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Colts middle linebacker Gary Brackett is expected to miss at least two games with a cracked bone in his lower right leg. Coach Tony Dungy said Wednesday that Brackett would be replaced in the lineup by little-used Buster Davis. Indianapolis signed Davis...Tags: Surgery, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Super Bowl, Jeff Saturday
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Jobs, good cops, Kurdish-Arab reconciliation needed to fix Iraq's most violent city
Associated Press WriterMOSUL, Iraq (AP) _ It's a dirty, numbing, dangerous job in Iraq's deadliest city, and pays a modest $500 a month. But when the police department recently advertised for college graduates to fill 200 positions as traffic policemen, it was deluged with 2,...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Reconstruction, Local Authority, Guerrilla Activity, Armed Forces
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Medtronic says it did not encourage unapproved use of spinal implant cited in lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. said Wednesday it did not encourage the unapproved use of its spinal implant, which a new lawsuit is blaming for the death of a California woman. The lawsuit, filed by the woman's family in Los...Tags: Surgery, Justice System, Instrument Engineering, Los Angeles, Trials
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Houston star Tracy McGrady says he's out 3 weeks for rehab on injured knee
AP Sports WriterHOUSTON (AP) _ Houston guard Tracy McGrady will miss three weeks to rehabilitate his sore left knee, another blow to an injury-plagued season for the Rockets. McGrady sat out Houston's last three games after starting the first 15. He had arthroscopic...Tags: Health Treatments, Indiana, Ron Artest, Tracy McGrady, Shane Battier
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British hospital says conjoined twin dies after lengthy separation surgery
LONDON (AP) _ A week-old baby has died after surgery to separate her from her twin sister, British doctors said Wednesday. Hope Williams died Tuesday night. Her lungs were too small to support her breathing, the lead doctor said. Hope's sister, Faith is...Tags: Health Treatments, Surgery
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Radiologists uncover, label new teen affliction
Tribune reporterResearchers evaluating a new technique for locating and removing objects accidentally embedded in the body say they may have uncovered a new form of self-mutilating behavior in which teenagers intentionally insert objects into their flesh. Personnel at...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Crimes, Teen-agers, Naperville, Columbus
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Kanye West's cousin under investigation in death of the rapper's mother
More than a year after the death of rapper Kanye West's mother, state officials are investigating her nephew, a registered nurse who oversaw her recuperation after her plastic surgery, according to a person with knowledge of the probe.
Stephan Scoggins,...Tags: Lawyers, Medicine, Surgery, Justice System, Kanye West
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Paterno back at work a week after hip surgery
Penn State coach Joe Paterno is back at work a week after undergoing hip-replacement surgery. A team spokesman says the 81-year-old Paterno held a squad meeting Sunday night after players returned from Thanksgiving break. The school had said he was...Tags: Health Treatments, Joe Paterno
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1 victim of terrorist attacks in India was Chicago man traveling on business
CHICAGO (AP) _ One of the victims of the terrorist attacks in India was a Chicago resident who worked for a company that provides radiation therapy for cancer patients. A spokeswoman for the company said Monday that Sandeep "Sam" Jeswani was traveling in...Tags: Health Treatments, Wisconsin, Business Trips, Trips and Vacations, Terrorism
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1 Mumbai attacks victim was Chicago businessman
Associated Press WriterA Chicago man traveling on business was killed during last week's attacks in Mumbai, India, after a gunman asked him for identification that confirmed he was an American citizen, the man's niece said Monday. Sandeep "Sam" Jeswani, 43, a naturalized U.S....Tags: Health Treatments, Crimes, Murder, Business Trips, Trips and Vacations
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Drug treatment advocates in a divided house
The Times' Nov. 10 article on lengthening drug-addiction treatment presents a thoughtful report on substance-abuse programs that extend past the 30-day norm. The article relies on studies and interviews with treatment providers who explain that longer-...Tags: Laws, Crimes, Health Insurance, Addiction, Prisons
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Banking on implants
The Associated PressIn a move to become a major player in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, health care products company Johnson & Johnson said Monday it will buy cosmetic-product and breast-implant maker Mentor Corp. for $1.07 billion. Analysts said J&J is paying "a...Tags: Beauty Products, Sales, Employees, Mentor Corporation, Health Treatments
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