Blood-stained La. woman accused of biting boyfriend's tongue during an argumentOctober 2nd, 2009 La. woman accused of biting boyfriend's tongueWEST MONROE, La. — Deputies arrested a blood-stained 39-year-old woman for allegedly biting her boyfriend's tongue during an argument.
Patient rules under WA 'death with dignity' lawSeptember 8th, 2009 Patient rules under WA 'death with dignity' lawA person must meet the following requirements to qualify for a lethal prescription under Washington state's "death with dignity" law:
—Be at least 18, declared competent, and a resident of Washington state. —Have been determined by the attending physician and another consulting physician to have a terminal disease from which they will die within six months.
Colorado nursing home aide accused of using pillow to silence patientAugust 25th, 2009 Colo nursing home aide accused of muffling patientGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — An aide at a Grand Junction nursing home has been arrested on charges of using a pillow to silence a screaming patient.
Missouri man accused of biting off the ear lobe of a love rival after argumentAugust 20th, 2009 Man allegedly bites off love rival's ear lobeCAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A southeast Missouri man was accused of biting off the ear lobe of a love rival.
Animal control officer shoots fox suspected of biting Mass. woman on the buttocksAugust 11th, 2009 Fox shot after biting Mass. woman on the buttocksWHITMAN, Mass.
UN worker upset about job that Congo envoy's daughter got is accused of biting security guardAugust 11th, 2009 UN worker who lost job is accused of biting guardNEW YORK —A former United Nations employee who was upset about being passed over for a job has been accused of biting a security guard outside his boss's office. Nicola Baroncini (NEE'-coh-lah ba-ron-CHEE'-nee) was in Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday to face an assault charge.
LA police chief says detectives focusing on Jackson's prescription drug history and doctorsJuly 10th, 2009 LAPD: Michael Jackson's drug history to be probedLOS ANGELES — Detectives investigating the death of Michael Jackson are looking at his prescription drug history and trying to talk with his numerous former doctors, the Los Angeles police chief said. Chief William Bratton told CNN that police are waiting for the coroner's report before ruling out any possibilities in their "comprehensive" investigation into the sudden death of the 50-year-old pop star two weeks ago.
Supreme Court won't decide whether law making doctor's prescription pad private constitutionalJune 29th, 2009 Court won't decide privacy of prescription padsWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won't stop the state of New Hampshire from making doctors' prescription-writing habits confidential over the objection of companies who analyze and sell that information. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from IMS Health Inc.
Minn. psychologist accused of billing shopping trips as therapy agrees to surrender her licenseJune 11th, 2009 Alleged 'shopping' therapist surrenders licenseGOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — A psychologist has surrendered her license to practice after she was accused of taking a patient shopping and traveling, then billing the activities as therapy.
Va. health secretary: Extent to which prescription system was compromised still not knownMay 13th, 2009 Va.: Scope of drug data breach still not knownRICHMOND, Va. — State officials still don't know the extent to which a hacker compromised Virginia's prescription drug monitoring system.
Spain to make morning-after pill available without prescription in pharmaciesMay 11th, 2009 Spain to dispense morning-after pill in pharmaciesMADRID — Spain said Monday it plans to make the contraceptive morning-after pill available over the counter in pharmacies without prescription within three months. Health Minister Trinidad Jimenez said the pill will be sold with no age restrictions.
Texas woman accused of biting off part of boyfriend's lip in domestic assaultApril 29th, 2009 Woman allegedly bites boyfriend's lip in fightSAN ANGELO — A woman was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon — her teeth — after allegedly biting off part of her boyfriend's lip in a domestic dispute on Sunday night. Aubrey Joyce Garcia, 27, remained in the Tom Green County Jail on Tuesday with bail set at $30,000.
Study indicates consumers user Wikipedia as health resource, suggests doctors write entriesApril 29th, 2009 Study suggests doctors could add to WikipediaNEW YORK — Researchers are suggesting that doctors could be spending more time writing and editing Wikipedia pages on medical topics. That suggestion comes despite questions that have been raised about the collaborative online encyclopedia's credibility.
Texas woman accused of biting off part of boyfriend's lip in domestic assaultApril 28th, 2009 Woman allegedly bites boyfriend's lip after fightSAN ANGELO — A woman has been charged with aggravated assault with a weapon — her teeth — after allegedly biting off part of her boyfriend's lip in a domestic dispute. Aubrey Joyce Garcia, 27, was accused of biting Antonio Zaragoza, 33, during a fight Sunday night.
One in four women in Britain has unprotected sexJanuary 17th, 2009 LONDON - A large number of young women on the pill in Britain risk unprotected sex simply because they are unable to obtain a repeat prescription. In a new survey by Lloydspharmacy, based on online interviews with 1,956 women in December 2008, 25 percent of them aged between 18 and 24 years on the pill confessed to having sex without contraception just because they ran out of drugs.
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