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Notre Dame economist says payday can be a killer
Did you get paid today? A new study by an economist at Notre Dame found people are more likely to die on or shortly after payday!
William Evans says traffic deaths, heart attacks and increased drug abuse are among the most common causes of an increase in...Tags: Health, Career and Workplace, Wages and Pensions, Physical Conditions, Heart Attack
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'Grease' actor Conaway died of major infections
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An autopsy has ruled that "Taxi" and "Grease" star actor Jeff Conaway's May 27 death was accidental and caused by major internal infection. Los Angeles County coroner Craig Harvey says coroners did not conduct a toxicology test...Tags: Celebrities, John Travolta, Medical Procedures and Tests, Jeff Conaway, Hospitals and Clinics
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Probe: Drug abusers exploiting Medicare benefit
WASHINGTON (AP) — A report from Congressional investigators says tens of thousands of Medicare recipients received prescriptions from multiple doctors for 14 frequently abused medications in 2008.
A Medicare recipient in Georgia got prescriptions...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Washington, DC, Government Health Care, Medicare, Behavioral Conditions
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Stroud letter urges youths to 'make better choices'
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterIt had been nine years. Bob Dhoore had long forgotten about the letter he wrote in 2002 asking a judge to spare a convicted triple murderer the death penalty. But the name on the envelope Dhoore pulled out of his mailbox as he headed to breakfast one...Tags: Arts, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Crimes, Justice System, Artists
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Half of teens shy, but for a few it's more serious
WASHINGTON (AP) — Does your teen show normal nerves about the weekend party, or always stay home? Nearly half of teenagers say they're shy, perhaps a bit surprising in our say-anything society. But a government study finds a small fraction of those...Tags: Anxiety, National Institutes of Health, Symptoms, Duke University, Washington, DC
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Betty Ford's body in Michigan for 2nd service
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Betty Ford returned Wednesday to the city where she grew up and wed the man who became the only president from Michigan, prompting hundreds to line the streets in front of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum as her...Tags: Celebrities and Health Issues, White House, Diseases and Illnesses, Richard Nixon, Behavioral Conditions
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Coaster death shows risks of vets' thrill-seeking
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Combat veterans can come home from war hungry for adrenaline, taking up pastimes like motorcycle racing or sky diving to satisfy their cravings. And some who come home without arms or legs are simply determined to do the things...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sports, Motorcycling
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SPECIAL REPORT: Heroin the Drug of Choice ... Again
It's a problem gripping some local communities and taking young lives. Local police, ER doctors and coroners say heroin is back with a vengeance.
A powerful drug
Photos and memories are all Janet Gardner has of her son Ryan.
"He was always smiling,"...Tags: Theft, Crimes, Behavioral Conditions, General Practitioners, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Elkhart teacher convicted of making meth is now free
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A judge has agreed to modify the sentence of a former Elkhart teacher convicted of making meth, releasing her from a halfway house and placing her on straight probation. St. Joseph Superior Court Judge Jerome Frese acknowledged he...Tags: Prosecution, Justice System, Lawyers, Trials, Judges
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Drugs taken from mom accused of killing Fla. teens
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Newly released court documents say at least 14 different prescription drug bottles were found in the Tampa home of a 50-year-old woman accused of killing her two teenagers in January. Documents released Monday by prosecutors show...Tags: Social Issues, Crimes, Behavioral Conditions, Bipolar Disorder, Tampa
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Mayoral candidates speak at forum
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND — In what could have been described as electoral speed dating, the men vying for voters’ hearts took turns Saturday stating their views and telling why they should become the city’s next mayor. All seven candidates, four...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Homes, Democratic Party, Theft, Crimes
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Indiana commission offers survey about top women's issues
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Commission for Women is holding meetings around the state and conducting a survey to help prioritize the top issues affecting women and begin work on a plan to address those needs.
The Commission is holding...Tags: South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana), Indianapolis, St. Joseph County (Indiana), Indiana
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