Higher death rate for VA heart attack patients than Medicare
A VA study of about 4,000 heart attack victims yearly in 1996 97 found veterans treated at VA hospitals had higher death rates than Medicare patients in community facilities. They were less likely to receive invasive procedures and traveled farther for care, with notable 1997 to 1999 mortality gaps.
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Washington
Veterans Affairs
Medicare
Anthony Principi
Bill Bradshaw
Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Services
Doctors test caffeinel for strokes in coffee mix trial
Researchers report a caffeinel caffeine and ethanol combination given to stroke patients as an IV infusion showed potential neuroprotection in a small, early study. Experts caution against self treatment and urge hospital care. findings published in Stroke.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Stroke
American Heart Association
United States
Philip Gorelick
Rush Medical Center
Chicago
Explosion kills worker at Kentucky plant in Louisville
An early morning blast at the D D Williamson & Co food coloring plant ruptured a 40 000 pound ammonia tank. Four workers escaped unharmed while Louis C Perry 44 died from blunt force trauma as residents were told to shelter inside. Authorities reported ammonia levels were not dangerous after the leak was halted.
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Bob Kastens
Melinda Neal
Abby
D.D. Williamson & Co
Louisville
Kentucky
Louisville, Ky
Louis C. Perry
Perry
Ronel Brown
Jefferson County
Eddie Robinson
Atkins on life support after icy sidewalk fall
New York AP report says diet guru Dr. Robert C. Atkins, 72, is in a coma on life support after a fall on an icy Midtown sidewalk. His spokesman said recovery chances are slim. wife Veronica is by his side. He had brain surgery to remove a blood clot and remains in critical condition at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center.
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New York
Robert C. Atkins
Richard Rothstein
Atkins
Veronica
Atkins Center For Complementary Medicine
Midtown Manhattan
New York Weill Cornell Medical Center
Dr. Atkins
Bush and Cheney release 2002 tax returns
President Bush reported 856 056 adjusted gross income and paid 268 719 in federal taxes. Vice President Cheney and wife Lynne filed 1 210 000 owed 341 114 in taxes with 436 972 withholding and overpayment applied to next year. Cheney also earned 162 392 in deferred Halliburton pay and stresses no financial stake in Halliburton or defense contracts.
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Bush
White House
Laura
Bushes
Dick Cheney
Lynne
Cheneys
Cheney
Halliburton Co
Halliburton
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