2015-08-27 U.S. Spotlight

RollingStone.com   

Donald Trump Just Stopped Being Funny   
RollingStone.com
So two yahoos from Southie in my hometown of Boston severely beat up a Hispanic homeless guy earlier this week. While being arrested, one of the brothers reportedly told police that "Donald Trump was right, all of these illegals need to be deported." ...

2015-08-27 U.S. Health

UPI.com   

Steroid injections may not help lower back pain   
UPI.com
A large review of studies found the injections provide temporary relief from pain but do not last or solve the problem. By Stephen Feller | Aug. 26, 2015 at 5:03 PM. Comments 0 Comments. share with facebook. share with twitter. Researchers said that ...
With steroid shots, back pain relief is only temporary, at best, study finds   Washington Post
A new study is highly critical of the effectiveness of epidural steroid ...   National Pain Report
Steroid injections fail to help with lower back pain, study finds   OregonLive.com
Bulletin Leader   
WorkersCompensation.com (press release)   
NYC Today   
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BBC News   

Blood test 'detects cancer relapse'   
BBC News
A blood test may be able to save lives by finding cancers that have started to grow again after treatment, a study suggests. Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research in London found traces of breast cancer eight months before doctors would ...
Blood test may help predict breast cancer relapse   The Guardian
Simple blood test detects breast cancer relapse seven months early   Telegraph.co.uk
A blood test can help predict breast cancer relapse   Fortune
Medical Daily   
CBS News   
WKRC TV Cincinnati   
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Reuters   

Surgeon performance unaffected by fatigue from overnight work: study   
Reuters
(Reuters Health) - Going without sleep the night before does not affect the performance of doctors doing elective surgery the next morning, according to a new Ontario study that runs contrary to research demonstrating that sleep-deprived physicians ...
Night shift not a factor in surgery outcomes, Ontario study finds   The Globe and Mail
A Tired Surgeon Still a Good Surgeon, Study Finds   Philly.com
No difference in care from sleep-deprived doctors, Ontario study finds   Ottawa Citizen
Alabama's News Leader   
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Forbes   

Obamacare's Accountable Medicare Effort Saves Another $400M   
Forbes
I've written about health care for more than two decades, starting from my native Iowa where I covered the presidential campaign bus rides of Bill and Hillary Clinton through the Hawkeye state talking health reform and the economy. I have covered the ...
Scott Walker's unhelpful new health care proposal   Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Editorial: Efforts to thwart Obamacare hurt Missouri and its people   STLtoday.com
Health-care question Republicans must answer   Newsday
OregonLive.com   
CNN   
Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)   
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Rapid News Network   

ACLU Forces Catholic Hospital To Sterilize Woman   
Daily Caller
The threat of a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has compelled a Catholic hospital in California to sterilize a woman, despite the fact that performing such a procedure contravenes its Catholic teachings. Mercy Medical Center in ...
ACLU Threatens to sue & Forces Catholic Hospital To Sterilize Woman   The Market Business
Catholic-accredited hospital gave go signal for tube ligation after lawsuit threat   Times Gazette
Catholic Hospital In California Ordered To Perform Sterilization Procedure   Pioneer News
Times Gazette   
Immortal News   
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Times of India   

Mother's Healthy diet linked to lower heart defect risk at birth for the child   
NYC Today
Women who eat healthy diet before and during pregnancy have higher chances of giving birth to a healthy baby. A research conducted by a team of medical experts at the University of Utah School of Medicine has found 37 percent lower risk of child born ...
It's All Up to Mom: Women's Healthy Diet During Pregnancy Reduces Baby's Heart ...   Food World News
Mother's healthy diet can cut heart defects in newborns   Junior College
Mother's Diet Can Cut Heart Defects In Newborns   Rapid News Network
MedPage Today   
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Minneapolis Star Tribune   

Protest seeks to block Medicare policy changes on prosthetics payments   
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jim Spencer Amputees Scott Bonebrake, left, Ann Morris and Scott Tjaden traveled from Minnesota to Washington, D.C., to protest the newly proposed Medicare payment rules for prosthetics, saying the rules would hurt amputees. Text size. comment0. share.
Amputees protest proposed Medicare changes for artificial limbs   Washington Post
Medicare proposal would limit access to prosthetic limbs, say amputee groups   NYC Today
Amputees fight Medicare proposal to limit prosthetics   wtkr.com
WDTN   
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AsiaOne   

Pilates linked to better balance in older women with back pain   
AsiaOne
Older women with lower back pain who add pilates to their physical therapy routine may see improvements in balance and reductions in fear of falling that don't result from other types of exercise, a Spanish study suggests. Researchers followed about ...

