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Lawsuit in Ohio cancer cluster will take years
JOHN SEEWER,Associated PressTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The wait for answers is far from over for parents who for years have lived with the worry of not knowing what's behind the mysterious cancers that have sickened dozens of children in a rural area of northern Ohio. Despite a...Tags: Whirlpool Corp., Leukemia, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Laws
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Meningococcal disease alert after Riley HS case
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – The St. Joseph County Health Department is in the process of alerting people who may have come in contact with someone at South Bend's Riley High School with meningococcal disease. The school sent a letter home with students Tuesday...Tags: Meningitis, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Safety at School
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Pilot program closes mental health gap in Elkhart, St. Joseph Co.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — More than two dozen Indiana children who might once have entered the court system as a way to receive mental health services are now receiving help through a pilot program. The Department of Child Services started the program...
Tags: Medicaid, Behavioral Conditions, Government Health Care, Mental Health, Family
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Philly abortion murder trial has national impact
For weeks, jurors in Philadelphia heard grim testimony about deaths and squalor at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's inner-city abortion clinic. While they listened, the murder case reverberated far beyond the courtroom, changing — at least for the moment...
Tags: Planned Parenthood, Science and Technology, Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues, U.S. Congress
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Mental health experts testify in Biffle trial
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- While awaiting trial on two murder charges and a slew of other accusations, Brandon Biffle spent much of his time in the St. Joseph County Jail in the rubber room, where inmates on suicide watch are generally sent. He slept on the floor and...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health and Medical Professionals, Psychiatry, Shootings, Trials
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Outreach group offers help to Iowa Street neighborhood
SOUTH BEND -- The emotional scars from the deadly South Bend jet crash are still fresh for Iowa Street residents, which is why a group of counselors went door-to-door to provide emotional support. "We're part of the State of Indiana Disaster Mental...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Air and Space Accidents, Mental Health, Human Interest, Symptoms
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Are you living in a healthy place?
WSBT-TVJust how healthy is the county you live in? A new study breaks down nearly every county in the country. The Robert Wood Johnson report released Wednesday looked at 25 factors, including childhood poverty, obesity and smoking rates, as well as social and...Tags: Weight, Family, Obesity
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NW Ind. mental health center settles worker claim
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A northwestern Indiana mental health center that operates more than a dozen emergency mental health services and substance abuse treatment facilities will pay a former employee $200,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit. The...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Behavioral Conditions, Employees, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Mental Health
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UPDATE: Berrien County Commissioners approve $11-million plan
BERRIEN COUNTY -- This morning in a 7 to 2 vote the Berrien County Commission approved spending $11 million in taxpayer dollars on a plan which includes the purchase of a former car dealership. This is a first step in creating a county campus. The...
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Mental health board won't discipline its CEO
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A board overseeing a mental health organization that serves several counties in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula has decided not to discipline its top official after a finding from the state that profoundly disabled...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Mental Health, Lakes and Ponds
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Some local hospitals ban sugary drinks, fried foods in cafeterias
The next time you visit a friend or family member in the hospital, you may not be able to grab something sugary from the cafeteria. Some hospitals in our area are banning unhealthy foods from being sold on the property. That's according to WISH-TV...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Diets and Dieting, Healthy Diet
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Program targets children's mental health services
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Officials with Indiana's Department of Child Services say they're pleased with a pilot program that's designed to provide mental health services for children in need. The Times in Munster reports (http://bit.ly/14MjOJv ) the state...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Mental Health
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