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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: Abusive Behavior, India, Plantation, Health and Medical Professionals, General Practitioners
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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 City....Tags: Sears, Colleges and Universities, George Washington, Arts and Culture, Clarksville
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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: Brad Pitt, Ovarian Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, The New York Times, Mastectomy
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New options for breast cancer surgery treat women faster, gentler and preserve more tissue
AP Chief Medical WriterCHICAGO (AP) — Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery, and for years the choice was just having the lump or the whole breast removed. Now, new approaches are dramatically changing the way these operations are done, giving women more...Tags: Biotechnology, Chemotherapy, The New York Times, Mastectomy, Plastic Surgeons
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Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy to elude cancer
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie revealed on Tuesday that she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had inherited a high risk of breast cancer and said she hoped her story would inspire other women fighting the life-...Tags: Brad Pitt, The New York Times, Mastectomy, Celebrities, CNN (tv network)
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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: University of California, Irvine, Breast Reduction, General Practitioners, Breast Surgery, Food and Drug Administration
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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: Rhinoplasty, Facelift, Jennifer Aniston, Botox (drug), Plastic Surgeons
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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: Human Interest, University of Maryland Medical Center, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Disasters and Accidents, Martin O'Malley
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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: Timonium, Plastic Surgery Centers, Staphylococcal Infection , Medical Procedures and Tests, Strep Throat
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Minorities wait longer for breast cancer surgery
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among young women diagnosed with breast cancer, black and Hispanic patients were more likely to wait weeks for treatment, in a new study from California. Researchers found treatment delays were also more common among poor...Tags: University of California, Irvine, Chemotherapy, Mastectomy, Medicaid, Healthcare Provider
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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: Media Industry, Martin Richard, Massachusetts General Hospital, Police Investigations, Crime, Law and Justice
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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...
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