Health News

1. ADCODEHERE

   Drunk driver sentenced to state prison

   Lancaster Online - 2010-03-17 02:37:59

   At least, the Lancaster County judge said Monday, the city man won't be drinking and driving where he's going. Richard Alcantara was sentenced to a total of 2½ to 10 years in state prison for two counts of drunken driving and driving under - Full Article at Lancaster Online

2. Washington mom's disappearance baffles authorities

   KIVITV.com - 2010-03-17 02:37:44

   SEATTLE (AP) - Despite searches by divers, boats and aircraft, investigators have yet to turn up any solid leads in the weekend disappearance of a Washington woman and her 8-year-old son. Shantina \"Kat\" Smiley, 29, of Silverdale, and her son were en - Full Article at KIVITV.com

3. Brazen warehouse heist nets $75M in pills

   Vail Daily - 2010-03-17 02:36:24

   HARTFORD, Connecticut — In a Hollywood-style heist, thieves cut a hole in the roof of a warehouse, rappelled inside and scored one of the biggest hauls of its kind — not diamonds, gold bullion or Old World art, but about $75 million in antidepressants - Full Article at Vail Daily

4. County Lines & City Limits blog: It looks like a runoff in mayoral race

   Gainesville Sun - 2010-03-17 02:33:05

   7:58 p.m. | 32 of 34 precincts are in. 40 percent for Lowe. 7:57 p.m. | Randy Wells and Mason Alley are here. 7:55 p.m. | Tense moments here. Lowe’s on his iPhone. Monica Leadon Cooper is here, chatting. Don Marsh is in the back. He’s upset about - Full Article at Gainesville Sun
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   GP blasts 'inhuman' flower ban hospitals

   Daily Mail - UK - 2010-03-17 02:30:41

   Rules: Some hospitals ban doctors and visitors from sitting on patient's beds (posed by models) Petty rules stopping doctors and visitors sitting on patients' beds and flowers brightening wards dehumanise hospital care, a senior GP has warned. Dr Iona - Full Article at Daily Mail - UK
6. ADCODEHERE

   Rep. Alexander says health-care bill is 'disaster waiting to happen'

   The Alexandria Town Talk - 2010-03-17 02:30:24

   U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-Quitman, on Tuesday, March 16, delivered the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in opposition to the anticipated vote on the Senate-passed H.R. 3590 and reconciliation package: Proponents - Full Article at The Alexandria Town Talk

7. Children help Fremont mom deliver baby in bathroom

   The San Jose Mercury News - 2010-03-17 02:30:24

   cord to prevent Joseph from losing blood. At first blush, Fremont resident Alana Sanders had an easy delivery: one push and out came a 9-pound, 4-ounce boy. But there were a couple of major complications. Sanders gave birth to Joseph while standing up - Full Article at The San Jose Mercury News

8. Judge orders rapper DMX to spend 6 months in Phoenix jail, undergo mental health evaluation

   Macleans.ca - 2010-03-17 02:29:42

   PHOENIX - A judge has ordered rapper DMX to spend six months in a Phoenix jail for violating probation and to undergo a mental health evaluation. DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, admitted in court Tuesday to a single violation of probation for - Full Article at Macleans.ca

9. Sharples sidelined in Corrections role

   Scoop - New Zealand News - 2010-03-17 02:28:16

   A Cabinet document reveals that Associate Corrections Minister Pita Sharples was deliberately not consulted on the Government’s three strikes policy, says Labour Law and Order spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. The document, released by Corrections and - Full Article at Scoop - New Zealand News

10. Government’s failure to consult insults Maori

    Scoop - New Zealand News - 2010-03-17 02:28:16

    The Government’s failure to consult either Associate Corrections Minister Pita Sharples or the Maori Party on the three strikes policy is an insult to the Maori Party and proves how limited its influence is, says Labour MP Shane Jones. “As Maori Party - Full Article at Scoop - New Zealand News