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Wife of Dennis Quaid Files for Divorce
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- Kimberly Buffington-Quaid has reportedly filed for divorce from actor. TMZ says Buffington-Quaid filed a court petition that reads, "The marriage has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities." In...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Divorce, Family, Movies
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Quaids' $750,000 Settlement OK'd by Judge
A judge approved the $750,000 settlement today between Dennis and Kimberly Quaid and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Under the deal, the Quaids agreed not to sue the hospital over a medication error that nearly killed the couple's twin infants, and Cedars-...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Los Angeles, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Hospital: Radiation Overdose Error May Cause Eye Problems
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Patients who were exposed to overdoses of radiation during CT scans at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have been notified that they may be at a greater risk of developing cataracts as a result. Hospital officials sent letters Monday to...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Crime, Law and Justice, National Institutes of Health, Entertainment
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Dennis Quaid Sues Drug Maker Over Babies' Overdoses
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Actor Dennis Quaid is suing the pharmaceutical company that makes the blood thinner heparin, which nearly killed his newborn twins three years ago. Quaid filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Friday against Deerfield, Ill.-based Baxter...Tags: Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, Trials, Dennis Quaid
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Harsher penalties for counterfeit drug traffickers
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennett released the following statement today:
"The U.S. Senate today passed with broad bipartisan support a bill cosponsored by Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, along with senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), to crack...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Bevacizumab (drug), Science and Technology, Patrick Leahy, Crime, Law and Justice
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New bill could ease out-of-pocket health care burden on families
Q13 FOX News reporterA bill that could save Washington families tens of thousands of dollars will be at the center of a public hearing Monday in Olympia. The bill would require health carriers to put a limit on out-of-pocket expenses in all of their health plans. Tony and...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Genes and Chromosomes, Health, Family, Human Body
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Kevin Sorbo - True Strength
You suffered three strokes at the age of 38. Were there any warning signs that something was wrong? If so, what did you think they could mean?
I had tingling and loss of feeling in my fingers and hand, my fingers turned cold and eventually blue, and I...Tags: Entertainment Events, Regis Philbin, Dennis Quaid, Lifetime (tv network), Hospitals and Clinics
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Vinpocetine herb may give your brain a boost
Dear Pharmacist: My 88-year-old mother-in-law takes an herb from a flower. It's called vinpocetine. She is as sharp as a tack and has the memory of a 20-year-old. She credits this flower pill for it. I'm only 50 and I can't remember certain words or...Tags: Surgery, Health, Human Body, Headaches, Macular Degeneration
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Jury rules against Baxter in heparin case
TribLocal - Deerfield » NewsA Cook County Circuit Court jury on Thursday awarded $625,000 to the estate of a man given a dosage of a blood thinner made by …... -
Top-selling drugs are about to get cheaper
Some big-ticket medications are about to go generic, a shift that could save consumers billions — assuming they're willing to give up a trusted brand name.
In the next two years, six of the 10 top-selling drugs will lose their patents, meaning...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Johns Hopkins University, Health, Drugs and Medicines, Lipitor (drug)
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Safety of hospital stays greatly affected by staff and culture
Less than 48 hours after returning home from a 12-day hospital stay, John McCleary woke up with a 103-degree fever, too weak to sit up in bed.
An ambulance rushed him to the hospital, where eventually he was diagnosed with a methicillin-resistant...Tags: Surgery, Lungs and Airways, Health, Human Body, Nursing
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Dennis Quaid: 'Soul Surfer' hits close to home
Ministry of GossipDennis Quaid finds parallels between the movie "Soul Surfer" and his own scare experience with twins Thomas and Zoe, who were given an accidental overdose of heparin as newborns. "Soul Surfer" is the story of surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a...
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Oct 27, 2011
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Aug 19, 2011
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Jun 10, 2011
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Aug 31, 2011
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May 12, 2011
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Apr 8, 2011
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