Intensive care for kids wastes millions, study finds
Eight pediatric ICUs analyzed by researchers in the Journal of the American Medical Association show doctors often admit or retain children in intensive care without clear need. The study cites malpractice fear and lack of intermediate nursing care levels as drivers of inefficiency and higher costs.
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Balloon salute marks Constitution bicentennial at Fort Detrick
Civilians and military personnel released 1 787 red white and blue balloons in a Fort Detrick ceremony celebrating the Constitution bicentennial. Pollack notes wide hospital efficiency gaps, cites about 2 500 pediatric ICU beds nationwide and estimated 4 billion dollars for adult ICU costs in 1936, with hospital efficiency varying by facility.
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United States
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Mekong offers for POWs drives hope across border
Relatives of missing Americans floated a 2 400 000 reward plan and 2500 plastic packets along the Mekong seeking Laos defector tips on POWs. Bill Hendon said the gesture aimed to pressure verification of live sightings while Thai officials halted balloon plans. The group plans radio TV airtime to Laos, while the U S government warned such actions could hinder negotiations.
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Bill Hendon
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Mekong
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MIA
Laos
Cambodia
Robin Owen Bell
Bangkok
American Defense Institute
Vietnam
Elizabeth Stewart
Washington
Indochina
Former officers jailed in six year burglary ring case
Frederickburg Virginia AP reports two former city police officers received prison terms for roles in a burglary ring linked to the department. Rodney Coates, 14 year retiree, drew 20 years with four suspended for 16 theft felonies. James Crisp, 33, got 67 years with 17 suspended for 20 theft charges.
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Rodney Coates
Coates
James Crisp
Fredericksburg
David M. Riley
Riley
Dixon L. Foster
Spotsylvania
Crisp
King George
Department
George Raymond Truslow
Street lottery winners on same Maryland block draw millions
Two neighboring families within three houses on a street in Maryland have won multimillion dollar Maryland Lotto jackpots within two years. Ruth Dean, 39, won 2.5 million of a 5 million Defenders Day prize. Alda Keene, 70, won 1.3 million of a 5.5 million prize. Lottery officials call the clustering astronomical and unusual.
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Crownsville
Carlton Dotson
Ruth Dean
Laurel
Acid rain research questioned in interim assessment
The 1980s program spent over 300 million dollars on acid rain research but left many questions open. The interim report says some answers will come by 1990 while others may stay unresolved. It also argues there is no current abrupt threat to lakes forests or crops, despite environmental groups urging stronger controls.
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Washington
Laurence J. Kulp
Kulp
Reagan
U.S
Michael Oppenheimer
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Maryland psychiatrist to be questioned over TV drug remarks
Baltimore AP report describes Bethesda psychiatrist Peter R. Breggin facing a state licensing probe for advising Oprah viewers not to take psychiatric drugs without medical consultation. NAMI contends his remarks led seriously ill patients to abandon antipsychotics, risking relapse or hospitalization.
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Bethesda
Peter R. Breggin
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National Alliance For the
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