress found strangled in a Santa Monica apartment rested their case Wednesday without calling their client to testify. Closing arguments were expected to begin...
Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Murder, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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May 22, In History: Los Angeles physician was arrested by sheriff's deputies in Bombay
>> 50 Years Ago — EL CENTRO — As the activities and responsibilities of the Air Force’s 6511th Test Group (Parachute) increase so must the activities and responsibilities of the civilian contractor who do much of the technical work at...Tags: Prisons, Punishment, Juvenile Delinquency, Abusive Behavior
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DNA evidence in model's death 'overwhelming,' prosecutor says
A Los Angeles prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that there was overwhelming DNA and other evidence to show that a mortgage broker assaulted and strangled an aspiring model in Santa Monica. Genetic testing proved that Kelly Soo Park's DNA was found on the...Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry, Murder
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Edgar N. Howell, 84
The Rev. Dr. Edgar N. Howell, “Doc,” 84, of Middletown, Md., passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, May 18, 2013. He rejoined his wife of 51 years, Catherine Patrice “Pat” Howell, who preceded him in death in 2009. Born...Tags: Science and Technology, Boy Scouts of America, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Army, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Woman charged with strangling model had no motive, lawyer says
A businesswoman accused of beating and strangling an aspiring model in Santa Monica five years ago had no motive to carry out the killing, a defense attorney told a downtown Los Angeles jury Wednesday. Attorney George Buehler said in his closing...
Tags: Justice System, Chemical Industry, Prosecution, Murder, Biotechnology Industry
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CDC to doctors: Help your patients quit smoking!
A new anti-tobacco campaign is urging smokers to turn to their physicians for help in quitting. The campaign – "Talk With Your Doctor" – also encourages clinicians to ask patients whether they smoke and to offer them assistance giving up...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Medical Professionals, Disease Prevention, Quitting Smoking, Health Treatments
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County contracts telemedicine for savings
Staff WriterCounty employees will soon have two new ways to access health care when dealing with certain conditions: via phone and Internet. The Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved contracting for a so-called telehealth program Tuesday as it looks to...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Allergies
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Letters: Dying but not wanting to know
Re "Prescribing silence," Opinion, May 16 That Dr. Susan Partovi asked a patient if he wanted to know the details of his terminal illness is commendable. But relying on the old standby, "Do you want everything done?" — not so much. The medical...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Esophageal cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Specialization
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