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Plantation doctor aims to help abused women in India
Little girls as young as 4 attacked, brutalized, even killed. A female college student gangraped on a moving bus. Women of all ages ravaged and disfigured by relatives and strangers alike. In India, women have increasingly become targets of unbridled...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Abusive Behavior, Plantation
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It's sheep against dogs in 1913 [History Matters]
100 Years Ago Sheep vs. dogs "It is reported that Mr. Harold Hopkins had a large number of sheep killed by dogs last Sunday morning. "Wanted: A woman to cook, wash and clean, and remain at night, good wages. Mrs. James Steward. Hill St. Ellicott...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Clarksville, George Washington, Arts and Culture
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Doctors encouraged by breast cancer conversations
mmoloney@kspr.comActor and activist Angelina Jolie shared a secret with the world Tuesday that she had a preventive double mastectomy. She opted for the surgery after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning...Tags: Celebrities, Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie, Diseases and Illnesses
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Doctor linked to 1-800-GET-THIN faces medical board action
One of the brothers behind the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign for weight-loss surgery faces the possible revocation of his medical license in a misconduct case filed by state regulators. The Medical Board of California accused Michael Omidi of "repeated...
Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, General Practitioners, Crime, Law and Justice, Allergan Inc.
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Plastic surgery group cites Michele Obama in procedure's growth
The U.S. plastic surgery industry, which performed $11 billion worth of cosmetic procedures last year, issued a report Monday that highlights a growing trend: operations to get arms like first lady Michelle Obama's. The American Society of Plastic...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Demi Moore, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Jennifer Aniston, Rhinoplasty
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Shock Trauma honors 'gift of life' that allowed organ surgeries
John Jenkins knows the heartache of losing a child. But he and six other families have learned firsthand that such tragic deaths needn't be in vain. Jenkins, 56, lost his 20-year-old son 18 years ago to a motorcycle accident. But when 21-year old Joshua...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest, Heart Attack, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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After death, Maryland to limit where cosmetic surgeries are performed
Maryland is moving to toughen regulations on the fast-growing medspa industry — a move designed to narrow a "loophole" and prevent deaths such as one last year following a liposuction treatment at a Timonium facility. Regulations being discussed...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Government, General Practitioners, Personal Service, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
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Health officials consider increasing plastic surgery center oversight
Maryland health officials may ask state lawmakers for permission to oversee plastic surgery centers, a move inspired in part by the death of a Lochearn woman after liposuction.
The state health department had already been considering whether to ask...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Montgomery County (Maryland), Abortion, Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice
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UPDATE: Conflicting reports of arrest in Boston bombings
BOSTON (AP) — Police and reporters converged on the federal courthouse in a jittery Boston on Wednesday amid reports of a breakthrough in the investigation of the marathon bombings and conflicting information on whether a suspect was in custody....Tags: FBI, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Sports
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Towson family has been at center of pit bull controversy
The scars across 16-year-old Dominic Solesky's face are faint, but that doesn't stop people from asking where he got them. The Towson High School junior and his family have told the story many times. Six years ago, Dominic was mauled by a pit bull named...
Tags: Michael E. Busch, Humane Society of the United States, Justice System, Insurance, Judges
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Malpractice claim in teen's wisdom teeth death settled out of court
A medical malpractice case filed by the parents of a Woodstock teen who died days after being deprived of oxygen during a routine wisdom teeth surgery in Howard County two years ago has been settled out of court, according to court records and an attorney...
Tags: Trials, Lawyers, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Procedures and Tests, Justice System
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Bill to increase oversight of cosmetic surgery centers making late push in Assembly
A bill to give health regulators more oversight of facilities like the now-closed Monarch Medspa in Timonium is making a late surge in the General Assembly after weeks of discussions among state and industry officials. The House of Delegates...
Tags: Lawyers, Montgomery County (Maryland), Health and Medical Professionals, Justice System, Strep Throat
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