PRINTABLE PAGE Elder Abuse Victims Suffer in Silence By Scott Fornek, Michael Sneed and Amanda Beeler, Staff Reporters Originally published in the Chicago Sun-Times, December 16, 2001 Ruth Robertson was bilked out of thousands of dollars by a live-in caregiver…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Elijah’s Story: Campaign Against Shaken Baby Syndrome By Hilary Groutage SmithOriginally published in The Salt Lake Tribune, June 21, 2001 OGDEN — Not an hour of a day goes by that Emily Fisher does not think of her…
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PRINTABLE PAGE FDA Warns Against Use of the Dietary Supplement LipoKinetix Originally published by MedscapeWire, November 21, 2001 NEW YORK — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers to immediately stop use of the product LipoKinetix, marketed…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Infant Forgotten in Pickup, Mother Arrested Originally published by The Associated Press, July 22, 2001 GRAND ISLAND (AP) — A central Nebraska woman was arrested for felony child abuse after forgetting her 8-month-old daughter in a locked pickup…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Abused Women Suffer Lasting Effects Originally published by HealthScoutNews, June 7, 2002 Women who suffer domestic abuse appear to face much higher rates of long-term physical and emotional health problems compared to women who have never been abused.…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Organization’s Gay Mentors Criticized By David CraryOriginally published by The Associated Press, August 15, 2002 NEW YORK (AP) — Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has told its 490 local affiliates to give openly gay and lesbian volunteers…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Ex-Border Agent Says Sex With Migrant Not Forced By Susan Carroll, Citizen Staff WriterOriginally published in the Tuscon Citizen, February 16, 2002 A former U.S. Border Patrol agent testified in court yesterday that having an undocumented immigrant in…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Drugmakers Plan New Rules to Cut Perks for Doctors Originally published by Reuters Health, April 19, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters) — The wining and dining of doctors by pharmaceutical sales reps may be drawing to an end, amid…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Italian Gynecologists Refuse to Prescribe Contraceptives to Underage Girls By Claudio LavangaOriginally published by Reuters Health, July 12, 2002 ROME (Reuters Health) — Italian gynecologists have decided to stop prescribing oral contraceptives to girls under the age of…
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PRINTABLE PAGE You’ve Been Raped. Why Bother Reporting It? (The Guardian) Of all rapes reported to police, just one in 13 results in a conviction. If this rate is to improve, a number of enduring myths have to be shattered,…