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Pushing Drugs in the NFL Locker Room

...  drugs in the NFL locker room He made the Pro Bowl in his second season, the year before O.J. Simpson rushed for 2,003 yards. He played five years in … He had no job. All that remained was a cocaine addiction that he claims originated with the painkillers he received from the Bills. Read more on Buffalo News Judge in Perry case is a multi-tasker Nobody would be enthusiastic about taking the Perry case,” Reamey asid, then corrected himself. “Somewhere, probably, there are several who have egos not unlike you'll remember Judge (Lance) Ito from the (OJ) Simpson case… But no, I don't think most … Read more on San Antonio Express-News Read ...

Protect Families by Keeping Them Together

Protect families by keeping them together According to statistics released in September by the research center Child Trends, child welfare spending nationwide has recently dipped. The combined expenditures of child welfare agencies … After decades of forcing parents like Larimore to … Read more on Al Jazeera America Insurance coverage gaps create health care challenges But if that patient was overweight, the nurse could issue a referral downstairs to the Center for Active Living, which focuses on highly specialized exercise regimens that often double as rehabilitation. And the nurse could recommend a visit to the … Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette Read more... ...

Judge Bars Shutdown of Falls Homeless Shelter

...  bars shutdown of Falls homeless shelter On April 8, Ciccarelli wrote that the mission converted the house from an adult care facility into a homeless shelter without permission, which meant it was illegal all along. … He said he runs a “dry shelter,” meaning the men are tested for alcohol … Read more on Buffalo News Indiana prison puts strong emphasis on work, faith The medium-security facility, with about 1,400 inmates, doesn't look like a typical prison, except for the barbed wire above the perimeter fences and multiple clanging security doors at the entrance. … (More than half of inmates have alcohol or drug … Read more on Indianapolis Star Read ...

UAB's Spain Rehab Turns 50

...  Amie McLain, M.D., chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. “We stress a rigorous, evidence-based and patient-centered … Read more on UAB Kaleidoscope Helping patients improve function What physical medicine rehab is as a specialty is a residency that trains people to diagnose and treat conditions of the body that have to do with muscles, nerves and joints without operating. We do procedures, but they're not surgical procedures in a … Read more on Buffalo News Read ...

Heroin 'Filled the Hole': For Kid From Suburbs, Pot Was First Stop on Road to

...  nobody actually gets those 30 days, said Tom McLellan, CEO of the Treatment Research Institute. The average … Read more on Omaha World-Herald Cher says farewell, again, with 'Dressed to Kill' tour Which is why she will break her promise to retire from touring, made to Buffalo audiences at then- HSBC Arena in May 2003, when she takes the stage in the same building, now the First Niagara Center, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Why, at 67, with … “Even … Read more on Buffalo News Read ...

Cheektowaga Physical Therapist Has Helped Athletes Get Ready for the Olympics

...  physical therapist has helped athletes get ready for the Olympics I'm rooting for the players now and the coaches I know,” said Nentarz, who has helped tune up top athletes in several sports in recent years as a physical therapist, strength coach and performance enhancement specialist. He declined to name the hockey … Read more on Buffalo News PT for pets? More vets are prescribing physical therapy “In the past, we didn't know what to do with them and put them in a crate for six weeks,” says Kirk Peck, a physical therapy professor at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., and president of the American Physical Therapy Association's animal … Read more on Alexandria Town Talk Read ...

The Resource Center Honors Long-Term Employees

...  Peters, Jamestown, residence manager; Robert Sherbine, Jamestown, activity leader; Jessica Smith, Jamestown, quality management specialist … Read more on Evening Observer Lomeo's job at Kaleida? Right an ailing ship Kaskie's departure brought calls for Kaleida Health to do a better job of forming collaborations with doctors, as well as comparisons to the job the Catholic Health system has done. Catholic Health benefits from a close relationship with Catholic … Read more on Buffalo News Tags: kaleida health, catholic health, buffalo news ...