Mind and Body - Page 718

November 20, 2014

Massive Health Care Fraud Scheme Uncovered in Miami

The top two officials of a leading chain of community mental health centers were among four people arrested in Miami on Thursday in connection with a scheme involving about $200 million in fraudulent medical claims

November 20, 2014

American Charity Pays U.K. Drug Addict to Be Sterilized

An American charity is offering to pay British drug or alcohol addicts approximately $318 to be sterilized -- and has already had its first taker

November 20, 2014

RI Hospital Fined for Leaving Drill Bit in Patient's Skull

Rhode Island officials have ordered the state's largest hospital to pay a $300,000 fine, the largest in state history, after operating room staff left a broken drill bit in a patient's skull during brain surgery

November 20, 2014

Octomom Fertility Doctor's License Hearing to Begin

The doctor who helped Nadya Suleman conceive her octuplets and six other children through in vitro fertilization is facing allegations of negligence at a licensing hearing

November 20, 2014

Outbreak of Deadly Infection Worries Officials

An outbreak of deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Brazil has killed at least 18 people around Brazil's capital and has prompted hurried measures to keep the problem from spreading

November 20, 2014

Longer-Lasting Options to Treat Drug Addiction

New treatments for addiction to heroin or narcotic painkillers promise longer-lasting relief 

November 20, 2014

Former Police Officer Fighting Deadly Disease and Eviction

A family in southern California is not only losing their father to a rare genetic disorder – they are also losing their home, MyFoxLA.com reported

November 20, 2014

Cholera Fears Spark Anti-Clinic Protest in Haiti

Some of the roughly 300 students and other protesters said they feared the Doctors Without Borders-Spain clinic would bring more of the disease

November 20, 2014

GlaxoSmithKline Settles Bad Drug Case for $750M

British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline PLC will pay $750 million to settle allegations that it knowingly manufactured and sold adulterated drugs

November 20, 2014

Chocolate May Cut Cholesterol, But Only in Some People

Eating chocolate could bring down cholesterol levels but only in small amounts and only in some people, according to an analysis of eight studies.