Los Angeles Children Recruited for Fake Exams
A task force investigates claims that Paramount Medical Center staff recruited poor city children to act as fake patients for unnecessary medical tests including gynecological exams. Up to 10 was paid per child with bills billed to Medi Cal. Children were mainly taken from housing projects in south-central Los Angeles, north Long Beach and Compton.
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Paramount Medical Center
Los Angeles
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Medi- Cal
North
Long Beach
Compton
Kenny
North Carolina gunman kills furniture workers
A gunman with a shotgun and an assault rifle opened fire at a Black Mountain furniture plant during a shift change near the guard house. Two workers were killed and three were wounded. Police questioned a 20 year old second shift worker as motive remained undetermined.
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Black Mountain
Drexel
Blue Ridge
Asheville
Pit bulls fatally attack woman seeking cigarette in Highland Park
Two dogs escaped from a neighbor’s yard and killed a 44 year old woman who went to borrow a cigarette. Police say there was no provocation and the victim died at a nearby hospital. The incident occurred about 10 40 p m Tuesday.
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Highland Park
Larry Beller
Beller
WWAM
Heart disease care outpaces prevention study says
A New England Journal study shows deaths from heart disease fell 28 percent for men and 31 percent for women from 1987 to 1994, while first heart attacks among black women rose 7 percent annually. Researchers attribute gains to improved treatment after events, not prevention, and warn that outreach for early recognition and healthier habits remains insufficient.
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United States
New England Journal of Medicine
Valentin Foster
The
American Heart
Drug-resistant meningitis strains reported by Pasteur Institute
Scientists report drug-resistant Neisseria meningitidis type B found in 12 patients from 1987 to 1996, all sharing a genetic variation that blocks chloramphenicol, the standard meningitis treatment in developing countries. The infection causes meningitis, an infection of brain and spinal cord linings, spreading via sneeze or close contact.
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Vietnam
France
Pasteur Institute
Paris
New England Journal of Medicine
Fight against polio needs $40 million
Washington AP reports that eradicating polio by 2000 hinges on raising up to 40 million dollars for Africa. Experts told a congressional subcommittee that war and poverty hinder vaccination, risking missing the global goal as Africa bears the largest burden.
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Washington
Africa
Congressional
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Western Pacific
United States
WHO
Mystery Deepens In Kidnapping Pregnancy Deaths
Fresno police pursue a chilling case after Margarita Flores eight months pregnant goes missing with a charity caller. Suspect Josefina Saldana is jailed for kidnapping and may face tests on a possible pregnancy. Witnesses link Saldana to a hospital birth and a suspected corpse. another man, Serafin Rodarte, was found dead after a related discovery.
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Calie
Margarita Flores
Flores
Ms. Flores
Cruz
Cornelia
Josefina Sonia Saldana
Chowchilla
Ms. Saldana
Valley Children’s Hospital
Serafin Rodarte
Rodarte
Calif
Serafin Radarte
Josefina Saldana
Saldana
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