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Column: Reporter makes mental health a political issue
I cannot write this the way I want. Doing so would invade the privacy of too many people. But I can’t be silent, either. Last week, you see, President Barack Obama spoke before a conference of mental health advocates at the White House. It is...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Dissociative Identity Disorder, Diabetes, Barack Obama, Behavioral Conditions
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Wheaton man gets 55 years for stabbing man to death
A Wheaton man whom prosecutors called a "violent, self-indulgent scammer" was sentenced to 55 years in prison Tuesday for stabbing a neighbor to death in 2009. Families of the victim and the defendant dabbed their eyes as the sentence was handed down in...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Punishment, Justice System, Prosecution
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PTSD may be prevented, researchers find
Experts estimate that up to 20% of U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, a condition that can be stubbornly difficult to treat. But what if PTSD could have been prevented in the first place?...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Morphine (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Medical Research
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'49th Street Massacre' killer should die, prosecutor says
A gang member convicted of fatally shooting four people — including a 10-year-old boy riding a bicycle outside his home — deserves to die for his crimes, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday. Los Angeles County Deputy Dist. Atty. Amy Ashvanian...
Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Cocaine, Prosecution, Witnesses
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Rick Atkinson closes his war trilogy with 'The Guns at Last Light'
After calling it a masterpiece of deep reporting and powerful storytelling, what more needs to be said of Rick Atkinson's trilogy about World War II? The first volume, "An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943" received the Pulitzer Prize for...Tags: Charles de Gaulle, Wars and Interventions, Journalism, The Washington Post, North Africa
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READER SUBMITTED: Hospital for Special Care and Manes & Motions Therapeutic Riding Center: Indoor Arena Campaign
StatewideResidents within the Middletown community and across Connecticut may know of Manes & Motions Therapeutic Riding Center, Inc., but most may not understand its purpose for children and adults living with special needs, along with the program's current...Tags: Learning Disability, Cerebral Palsy, Health Treatments, Physical Therapy, Physical Therapists
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Sexual problems may linger after rape
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rape victims treated with psychotherapy are still more than twice as likely to have sexual difficulties and pelvic pain than unvictimized women, according to a new study. But it's unclear from this study whether the pelvic and...Tags: Health Treatments, Rape, Colleges and Universities, University of Arizona, Behavioral Conditions
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Time for veterans court is now
This past Monday, America honored its fallen soldiers with parades, ceremonies, car deals and travel discounts. Come November, we'll do the same for veterans in general — with a similarly unsettling mix of solemn services and retail promotions....
Tags: Prisons, Veterans Affairs, Palm Beach County
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Sexual assaults rising in Illinois National Guard
The Illinois National Guard had 17 reported sexual assaults in 2012, a record number that leaders say reflects increased efforts to encourage victims to come forward and the work that still needs to be done nationwide to change the attitude toward...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Sexual Misconduct, Armed Forces, Rape, Assault
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Charity funds for tragedy victims getting trickier
Within hours of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing, even as the tragedy was unfolding on live television, the machinery of victim fundraising had already started to hum. By 5 p.m. April 16 — less than 26 hours after bomb blasts killed three...
Tags: Sports, Deval Patrick, Government, Politics, United Way
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Army staff sergeant to plead guilty in Afghanistan massacre
SEATTLE — Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales has agreed to plead guilty to the killing of 16 Afghan civilians who were shot to death in their homes outside a U.S. Army outpost in a violent rampage his lawyers have said was brought on by stress fueled with...Tags: U.S. Army, Military Justice, Punishment, Behavioral Conditions, Trials
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Robert Picardo reflects on China Beach 25th Anniversary
When it premiered in 1988, China Beach did more than tell the stories of people dealing with the horrors of the Viet Nam War; it also launched the careers of television mainstays like Dana Delany (Desperate Housewives), Marg Helgenberger (CSI) and...
Tags: Marg Helgenberger, CSI (tv program), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Entertainment, ABC (tv network)
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