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Budget battle sends mixed signals on health care

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 29th

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Confused about the federal budget struggle? So are doctors, hospital administrators and other medical professionals who serve the 100 million Americans covered by Medicare and Medicaid. Rarely has the government sent so many conflicting

Ky. court upholds decision in penis removal case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

By BRETT BARROUQUEREAssociated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky man lost his bid Friday to force a doctor to pay damages for removing a cancer-riddled section of his penis during what was scheduled to be a simple circumcision. The Kentucky Court of Appeals found that a jury correctly

AP IMPACT: Big Pharma cashes in on HGH abuse

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st

By DAVID B. CARUSO and JEFF DONNAssociated Press A federal crackdown on illicit foreign supplies of human growth hormone has failed to stop rampant misuse, and instead has driven record sales of the drug by some of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies, an Associated Press investigation

Emma Stone on having panic attacks, and how you can cope

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By Amanda HoffstromContent provided by Actress Emma Stone, 24, appears lively and confident on the red carpet and onscreen. However, she isn't always that way. She recently revealed her history of panic attacks. "I was a really anxious kid," Stone told Vogue magazine. At age 8, she had

Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th

By BERNARD McGHEEAssociated Press Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables who died in 2012 created images in our minds that remained unchanged over decades. Sadly, for others an

Correction: Moose Lodge-Abuse Lawsuit story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - In a story Dec. 13 about an allegation of sexual abuse against the top official at the Loyal Order of Moose and Moose International fraternal organizations, The Associated Press, relying on information from the accuser's attorney, reported erroneously that the official was

Sick girl who left Phoenix hospital appears safe

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By BRIAN SKOLOFF and BOB CHRISTIEAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The family of an 11-year-old leukemia patient whose mother unexpectedly took her from a Phoenix hospital last month has a history of removing the child from medical facilities against the advice of doctors, police said

Egypt opposition urges 'No' vote on constitution

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's main opposition alliance called for a "No" vote in the referendum on a disputed constitution rather than a boycott, hours after Islamist President Mohammed Morsi's government forged ahead by starting overseas voting in diplomatic

NYC doctor charged with manslaughter in OD deaths

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 6th

By By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A doctor at a New York City pain clinic - already accused of writing prescriptions for a man convicted in a fatal pharmacy holdup - pleaded not guilty Thursday to manslaughter charges alleging that he caused the overdose deaths of two other

Insider trading suspect was model ethics student

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 30th

By By BRIDGET MURPHYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Mathew Martoma knew from an early age he wanted to blend his interests in health care, business and law into a career, and he excelled as a bioethics student. Yet the 38-year-old Florida man now finds himself embroiled in what could prove one