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Life-saving face transplant performed in Poland May 22, 2013 WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Doctors in Poland say they have performed an urgent total face transplant on a 33-year-old man whose face was torn off in an accident which also crushed his jaws. Doctors at the Oncology Center in Gliwice said the 27-hour operation was performed May 15, just weeks after the accident. The... Read More
6 kids among 7 injured in south China attack May 22, 2013 BEIJING (AP) — A mentally ill man attacked six primary school students and a woman with a cleaver in the latest of a string of attacks on Chinese schoolchildren, authorities said Wednesday. All seven victims were in stable condition and a suspect was apprehended, according to a spokeswoman from the Maoming city... Read More
UNMC shows off its new eye institute in Omaha May 22, 2013 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska Medical Center is showing off its new $30 million eye institute. The grand opening celebration for the Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute is being held on Wednesday. The institute houses research facilities, offers treatments for macular degeneration, glaucoma and... Read More
Martinez joins other governors on health panel May 22, 2013 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has been named to a National Governors Association task force on health care. The organization announced Tuesday the panel will consider how states can improve the delivery of quality health care while controlling the costs of Medicaid, a program jointly... Read More
House panel seeks to curb military sexual assaults May 22, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to change or dismiss a court-martial conviction and... Read More
UC hospitals face second day of worker walkout May 22, 2013 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Workers at University of California hospitals around the state were expected to picket for a second day before an intentionally brief strike ends early Thursday. Thousands of hospital pharmacists, nursing assistants, operating room scrubs and other health care workers observed the 48-hour... Read More
Proposal to block insurance coverage for abortions May 22, 2013 LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's election board is expected to consider a petition form for a proposal that would prohibit Michigan health insurance plans for covering elective abortions unless individuals or businesses buy a supplemental policy. The State Board of Canvassers could decide Wednesday whether the... Read More
Expanded VA outpatient clinic in Beaufort to open May 22, 2013 BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — An expanded veterans' outpatient clinic at the Naval Hospital in Beaufort is ready to accept patients. The center, operated with the Ralph Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, opens on Wednesday. The new center will be able to serve about 1,200 more veterans. It includes a new primary... Read More
Agency opens mental health center in Moore May 22, 2013 MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has opened a center in Moore to assist in the tornado recovery. The agency said Tuesday that it is treating people on a walk-in basis and offering training for licensed mental health professionals who want to help. The... Read More
LA voters back measure to cap number of pot shops May 22, 2013 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles voters gave strong backing to a proposal that would limit the number of medical marijuana shops in the city. Proposition D received about 64 percent of the votes Tuesday, far more than the simple majority needed to become law. With many ballots still being counted Wednesday,... Read More
Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls May 22, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — The American Cancer Society — one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups — is 100 years old this week. Back in 1913 when it was formed, cancer was a lesser threat for most Americans. The biggest killers then were flu, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and stomach bugs. At a... Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: President Barack Obama pledges federal aid: 'There are homes and schools to rebuild' May 21, 2013 President approves major disaster declaration to help people who lost their homes and businesses, while members of Congress say all necessary support will be provided to Oklahoma. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Power restored at Oklahoma City water plant May 21, 2013 Residents were asked to avoid turning on water-using appliances and to shut off outdoor watering systems while power was out. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Acts of kindness are seen as businesses, others donate May 22, 2013 Foundations, corporations step up to aid recovery after tornado rips through south Oklahoma City and Moore. Read More
Interactive process necessary to ADA accommodations May 22, 2013 Charlie Plumb, an employment attorney with McAfee & Taft, discusses mandated steps to accommodate disabled employees upon their return to work. Read More
Foster Farms recalls grilled chicken breast strips May 21, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California-based chicken producer Foster Farms is recalling about 6,165 pounds of its ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips because the strips contain wheat and soy — known allergens — which are not listed on the labels of its packages, federal agriculture officials said. The... Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Area's restaurant community steps up to support relief efforts May 21, 2013 Local chefs, restaurateurs and food service professionals banded together Tuesday to support the relief efforts of storm-ravaged Oklahoma communities. Read More
Gov. Snyder, GOP lawmakers agree to budget targets May 21, 2013 LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and leaders of the GOP majority in the Legislature reached a budget agreement Tuesday for next fiscal year that doesn't include an expansion of government health insurance for low income-adults and puts Michigan's unexpected surplus toward funding roads and K-12... Read More
House approves Maine hospital debt repayment May 21, 2013 AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — After a four-hour debate Tuesday, the House of Representatives approved a bill that would pay off Maine's $484 million debt to the state's hospitals, agreeing to go along with a Democrat-backed amendment calling for the state to accept federal money to expand Medicaid to roughly 70,000... Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: 'It's my cats I miss,' said woman whose home is gone May 21, 2013 Residents of two Newcastle subdivisions picked through the wreckage Tuesday, trying to salvage remnants of their lives before the tornado leveled their homes. Read More
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