Nursing home wedding guest questions drew reader responses
Dear Abby letters discuss inviting nursing home residents to weddings. Nurses and family members share stories of including residents, arranging transport, and delivering small gestures that honor their presence, with tips on gifts and recognition.
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St. Paul
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Marty
East Brookfield
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Cholesterol drug shows promise for multiple sclerosis
A small clinical trial using simvastatin, sold as Zocor, on 28 relapsing remitting MS patients in three states, including MUSC, showed 23 with fewer brain lesions and three with no change. Researchers stress results are preliminary and require larger, placebo controlled studies.
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Charleston
Medical University of South Carolina
American Academy of Neurology
Honolulu
Lyndon Key
MUSC
Inderjit Singh
Timothy Vollmer
Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix
Key
William Tyer
Merck and Co
Doctors overprescribing superdrugs study finds rising broad spectrum use
A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine reports that while overall antibiotic prescriptions fell about 17 percent from 1991 to 1999, use of broad spectrum antibiotics nearly doubled for adults from 24 to 48 percent and rose from 24 to 40 percent for children. Broad spectrum drugs increasingly targeted bronchitis and respiratory infections, often without benefit.
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Philadelphia
Annals of Internal Medicine
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Richard E. Besser
CDC
Cher disavows Michael Jackson over his children
Radnor Pa Cher says she no longer a fan of Michael Jackson citing his children and recent negative publicity. She criticizes his American Bandstand 50th anniversary appearance and a new documentary as troubling. Newman says he rejects icon status and hints at future projects with wife Joanne Woodward.
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Jackson
Radnor
Michael Jackson
TV Guide
Paul Newman
Brando
Lee J. Cobb
Olivier Are
Newman
Perthion
Joanne Woodward
Joanne
Branch admits mistakes during banquet remarks
Adrian Branch, a 10 year NBA veteran and 1987 Lakers champion, told a banquet in Adams New York that fame blinded him and poor choices limited happiness. He noted being kicked off his high school, college, and 10 pro teams and urged that people are choosers, not born winners or losers. He ranks fourth on Maryland’s all time scoring list.
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