Doctor Focuses on the Minds of the Elderly
By JANE GROSS
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Dr. Marc E. Agronin, a geriatric psychiatrist and mental health director for Miami Jewish Health Systems, spoke with Edward Newman, 90.
Dr. Marc E. Agronin is unusual not just because of his specialty but because he is immersed in patients’ lives.
With Liposuction, the Belly Finds What the Thighs Lose
By GINA KOLATA
A study on liposuction confirms the patient’s worst fears: that weight loss is temporary.
Drugs in Ozarks Town Infect Even Sheriff’s Dept.
By A. G. SULZBERGER
In Ellsinore, Mo., where a sheriff was caught up in a methamphetamine case, many see a hopeless fight.
SLIPSTREAM
Data Privacy, Put to the Test
By NATASHA SINGER
A case before the Supreme Court is ostensibly about medical privacy, but it taps into a much broader debate about consumer protection and informed consent.
Court Lets U.S. Resume Paying for Embryo Study
By GARDINER HARRIS
Two federal appeals court judges ruled that the syntax of the law restricting such research left room for financing of work on stem cells created from embryos that were destroyed in the past.
PATIENT MONEY
Containing the Costs of Pet Care
By WALECIA KONRAD
Americans will spend $12.2 billion on veterinary care this year, but pet owners can control some costs without compromising care.
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Review Casts More Doubts on a Lung Cancer Study
By GARDINER HARRIS
A confidential review of a continuing lung cancer study involving more than 50,000 patients found that doctors could not locate 90 percent of the patients’ consent forms.
Indiana Bill Cuts Funds for Clinics for Women
By MONICA DAVEY
Gov. Mitch Daniels, who said he would sign the measure, is expected to announce a decision soon about running for president in 2012.
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This dish is inspired by a classic Thai sweet made with sticky rice.
Soft Drink Industry Fights Proposed Food Stamp Ban
By ROBERT PEAR
An array of food companies and antihunger groups are lobbying against a request by New York City to ban the use of food stamps to buy “sugar-sweetened beverages.”
U.S. Seeks New Limits on Food Ads for Children
By WILLIAM NEUMAN
The Federal Trade Commission’s plan seeks to restrict the marketing of products like sugary cereals and fast-food meals to help stem childhood obesity.
Cheaper Drug to Treat Eye Disease Is Effective
By ANDREW POLLACK
The trial said that Avastin is just as effective at treating a form of macular degeneration as the more expensive Lucentis.
Earnings Rise for Procter and Colgate
By REUTERS
Procter & Gamble and the Colgate Palmolive Company said they anticipated rising costs for commodities, and ultimately for consumer products.
Armadillos Can Transmit Leprosy to Humans, Federal Researchers Confirm
By GARDINER HARRIS
About a third of leprosy cases each year in the United States are a result of contact with infected armadillos.
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