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West Nile threat from mosquitoes could be high this summer
Memorial Day marks the beginning of mosquito season - and West Nile virus worries - in El Paso County. In Colorado, the first seasonal hatching for mosquitoes occurs early in June, coordinating well with an increase in camping across the state and other burgeoning human outdoor activities,...
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Tornado victims include animal lover, man in truck
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — One was an animal lover. Another loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field. When a top-of-the-scale EF5 tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., it took with it 24 lives. Seven of them were children at Plaza Towers Elementary school; two were only babies. These...
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Coalinga dentist gets probation in death of son
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A Coalinga dentist will be on probation for five years after pleading no contest to charges in connection with the death of his son who died in one of his dental chairs during tooth extraction surgery. The Fresno Bee reports (http://bit.ly/18cZa8B ) 69-year-old Allen Clare was sentenced to probation and community...
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Suspect claims slain doctor botched his surgery
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — A 75-year-old man accused of gunning down an Orange County doctor says in a jailhouse interview that he was angry about a botched surgery that he claims the victim performed. However, a lawyer for the family of slain Dr. Ronald Gilbert tells the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/1ahLeH5) the urologist never treated...
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Kan. budget plan ends 'carve out' for disabilities
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are backing the Brownback administration's desires to shift services for the intellectually and developmentally disabled into the state's new managed care system, a move opposed by disability advocates. The plan ends a special exemption, or carve-out as it is called, for developmental disability...
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Deaths at Atlanta VA hospital prompt scrutiny
ATLANTA (AP) — One patient with a history of substance abuse and suicidal thoughts was left alone in a waiting room inside the Atlanta VA Medical Center, where he obtained drugs from a hospital visitor and later died of an overdose. Another patient wandered the 26-acre campus for hours, picking up his prescriptions from an outpatient...
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Billings woman honored for cancer prevention work
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Billings medical professional has received this year's Bette Bohlinger leadership award from the Montana Cancer Control Coalition for her work in cancer prevention. National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Programs Coordinator Sarah Porter-Osen received the annual award Wednesday. The organization praised...
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Feds fight morning-after pill age ruling in NY
NEW YORK (AP) — Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill. The papers seek to delay implementation of a judge's April 5 ruling lifting restrictions on the...
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Drug maker recalls meds in 13 states
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Department of Public Health is working with other health agencies to investigate an injectable anti-inflammatory drug prepared by a compounding manufacturer in Tennessee. Main Street Family Pharmacy of Newbern, Tenn. shipped the tainted medicine to clinics in 13 states, including to one clinic in Alabama....
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Healthy 5-pound gorilla born at central Ohio zoo
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A baby gorilla has been born to first-time parents at an Ohio zoo. The healthy 5-pound male gorilla arrived Thursday at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, joining 16 other gorillas there. It's the first offspring for mother Kambera (kam-BEHR'-uh), who has displayed a lack of maternal skills. Animal care experts are...
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Nurse on Royals' entertainment crew revives girl
A pediatric nurse said Friday she was in the right place at the right time to revive a 14-year-old girl who collapsed while dancing in the upper deck during a Kansas City Royals game. Sam Sapenaro, 26, was working her second job as a member of Kauffman Stadium's K-Crew on Thursday night when a nearby fan yelled for help. Sapenaro said she...
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Bill adds to court-ordered mental health treatment
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Assembly has approved allowing courts to order mentally ill defendants who have regular run-ins with the law to complete tailored outpatient treatment plans. Assembly members approved AB287 on Friday, 34-7. It now heads to the Senate. Republican Assemblyman Lynn Stewart of Henderson says the proposal is a...
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Mass. proposes fees for medical marijuana program
BOSTON (AP) — Medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts would be required to pay a yearly registration fee of $50,000 and most patients would pay $50 annually to the state to remain in the program under a fee structure proposed Friday by state health officials. A law approved by voters last November allows patients with medical...