Lawmakers try to tackle mental health, drug treatment
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) _ New Mexico lawmakers are looking at better ways to treat people suffering from both mental illnesses and drug addictions. A …
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Health network eliminates 38 management, administrative jobs
MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) _ Eastern Connecticut Health Network has eliminated 48 jobs and reduced the hours of five other employees as it faces what it …
Study finds contaminants in California public-water supplies
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and SCOTT SMITH SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Nearly one-fifth of the raw groundwater used for public drinking water systems in California contains …
Washington officials warn about marijuana exposure to kids
SEATTLE (AP) _ Public health officials in Washington say they’re increasingly concerned about children accidentally ingesting marijuana. The Washington Poison Center says that in the …
Study show high-risk areas for Lyme disease growing
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ The geographic areas where Lyme disease is a bigger danger have grown dramatically, according to …
Probe: Bogus enrollees kept getting ‘Obamacare’
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) _ Phony applicants that investigators signed up last year under President Barack Obama’s health care law got automatically re-enrolled for …
A friend in need
As we proceed through life, the lessons keep coming and hopefully we are receptive to them. One of my most current lessons is both poignant …
Colorado lawmakers study school violence, mental health
DENVER (AP) _ A Colorado panel looking at how to prevent school violence started work by hearing alarming data about rates of depression among teenage …
USC fires back at UCSD in Alzheimer’s research data dispute
SAN DIEGO (AP) _ The University of Southern California said it will seek a restraining order against the University of California, San Diego, after discovering …
Health officials report sharp rise in heroin use in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ Health officials say the state is seeing an increase in heroin-related deaths as use of the drug expands among Alaskans. The …