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Florida mother sentenced in toddler's overdose
The Associated PressThe mother of a toddler who died after ingesting tranquilizers has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Joan Castro's attorney had asked for a shorter sentence, citing the 27-year-old's long history of mental illness and substance abuse struggles. The...Tags: Illnesses, Punishment
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Wisconsin to improve mental health care at prison
Wisconsin officials say they will make wide-ranging improvements in mental health care for women held at the Taycheedah Correctional Institution. The state had faced a federal lawsuit over conditions at the prison where federal investigators found...Tags: Illnesses, Suicide
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Embattled Del. mental health official taking job in Md.
The Associated PressA Delaware mental health official under fire in the wake of a critical audit is leaving for a similar job in Maryland. Renata Henry, the director of Delaware's Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, has been appointed Maryland's Deputy...Tags: Illnesses
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10 highest-paid psychologists and psychiatrists
These are the 10 highest-paid psychologists and psychiatrists hired by the state to evaluate sex offenders in 2007: Name, location and total pay*: Robert Owen, Central Coast, $1,540,225 Dawn Starr, Central Coast $1,153,057 Mohan Nair, Beverly Hills,...Tags: Beverly Hills, Illnesses, Sexual Assault, Orange County (California), Robert V Owen
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Brain cells relive your past -- before you even realize it
Individual cells in the brain may be reliving the past even before a person consciously experiences a memory, a study published in Science journal shows. Researchers in California and Israel played clips of The Simpsons and other television shows to...Tags: Diseases, Alzheimer's Disease, The Simpsons, Global Change, Physical Fitness
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Care facility, hounded by problems, will close
Chicago Tribune reporterConceding that the Howe Developmental Center for disabled adults in Tinley Park is broken beyond repair, state officials announced Friday they would close the troubled facility by July. The center's 316 residents are scheduled to start transferring to...Tags: Illnesses, Health Treatments, Tinley Park, Unions, Medical Services
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Neither funny biker nor hard worker is woman's right match
DEAR ABBY: I am a woman living with a man, but "in love" with another man whom I formerly dated but broke up with because he's an alcoholic. "Spike" is a true biker -- exciting, funny and fun. Our lifestyles didn't mesh, so I made the decision we shouldn'...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Labor Legislation, Abigail Van Buren, Illnesses, Veterans Affairs
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Accused killer pleads insanity to 10 felonies
A Michigan man accused in a shooting rampage that killed three teenage swimmers at a river on the Wisconsin-Michigan border pleaded insanity to 10 felonies Friday, including new counts that he tried to kill six other teens. Scott J. Johnson, 38, of...Tags: Trials, Prosecution, Punishment, Kevin Johnson, Prisons
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State changing mental health services
Associated Press WriterThe state plans to close an institution for people with developmental disabilities and build a new psychiatric hospital in Chicago's south suburbs, officials announced Friday. Advocates cheered the closing of the Howe Developmental Center, which is to...Tags: Illnesses, Health Treatments, Tinley Park, Family, Tom Green
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List of medications
Drugs under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration, what they are used for and the potential problem: R-Gene 10, a growth hormone, pediatric overdose due to labeling/packaging confusion. Suprane, an anesthetic, cardiac arrest. Cymbalta,...Tags: Illnesses, Cancer, Diseases, Health Organizations, Pharmaceuticals
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Medevac copters' usage curtailed, legislators told
Maryland's medevac program this year implemented changes designed to reduce unnecessary use of state police helicopters, a senior official told lawmakers in Annapolis Thursday morning. Patients who are within a 30-minute drive to a trauma center must now...Tags: Medicine, Medical Services, Accounting and Auditing, Illnesses, Dan K Morhaim
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City project cuts ambulance costs
One woman was using the wrong type of insulin, causing the 65-year-old to faint one to three times a week. A 47-year-old homeless man drank a liter of vodka a day, and concerned citizens frequently called 911 after seeing him unconscious on the street....Tags: Emergency Planning, Diseases, Private Health Care, Therapies, Medical Services
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