December 2011

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LIFE GOES ON: Weekends & Wednesdays

WEEKENDS & WEDNESDAY NIGHTS Dear Doctor Kathleen, I am a divorced father of 2 little girls, ages 5 and 7. Fortunately, my ex-wife and I have an excellent relationship and work well co-parenting. The problem…




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Ct Hospitals: Same Surgery, Much Different Rates

Written by Rob Gurwitt WebKazoo Graphic Each time John Dempsey Hospital performs a cardiac valve surgery, the hospital receives a median payment of $82,589 from Medicare – about $23,000 more than the median paid to…


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Waterbury Group Home Cited For Improper Care

Written by Lisa Chedekel A Waterbury group home for people with severe psychiatric disabilities has been cited by the state for failing to provide proper care for two residents with past suicide attempts who injured…


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LIFE GOES ON: What Will You Remember?

WHAT WILL YOU REMEMBER?  After the presents are unwrapped, the dinners are eaten, and the songs are sung, what will you remember about this holiday season? Was all the stress and worry necessary? “What should…


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Suspicious Senior Deaths Rarely Investigated

(Andres Cediel/Frontline) by Chisun Lee and A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, and Carl Byker, PBS “Frontline”Nothing, it seemed, was unusual about Joseph Shepter’s death. A retired U.S. government scientist, Shepter spent his final two years dwelling in…





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Four New Haven Liquor Stores Nailed In Sting

On Friday, December 16, 2011 and Saturday, December 17, 2011, Department of Consumer Protection Liquor Agents partnered with officers from the New Haven Police Department and the Governor’s Prevention Partnership to conduct compliance checks of…


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LIFE GOES ON: “In Praise Of Idleness”

“IN PRAISE OF IDLENESS”  DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I have worked everyday of my life since I was 12.I was raised with a strong work ethic by hard-working parents. My brothers and I had jobs to…






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Many More CooperVision Avaira Contact Lenses Recalled

More CooperVision Avaira contact lenses contain an unintended silicone oil residue, leading to an expansion of the company’s October-issued nationwide recall, the Department of Consumer Protection announced today. In October, CooperVision Inc. of West Henrietta,…