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• Minn. mother accused of starving disabled daughter

  article 2009-08-04  |  Author: Staff
  A Minnesota woman has been charged with starving to death her developmentally disabled 10-year-old daughter, who used a feeding tube to gain nourishment.In a complaint signed by a judge on Friday, Ludusky Sue Hotchkiss, 29, of Sandstone, was charged in Pine County District Court with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter ......

• Source: Pfizer, Nigeria settle antibiotic lawsuit

  article 2009-07-30  |  Author: Linda A. Johnson
  Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. and the Nigerian government have resolved a long-running legal dispute over allegations meningitis outbreak.The settlement calls for a $75 million payment by Pfizer, according to a person familiar ......

• Starting to get crowded in 100-year-olds' club

  article 2009-07-20  |  Author: Hope Yen
  It's starting to get crowded in the 100-year-olds' club.Once virtually nonexistent, the world's population of centenarians is projected to reach nearly 6 million by midcentury. That's pushing the median age toward 50 in many developed nations and challenging views of what it means to be old and middle-age.The number of ......

• Cuba drops ban on dissident doctor leaving island

  article 2009-06-13  |  Author: Andrea Rodriguez
  Cuba has abruptly dropped its refusal to let a prominent physician who defied Fidel Castro by criticizing the communist-run island's health care system leave the country, allowing her to visit family in Argentina after years of denials.Dr. Hilda Molina told The Associated Press on Friday that she had been given ......

• More people live with paralysis than doctors knew

  article 2009-04-21  |  Author: Lauran Neergaard
  Five times more people are living with a spinal-cord injury than doctors have thought — nearly 1.3 million — says surprising new research that finds many of them unable to afford key health care.Overall, 5.5 million people in the U.S. have some degree of paralysis due to a variety of ......

• Obituaries in the news

  article 2009-03-11  |  Author: The Associated Press
  Jimmy BoydSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Boyd, the child singer and actor best known for the original rendition of the Christmas novelty hit "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" in 1952, died Saturday. He was 70.Boyd died of cancer at a Santa Monica convalescent hospital, longtime friend ......

• 2 Minn. teens face charges over nursing home abuse

  article 2009-01-22  |  Author: Amy Forliti
  Two 19-year-old nursing assistants faced charges of abuse and assault Wednesday for allegedly groping, spanking and spitting on seven patients at a nursing home, authorities said.Brianna Marie Broitzman and Ashton Michelle Larson face multiple charges over the alleged abuse that was spread over several months in early 2008 at Good ......

• Complaint: NYC matron knowingly left man on bus

  article 2009-01-03  |  Author: Jennifer Peltz
  Edwin Rivera, a severely disabled 22-year-old, was supposed to be escorted home from his special-needs school.Instead, authorities said Friday, a matron eager to get to an appointment knowingly stranded him on a bus where he spent an icy New Year's night alone. He was found, curled up and rocking, after ......

• Parents charged in starvation death sue Philly

  article 2008-08-13  |  Author: Staff
  The parents charged in the starvation death of their bedridden daughter have sued the city, alleging that dangerous and reckless actions by several municipal employees and contract workers contributed to the girl's death.The lawsuit outraged prosecutors, who have charged Andrea Kelly, 39, with murder in the death of 14-year-old Danieal ......

• Scientists produce stem cells for 10 diseases

  article 2008-08-08  |  Author: Stephanie Nano
  Harvard scientists say they have created stems cells for 10 genetic disorders, which will allow researchers to watch the diseases develop in a lab dish.This early step, using a new technique, could help speed up efforts to find treatments for some of the most confounding ailments, the scientists said.The new ......