Betty Ford Center: Former First Lady Betty Ford Dies at 93
by alejandrolavinjr Betty Ford, the former First Lady and co-founder of an eponymous addiction center in California, died on Friday night at the age of 93. She was the third longest-lived first lady, only after Bess Truman and Lady Bird Johnson. The family was said to release a statemeht later Friday. No other details were immediately available. Over 20 years ago, Ford underwent quadruple coronary bypass surgery. She underwent radical surgery for breast cancer in 1974 and operations for blood clots in August 2006 and April 2007. The widow of President Gerald Ford suffered from poor health and increasing frailty, which caused her to largely curtail her public life. Read more... ...
Betty Ford Center: Addiction the Disease – Part 8
... Ford Center: Addiction the Disease – Part 8 – Dr. Harry Haroutunian, Betty Ford Center Physician Director, discusses the impact of stress on alcoholism and addiction. by Marion Doss Rubenstein Pledges 0000; Boozy Coeds: DC Scene She and others ventured out on a rainy night to Vienna, Virginia, for the annual gala, the outdoor performing-arts center's largest fundraiser, and a favorite among diplomats. The French Embassy was this year's patron, and the Wolf Trap stage, where … Read more on Bloomberg Tags: harry haroutunian, betty ford center, physician director ...
Betty Ford Center: Addiction the Disease – Part 7
... Ford Center: Addiction the Disease – Part 7 – The characteristics of relapse and the stigma of addiction are discussed by Dr. Harry Haroutunian, Physician Director of Betty Ford Center. by Marion Doss Diane Mufson: Ignoring societal problems won't eradicate them She dealt constructively with her addictions, and later started the Betty Ford Center, especially to treat women, who at that time were, of course, not supposed to have addiction problems. In the past few years, we have watched in horror as mentally … Read more on Huntington Herald Dispatch Read ...
Pioneer ACOs' Disappointing First Year
Pioneer ACOs' Disappointing First Year While Shared Savings might function as a “Betty Ford Center” type payment option for high-cost hospitals or markets, episode-based payment for expensive acute services and “relationship-based” primary care payment models like the Patient Centered … Read more on Health Affairs (blog) Deaths & Funerals Elizabeth “Betty” Couch, 54, of Conyers died Aug. 16. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Scot Ward Funeral Services. Marian Virginia … Funeral, 10 a.m. Thursday, UGA Catholic Center. Bridges Funeral Home. Russell David Roper, 67, of Clarkesville died Sunday. Read more on Atlanta Journal Constitution Read more... ...
Which Person Is Dead? (For Radio Trivia)?
Question by julygirl75038: Which person is dead? (For radio trivia)? 1. Betty Ford (Wife of former US president Gerald Ford, founded “The Betty Ford Center” for the treatment of alcoholism) 2. Joe Garagiola (Former catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, “Today Show” host, TV game show host, commentator) 3. Rex Reed (Film critic) 4. Bob Dole (Longtime US senator from Kansas, presidential candidate in 1996) I tried Rex Reed for the radio trivia…..it was the incorrect answer…he’s still alive. Joe G was the answer for the radio trivia……even though he is still alive. I checked the site www.deadoralive.com and it says that all of them are alive….so I guess this was an invalid question on the radio stations. Read more... ...
Betty Ford Center: Addiction the Disease – Part 4
... Ford Center: Addiction the Disease – Part 4 – Dr. Harry Haroutunian, Betty Ford Center Physician Director, demonstrates the parallels between both diabetes and addiction as chronic, organic diseases. Gwen Knapp Within hours of learning her father had died, Kelsey called Jerry Moe, the director of children's programs at the Betty Ford Center. He had counseled her and her older sister, Kayla, about four years earlier, when their father went to the center for … Read more on Sports On Earth Read ...
Prescription Drug Abuse
... Drug Abuse – Betty Ford Center Recovery Series, part 1: Prescription Drug Abuse by Dr. Harry Haroutunian, Physician Director, Licensed Health Professionals Program Find More Betty Ford Drug Abuse Information… Tags: harry haroutunian, breast cancer drug, betty ford, gerard butler ...