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On the Frontier of Cancer Care Holland Helped Pioneer Psychosocial Treatment

On the Frontier of Cancer Care Holland Helped Pioneer Psychosocial Treatment

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“We've seen an overall humanizing of medicine,” said Holland, 85, who founded the nation's first full-time psychiatric program in an oncology center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City in the 1970s. … “When I started my …
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Luciano: Can a convicted killer ever be trusted again?

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I Need Some Good Topics on Recent Illegal Human Experiments in the United States….?

Question by Raquel RAV: i need some good topics on recent illegal human experiments in the united states….?
i need help…i must find some incidents of cases on illegal human experiments conducted in the united states….doesnt need to be recent…but its prefered…..i need things like the tuskegee experiments and what not

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Answer by Hans
1931 Dr. Cornelius Rhoads, under the auspices of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Investigations, infects human subjects with cancer cells. He later goes on to establish the U.S. Army Biological Warfare facilities in Maryland, Utah, and Panama, and is named to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. While there, he begins a series of radiation exposure experiments on American soldiers and civilian hospital patients.

A-Rod Puts on a Clinic in Angering the Yankees

A-Rod puts on a clinic in angering the Yankees

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That doctor in question, Michael Gross, an orthopedic surgeon with the Hackensack (N.J.) Medical Center, was reprimanded in February for "failing to adequately ensure proper patient treatment involving the prescribing of hormones including steroids.".
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Nursing Home Abuses

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In Missouri the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program provides support and assistance with any problems or complaints regarding residents of nursing homes and residential care facilities. Complaints concerning abuse, neglect and financial exploitation …
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Insurance Coverage Sought for Mental, Substance-Abuse Care

Insurance coverage sought for mental, substance-abuse care

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New Jersey residents are being wrongly denied insurance for inpatient treatment for substance abuse and mental illnesses, forcing them to choose between paying for expensive care or being put on the streets, a group of patients, family members, and …
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Jon McDowell is CEO of Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis

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Pill Mills Said to Be Part of 'epidemic'

Pill mills said to be part of 'epidemic'

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“It's probably an epidemic,” U.S. Marshal Gary Gaskins said of prescription drug abuse. Some sources say it … Because tips from the public also play a vital role in uncovering pill mills, a hotline will be established in the near future, Walker said …
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Task force takes aim at animal abuse

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Chef Michael Lachowicz Turns Around His Life — and a New Restaurant

Chef Michael Lachowicz turns around his life — and a new restaurant

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I haven't had a drink or taken any drugs in that time. I now exercise every day with the help … Fortunately my brother Tom, who is a wine importer, stepped in and took care of the restaurant for the 28 days I was in rehab. At 6 foot 1, I'm getting …
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Alex Rodriguez worried about Biogenesis investigation

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