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Doctor accused of preying on patients And he's still practicing
Tribune staff reporterThe patient from Mount Prospect was at a low point when she turned to Allan Aven, her longtime family physician, for help. Chronic vertigo and vomiting had left less than 90 pounds on her 5-foot-3 frame. Surgery to address those problems was...Tags: Sexual Assault, Clubs and Associations, Pharmaceuticals, Chiropractors, Sex Crimes
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A slice of the wild and a lesson in nature combine at museums and animal parks
Is it a zoo or a museum? Yes to both. The San Diego Zoo and its Safari Park long ago shattered the mold for the cat-in-a-cage attraction. Now other visionary organizations are pushing the limits, putting nature on display more naturally, then adding a...Tags: Super Bowl, History, Animals, Palm Desert, Human Interest
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Private mortgage insurance is regaining popularity
Associated PressPrivate mortgage insurance is making a comeback. Until six or eight months ago, private mortgage insurance was out of favor as people eager to get into the roaring housing market took adjustable-rate mortgages or "piggyback" loans or some other exotic...Tags: MGIC Investment Corporation, Washington, DC, Credit Ratings, Mortgages, Economy, Business and Finance
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FHA reverse mortgage applicants may be affected by limits on payouts
Declining home values have put a serious squeeze on the Federal Housing Administration's reverse mortgage program for seniors 62 and older.
In a Sept. 23 letter to reverse mortgage lenders, FHA Commissioner David H. Stevens said his agency must reduce...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Phoenix (Maricopa, Arizona), Financial Planning, The Washington Post, Mortgages
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Grand jury indicts doctor, drug sellers in fake Botox inquiry
Health WriterA federal grand jury has indicted a suspended Oakland Park doctor and two Arizona drug distributors, accusing them of running a scheme that sold illegal "fake or mimic Botox" to 219 doctors, prosecutors said Wednesday. In a case that arose from the...Tags: Palm Beach Gardens, Corporate Crime, Botox (drug), Allergan Inc., Fraud
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Ten great observatories in the West
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's a great time to go star gazing. No, we're not talking about the surgically enhanced, overly-pampered celebs who only make appearances at award ceremonies and DUI court hearings. We're talking the other heavenly bodies that are visible in the sky...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Science and Technology, Los Angeles Times, Nevada, Washington (U.S. state)
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Rep. Giffords' husband will fly final shuttle mission
The astronaut husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will head to space in April, a stunning decision coming almost one month to the day that his wife was shot through the head.
The congresswoman not only survived, by all accounts she is making...Tags: Technology, Science and Technology, Washington, DC, Space Programs, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Restaurant to Serve Lion Meat Tacos
KTLA NewsTUCSON, AZ -- A Mexican restaurant is causing quite an uproar by announcing a new addition to the menu -- lion meat tacos. Tucson's Boca Tacos y Tequila is known for its exotic menu. The eatery previously made headlines with tacos made from kangaroo,...Tags: Tacos, Hamburgers, KTLA, Dining and Drinking, Wildlife
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Man Impaled With Pruning Shears in Freak Gardening Accident
KTLA NewsTUCSON, AZ -- An 86-year-old man who was impaled through the skull with pruning shears in a freak gardening accident was expected to make a full recovery, his doctors said. Leroy Luetscher dropped a pair of pruning shears while working in his yard in...Tags: KTLA, Hospitals and Clinics, Disasters and Accidents, Gabrielle Giffords, Ophthalmology
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Judge allows prison to forcibly medicate Loughner
SAN DIEGO -- A federal judge in San Diego Wednesday denied a defense motion that would have stopped prison officials in Missouri from involuntarily medicating Jared Loughner, who is accused of killing six people in Tucson, Ariz, and wounding 13 others,...Tags: Murder, Jared Lee Loughner, Defendants, Missouri, Justice System
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A chapter that's all but forgotten: When the Civil War came west
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThings hadn't gone according to plan — do they ever in war? — and now, Lt. James Barrett was going to make them right. The cavalry officer and his dozen or so men would rescue his colleague, Capt. William McCleave, from those nettlesome rebels...Tags: History, Travel, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest
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In Theory: Free speech or abuse?
In the wake of the Jan. 8 shootings in Tucson, the Arizona state legislature has passed emergency legislation to prevent the Westboro Baptist Church from picketing victims' funerals, including that of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green. The church's...Tags: Heroism, Justice and Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Demonstration
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