PRINTABLE PAGE Back Pain? Nerve Block May Not Help: Study By Kathleen DohenyOriginally published by Reuters Health, August 20, 2002 SAN DIEGO (Reuters Health) — Nerve blocks, commonly given to patients with low back pain, don’t seem to reduce pain,…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Botswanan Domestic Sues UN Diplomat for ‘Involuntary Servitude’ By Chisun Lee, Village Voice WriterOriginally published in the Village Voice, July 25 – 31, 2001 She considered showing up in disguise. But in the end, Keabetswe Letsididi decided she…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Dog Delights Alzheimer Patients Originally published by The Associated Press, June 14, 2001 GRAND RAPIDS — One resident of an assisted living facility is getting more than his share of attention—including two cushy beds and tons of table…
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PRINTABLE PAGE EU May Encourage Drug Testing in Children By Emily HayesOriginally published by Reuters Health, March 28, 2002 LONDON (Reuters Health) — US-style measures to encourage companies to test drugs on children, including 6-month extra marketing exclusivity, are expected…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Disabled-Abuse Complaints High In State By Bill Snyder, Staff WriterOriginally published in The Tennessean, August 21, 2001 A federal health official said she has received more complaints from Tennessee about people with mental retardation being abused or neglected…
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PRINTABLE PAGE The Criminal in the Next Room By Brian Donovan and Eden Laikin, Investigations TeamOriginally published in Newsday, 1999DAY TWO Caring for day-care children in a drunken stupor, Holly Hanemann of South Setauket passed out on her couch while…
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PRINTABLE PAGE AIDS Cases Continue to Rise Though Less Rapidly in India Originally published by Reuters Health, March 19, 2002 NEW DELHI (Reuters Health) — India’s HIV-infected population increased by 110,000 individuals in 2001, says India’s health ministry. The total…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Released Sex Offender Charged With Abuse of Girl at Y.M.C.A. By Dean E. MurphyOriginally published in The New York Times, April 7, 2002 A former president of an elementary school PTA in Brooklyn who was convicted in 1995…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Cyber-Sting Lawyer Jailed For Kid Porn Originally published in the New York Post, March 12, 2002 TRENTON — A Long Island lawyer who represented abused and neglected children was sentenced yesterday to 22 months in prison for transmitting…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Pain Less of a Sore Spot National standards are changing the treatment of physical suffering. By Nancy LunaOriginally published in The Orange County Register, February 24, 2002 Shortly after Scott Tingle turned 25, the pain began. An intense…