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A mechanical device that assists or replaces that natural mechanism for breathing.

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Rare skin condition threatens to take woman's life: Side-effects from innocuous antibiotics blamed for skin loss

Published December 4, 2008, 4:13 am, The Telegram

A Mount Pearl woman is in the intensive care unit at the Health Sciences Centre fighting for her life after a one-in-a-million condition left her without skin on 70 per cent of her body.

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Conjoined twins: Baby Faith fighting for survival

Published December 4, 2008, 3:50 am, Daily Telegraph

Conjoined twin baby Faith is fighting for survival after surgeons separated her from her sister Hope.

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Published December 4, 2008, 2:49 am, Hays Daily News

Ford increases F-150 production in Mo., Mich. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. plans to ramp up production of its F-150 pickup trucks at its Kansas City assembly plant as truck sales remain a bright spot in the otherwise dreary automotive industry.

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More than 1,000 long-term care policies in Nebraska at issue

Published December 3, 2008, 10:39 pm, Lincoln Journal Star

A major insurer has dumped a chunk of its long-term-care policies into an independent trust, putting tens of thousands of policyholders, including more than 1,000 in Nebraska, at risk of reduced benefits or big premium increases.

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Insurer casts off long-term-care policies

Published December 3, 2008, 4:13 pm, The Salt Lake Tribune

A major insurer has dumped a chunk of its long-term-care policies into an independent trust, putting tens of thousands of policyholders at risk of reduced benefits or big premium increases.

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Twin dies in operation to separate sisters

Published December 3, 2008, 4:03 pm, Independent

After one of the most difficult operations attempted on conjoined twins in Britain, surgeons have succeeded in saving only one of them.

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Siamese twin Hope dies and sister Faith is left critically ill after separation operation

Published December 3, 2008, 12:09 pm, Daily Mail

One of the Siamese twins born to a teenager last week has died - and doctors say her sister has just a 50 per cent chance of survival.

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Nationwide Hospital Collaborative Seeking to Reduce Mortality by 17 Percent, Improve Reliability of Care by Nearly 13 ...

Published December 3, 2008, 11:47 am, Centre Daily Times

Patient mortality could be reduced by 17 percent and reliability of care could improve by nearly 13 percent if the not-for-profit hospitals participating in a nationwide collaborative attained the project’s quality goals, according to an analysis released today.

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Baby Near Death After Mother Dilutes Formula

Published December 3, 2008, 10:30 am, WSPA Spartanburg

A mother suffering through this tough economic time tries to cut cost and stretch the amount of formula she has for her baby. But what she didn’t realize is the water she was adding was having a deadly impact on her little boy.

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Wife of poker beating victim speaks

Published December 3, 2008, 10:10 am, Southwest Iowa News

The wife of a man who was seriously beaten with a fire poker on Nov. 25, said that he remains unconscious and the family has no health insurance. Tanya Jones said that her husband, Steven, remains unresponsive and might be paralyzed on his left side.

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  • The ergonomics of innovation - The McKinsey Quarterly - The ergonomics of innovation - Strategy - Innovation: A small nonprofit called the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) was behind the 100,000 Lives campaign. By June 2006, the hospitals enrolled in it had accomplished this goal.2 Although the organization lacked formal authority over the hospitals and operated with a tiny staff and modest resources, it helped save 100,000 lives by inspiring and guiding executives, physicians, nurses, and a host of other staff members in the 3,000 hospitals (representing over 75 percent of US hospital beds) that joined the campaign.

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  • Tiamath >> Lady Luck: Dean's gambling habits have always kept the brothers afloat, but when his luck takes a turn for the worse, the consequences for Sam could be dire.

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