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PRO: Doctors should give input in discussion
Victoria Advocate, TexasBill Sears' decision about what was best for him at the end of his life was his decision alone. Still, when the 79-year-old died, his daughter, Billie Patterson sat beside him, caressing his hand and touching his head, letting him know it was OK to...Tags: Pancreatic Cancer, General Practitioners
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Pharmacy graduates urged to put family first
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.When Lacey Sweeney was a senior in high school, she underwent treatment for a torn rotator cuff and tendonitis in her shoulder -- an injury her doctors attributed to sports. But even after several visits, she failed to improve. And then her mom saw a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, X-rays, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Health and Medical Professionals, Chemotherapy
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HISTORIC HALF: Fernandez puts hill behind him
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.Patrick Fernandez embarked on a tour of the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon course Friday. The Coast Guard operations officer from Alexandria wanted to especially scout Hospital Hill �the dreaded 0.53-mile stretch that tests the mental and...Tags: Running, Hospitals and Clinics, Southeastern Conference, Road Running, Sports
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Payroll meltdown keeps costing California
SACRAMENTO -- California officials are still cleaning up the mess after halting an expensive and troubled overhaul of the payroll system for public employees earlier this year. Roughly two dozen workers are responsible for sifting through the rubble...Tags: Jerry Brown, Employees, Politics, Civil and Public Service, Government
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Injured singer holds no ill will toward Richmond
Richmond Times-DispatchReggae singer Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, treated at a hospital after being hit by a thrown vodka bottle at a Dominion Riverrock concert Saturday night in Richmond, holds no ill will and would like to return to the area, an event organizer said. Police...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Toots and the Maytals (music group), Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Theft
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Trucker shot after attacking off-duty Merrillville cop
Tribune reporterA 43-year-old truck driver is hospitalized in Indiana, recuperating from a gunshot wound he sustained after he attacked an off-duty police officer working a second job as security in a Merrillville Planned Parenthood clinic, police said. Lake County,...Tags: Social Issues, Planned Parenthood, Family Planning
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Activist investor wants Alere to explore $2.5 bln unit sale -sources
ReutersNEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - An activist investor in Alere Inc wants the health diagnostics and services company to explore a sale of its drug testing business, which it believes could fetch as much as $2.5 billion and help Alere pay down debt, two people...Tags: Marketing, Substance Abuse
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Health sites too complex, full of cliches: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The importance of health literacy hit home for Lisa Gualtieri when a Cambodian refugee diagnosed with cancer asked her to act as a patient advocate. She played the role of a "salty tongue," a Cambodian expression that paints...Tags: Gynecology, Aneurysm, Arts and Culture, Culture, American Medical Association
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Activist investor wants Alere to explore $2.5 billion unit sale: sources
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - An activist investor in Alere Inc wants the health diagnostics and services company to explore a sale of its drug testing business, which it believes could fetch as much as $2.5 billion and help Alere pay down debt, two people...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Economy, Business and Finance, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Marketing, Companies and Corporations
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4 HIV babies born in Broward, PBC — first in years
In South Florida, home to some of the nation's worst AIDS rates, a trend worth celebrating came to a sad end last year when Broward and Palm Beach counties each reported two babies born HIV-positive. They were the first such cases since 2006 in Palm...
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Abusive Behavior, Palm Beach County, Chemical Industry
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Healthcare workers set to strike California public hospitals
ReutersBy Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 (Reuters) - Nearly 13,000 healthcare employees at five University of California medical centers plan to strike on Tuesday in a move that threatens to back up emergency rooms and already has forced the postponement of...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Conservation, Chemotherapy, Justice System, Environmental Issues
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Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospitals
Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. More than 12,000 workers from the American Federation of State,...Tags: Science and Technology, Chemotherapy, Justice System, Biotechnology, Hospitals and Clinics
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