EXCHANGE: Howard County Panel Shows Impact of Addiction
... Howard County panel shows impact of addiction "Over the last four years I've posted every alcohol and drug related death in Howard County," McCoskey said. "They're in front of me every day. This year, we have 38 confirmed drug-and-alcohol related deaths in Kokomo. That's what motivates us." But … Read more on Houston Chronicle ?Updated on 12/17: Revised to say three states use a service to monitor … Morris simply told Texas his record was clean and practiced freely near Austin and Houston, according to records obtained by The Dallas Morning News. Dangerous dentists are crossing state lines and starting … The other's history included alcohol … Read more on Dallas Morning News Read ...
Ebola Victim's Sister: Hospital Denied Information Request
... victim's sister: Hospital denied information request FORT WORTH, Texas >> The family of the first Ebola victim to die in the United States says the hospital that cared for him has refused for weeks to release lab results showing the effects of an experimental drug treatment, fanning their suspicions that … Read more on New Haven Register Ex-prostitutes, addicts find voice in voting booth JOHN BARNED-SMITH, Houston Chronicle … Those who do are moved to a "tank" at the jail where they all live, and where specialists visit and offer coaching in a variety of areas, ranging from life skills to drug abuse treatment to professional development. Read more on CT Post Read ...
Troubled Riverside Hospital Tries to Shake the Past
... Riverside hospital tries to shake the past He said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is withholding $ 4 million for legitimate services rendered. The federal program stopped all … Activists including Quanell X, former Houston City Council candidate Georgia Provost and mental … Read more on Houston Chronicle County by county news for Saturday U.S. Rep Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., is asking the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control to assess the public health risk posed by the flood of unaccompanied migrant children coming across the Mexican border. Gingrey says as many have been transported to … Read more on Atlanta Journal Constitution Read ...
Man Charged With Murder in Nursing Home Deaths
... charged with murder in nursing home deaths (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duty). A police officer cleans up crime scene tape as they investigate the scene of a homicide at Lexington Nursing & Rehabilitation Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Cody Duty). Read more on Alabama’s13.com This Man Is About to Die Because an Alcoholic Lawyer Botched His Case The treatment didn't take. After two months, he was back again (acute intoxication). But Prince was nothing if not resilient. When a physician brought up his struggles—family problems, his disastrous finances, his heavy work responsibilities—Prince … Read more on Mother Jones Read ...
Author Review and Interview: Rebecca Crownover
... Review and Interview: Rebecca Crownover Flipping through the book and seeing only the pictures, I read a story of a close family, a tragedy, sorrow, grief, a mother's desperate wish to protect her daughter from the weight of it all, and an eventual path toward healing. While the manga-like … Read more on Houston Chronicle (blog) Indian River County Community Calendar, updated Feb. 15 Healing Our World & Ourselves: Conference connecting the mind, body, spirit with the realities of dwindling resources and growing threats to the earth. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 21, 9 a.m.-6 … Anxiety & Depression: Workshop on natural solutions. 6-7 p.m … Read more on TCPalm Read ...
Philip Seymour Hoffman Cast as a Victim of 'disease'
Philip Seymour Hoffman cast as a victim of 'disease' Slate cleaned up his act at St. Jude Retreats, which bills itself as an alternative to standard drug-treatment centers. Now he runs the company's New York City office. At the three St. Jude facilities in upstate New York, about 45 guests — they're not … Read more on New York Post Fecal Transplants Might Become A Threat For Cubist's Fidaxomicin Sales And … But there could be other problems as well. Fecal transplants. By chance I read an article in my newspaper reporting there is a new alternative treatment for Clostridium difficile. Scientists discovered that patients simply treated with feces quickly … Read more on Seeking Alpha Read more... ...