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Man who says his dog was boiled to death speaks out
Mint farmers throughout the state are reevaluating their operations after one of their own pleaded guilty to breaking federal environmental laws.
WSBT first learned about the Starke County mint farm in August when a man said he watched his dog boil to...Tags: St. Joseph County (Indiana), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Justice System, Rivers, Indiana
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FDA approves first diabetes-cholesterol combo pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a Merck drug as the first combination pill for patients with diabetes who also have high cholesterol. Patients with both diabetes and high cholesterol are at increased risk for heart...Tags: Kidney Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines, Heart Disease
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Mo. teen loses 110 pounds through diet, exercise
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — To say 18-year-old Tanner Hankins is half the man he used to be would be inaccurate, but the Cape Girardeau High School senior has managed to melt away nearly 70 pounds since January and 110 pounds overall. At his...Tags: Weight, Hospitals and Clinics, Stress, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure
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Study: Indiana ranks 15th in nation in obesity
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Indiana has a weighty problem.
An annual report from the Trust for America's Health ranks Indiana as the 15th-fattest state with an obesity rate of 29.1 percent. Indiana's obesity rate has increased by 60 percent since 1995,...Tags: Illinois, Weight, Human Interest, Michigan, Health
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Study: Living in poor neighborhood can hurt health
ATLANTA (AP) — Back in the 1990s, the federal government tried an unusual social experiment: It offered thousands of poor women in big-city public housing a chance to live in more affluent neighborhoods. A decade later, the results show that...Tags: Medical Research, Obesity, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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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: Cardiologists, Economy, Business and Finance, Palliative Care, Chemical Industry, Hospitals and Clinics
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Siemens to purchase Bayer operation in Mishawaka
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterMISHAWAKA - The last remnants of Bayer and its predecessor, Miles Laboratories, seem to be slipping away. A company that once employed more than 3,000 in Elkhart and Mishawaka, Bayer HealthCare announced Wednesday that it is selling its Mishawaka...Tags: Health, Economy, Business and Finance, Diseases and Illnesses, Companies and Corporations, Siemens
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Ill. man admits to fraud in 'erectile pump' case
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An Illinois man has pleaded guilty in Rhode Island to charges he shipped unwanted penis enlargers to diabetes patients as part of a Medicare fraud scheme. Gary Winner on Thursday admitted to four charges stemming from the...Tags: Health, Fraud, Northbrook, Government Health Care, Corporate Crime
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Guitarist Leslie West recovering: leg amputated
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Leslie West, guitarist for the rock group Mountain, is recovering after his lower right leg was amputated. His wife, Jenni West, says the amputation was needed to stop a foot infection from spreading throughout her 65-year-...Tags: Mississippi, New Jersey, Woodstock Festival (1969), New York
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Study shows Medicaid kids are denied medical care
CHICAGO (AP) — Children on public insurance are being denied treatment by doctors at much higher rates than those with private coverage, according to an undercover study that had researchers pose as parents of sick kids seeking an appointment with a...Tags: Medicaid, Hospitals and Clinics, Government Health Care, Cook County, Pediatrics
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Mother battles Michigan over daughter's medication
DETROIT (AP) — Frustration over her physically impaired daughter's medical care led Maryanne Godboldo to lash out at what she considered state interference and into a 12-hour standoff when Detroit police came to take the girl away. When it ended,...Tags: The Associated Press, Judges, Schizophrenia, Hospitals and Clinics, Justice System
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Judge: 'House of horrors' costs Mich. woman 2 sons
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A judge says a Farmington Hills woman cleared in the death of her husband lives in a "house of horrors" and has stripped her parental rights. Oakland County Family Court Judge Linda Hallmark ruled Thursday that 46-...Tags: Health, Judges, Justice System, Physical Conditions, Obesity
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