Sacramento homicide spotlights gap in mental health care (The Sacramento Bee)
In Sacramento, he punched a 76-year-old woman in the face and kicked her in the head, twice. In Burlingame, he broke another woman's jaw and knocked out three of her teeth. In San Bruno, he smashed in the windows of a house with a shovel and threatened to kill everybody inside. He also told staff at the Sacramento Mental Health Treatment Center "voices from the TV were telling him to kill." ...
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Woman Dies After Losing Health Insurance (WFTV 9 Orlando)
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- An Orange County woman lost her life because she lost her health insurance in the faltering economy. Sakina Rivers lost her health insurance because she was cut back to part time at her job. So she treated a constant cough with cold medicine.
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Drug mix-up kills woman (The New Zealand Herald)
The third case of a fatal drug mix-up has emerged, with a finding by the Health and Disability Commission about the death of an elderly woman.
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Family fears over missing woman (BBC News)
The family of a woman who has mental health problems has been missing from her home for nearly two weeks.
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W.Va. town shrugs at lowest health ranking (Santa Fe New Mexican)
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America's fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue.
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Television shows also can send health message (Courier-Post)
The television medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" apparently has more to offer than Patrick Dempsey's rakish smile and a good cry. A new survey reports watching the show also may increase a viewer's health smarts.
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Syracuse woman hit by truck in F'ville dies (The Post-Standard)
A Syracuse woman was struck and killed by a pickup truck Friday night while crossing East Genesee Street in Fayetteville.
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Missing Indiana County woman, 86, found in wrecked car (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Julia Gorton was discovered apparently in good health, authorities said, about a mile from the Barkley Road location in Conemaugh where she was last seen Friday around 6:30 p.m. She called a friend and said that she was stuck against a tree.
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Police, health team 'failed' suicidal man (The New Zealand Herald)
A woman's desperate and repeated calls for help for her suicidal boyfriend were ignored for hours by police and psychiatric services because staff were stretched too thin.
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Deputies: Lakeland Woman Had 90 Puppies In 'Deplorable' Conditions (The Tampa Tribune)
A 57-year-old woman faces animal neglect charges after deputies say they found 90 puppies living in "deplorable" conditions. Carolyn Bragg of 6330 Lunn Road was charged by Polk County sheriff's deputies during an investigation of a suspected puppy mill.
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