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US report: Foster kids get high rate of psych meds
Federal health officials are failing to monitor how state agencies are doling out powerful psychotropic drugs to foster children, according to a comprehensive investigation released Thursday showing foster kids are being prescribed the drugs at rates 2....Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medicaid, Politics, Interior Policy, Health and Medical Professionals
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Accused child killer to claim insanity defense
SOUTH BEND — A local father accused of killing his 10-year-old son notified the court Thursday that he plans to use an insanity defense.
Meanwhile, prosecutors have added 11 additional charges against 35-year-old Terry Sturgis, alleging that he...Tags: Chemical Industry, Abusive Behavior, Trials, Justice System, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Clean records aid Marcellus couple
South Bend TribuneCASSOPOLIS -- As Cass County Prosecutor Victor Fitz pointed out, he initially could find no reason why Charles Harley and his wife, Deborah, would be in Cass Circuit Court Friday, wearing jail jumpsuits as they awaited sentencing on drug charges. The...Tags: Allergies, Justice System, Methamphetamine (drug), Lawyers, Chemical Industry
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Sex offense leads to prison
NILES — A Niles man will spend the next 15 years in prison for sexually molesting a 6-year-old boy.
During his sentencing this week Berrien County Trial Judge Scott Schofield told Michael Wayne Lewis that he deserves "every moment" for what he...Tags: Chemical Industry, Prisons, Punishment, Abusive Behavior, Trials
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Loughner's attorneys ask court to halt medication
PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers for the Tucson shooting rampage suspect again asked a court to halt the forced medication of their client with psychotropic drugs. Jared Lee Loughner's attorneys tell the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal on Monday that their...Tags: Chemical Industry, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Missouri, Gabrielle Giffords
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Stem cells being used to help pets
STEVENSVILLE, Mich. – The use of stem cells has become quite the debate in this country, but what about using them to help our pets? Veterinarians are now injecting stem cells into animals to fix a host of problems. One veterinarian in...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, Medical Procedures and Tests, Pets, Bones and Joints
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Michigan bills would allow donation of medicines
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A pair of Michigan lawmakers plans to introduce bills that would allow collection and redistribution of prescription medication.
The legislation detailed Monday would allow medical facilities to donate unused drugs for...Tags: Laws, Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines
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California CEO's son, 6, dies after fall in mansion
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The 6-year-old son of a pharmaceutical company executive has died, almost a week after falling down the stairs at his father's San Diego-area mansion — the same house where his father's girlfriend was found dead hanging nude...Tags: Chemical Industry, Human Interest, California
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CDC: 1 in 25 adolescents take drugs for depression
ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say roughly 1 in 25 adolescents in the United States are taking antidepressants. A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the first to offer statistics on how many kids ages 12 to 17 take...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Conditions, Chemical Industry, Medical Research, Depression
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Mom says Conn. man who killed 3 molested sister
EW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man facing a possible death sentence for killing a mother and her two daughters in a gruesome home invasion admitted he had molested his sister when he was nearly 12, his mother testified Thursday. Jude...Tags: Joshua Komisarjevsky, Prozac (drug), Haven (tv program), Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Chemical Industry
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CONSUMER REPORTS: Online RX drug caution
There are plenty of monthly bills that worry people these days. But a survey from Consumer Reports says that not being able to pay for medical care, including prescription drugs, is at the top of the list. If you’re considering shopping online for...Tags: Chemical Industry, Food and Drug Administration, Prescription Drugs, Target Brands, Inc., CVS Corp.
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FDA approves innovative, non-invasive heart valve
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have approved a first-of-a-kind artificial heart valve that can be implanted without major surgery, offering a new treatment option for patients who are too old or frail for the chest-cracking procedure...Tags: Chest, Liver Disease, Heart Surgery, Palliative Care, Heart Failure
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