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CBS Local   

Baltimore County Man With West Nile Virus Dies From Unrelated Causes   
CBS Local
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — For the first time this year, a person in Baltimore County contracts West Nile virus. That person has died, but from unrelated causes. Still, there is concern about the virus spreading to more people. Christie Ileto ...
First human case of West Nile virus reported in Lake County   Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Person infected with West Nile virus dies, officials say   WBAL Baltimore
Cumberland County to conduct more mosquito spraying   Carlisle Sentinel
Greene County Daily World   
KEPR 19   
The Star Democrat   
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Minneapolis Star Tribune   

Mother of conjoined twins to give birth in Colorado   
Washington Post
AURORA, Colo. — A woman preparing to give birth to conjoined twins in Colorado has been told one of the babies won't survive. Amber McCullough, of Hastings, Minn., was scheduled to have a C-section Wednesday to deliver twin girls at the Colorado Fetal ...

2015-08-27 U.S. Science

CBS News   

Galactic butterfly spotted in deep space   
CBS News
Looking like a butterfly unfolding its wings, this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the Twin Jet Nebula and its knots of expanding gas in amazing detail. Viewers can see iridescent lobes of material stretching outwards from the ...

2015-08-27 U.S. Sports

USA TODAY   

Houston Astros - PlayerWatch   
Reuters
OF George Springer took batting practice for the third straight time and will travel to Minnesota for most batting practice. Springer has been cleared for baseball activities since Aug 14, has been on the disabled list since July 2. He may start a ...
McHugh continues impressive starters run for Astros   ESPN (blog)
Astros win important series at Yankee Stadium, top 2014 win total   Yahoo Sports (blog)
Pineda returns, chased in 5th as Yankees fall to Astros   USA TODAY
SFGate   
Chron.com (blog)   
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Los Angeles Times   

Ex-49er Ray McDonald indicted on rape count; Ahmad Brooks charged in related case   
Los Angeles Times
Ray McDonald, formerly a defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers, has been indicted by a Santa Clara County grand jury on suspicion of raping an intoxicated woman. Separately, current 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was charged Wednesday with ...

2015-08-27 U.S. Entertainment

Fox News   

Porn star claims she had sex with Josh Duggar   
Fox News
An adult film star has come forward and claimed she had unprotected sex twice with disgraced former reality star Josh Duggar. Meanwhile, the Duggar family announced on Wednesday that Josh had entered a treatment facility. Danica Dillon told In Touch ...
The Duggars Use Nike as a Code Word to Fight Lustful Thoughts—Plus, Jim Bob ...   E! Online
Josh Duggar checks into 'long-term treatment' after Ashley Madison scandal   Los Angeles Times
Josh Duggar needs church sex therapy: Molesting sisters wasn't just kid stuff?   Examiner.com
seattlepi.com   
WebProNews   
Zee News   
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New York Daily News   

Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose accused of gang rape by alleged ex-girlfriend   
New York Daily News
A woman claiming to be the ex-girlfriend of Derrick Rose is accusing the Chicago Bulls superstar of drugging and gang raping her along with two of his friends. The bombshell lawsuit, filed by a woman identified as “Jane Doe,” was first reported by TMZ ...
Report: Woman Sues Derrick Rose, Says He Drugged, Gang Raped Her   Deadspin
Derrick Rose Accused of Drugging and Gang Raping Ex-Girlfriend   TMZ.com
Derrick Rose Accused Of Drugging & Gang-Raping His Ex-Girlfriend — Report   Hollywood Life
Dispatch Times   
Heavy.com   
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People Magazine   

Justin Bieber Look-alike Tobias Sheldon Found Dead at 35   
People Magazine
Tobias "Toby" Sheldon, the 35-year-old who spent more $100,000 on plastic surgery to look like Justin Bieber, was found dead last week, his rep confirms to PEOPLE. According to TMZ, officials found his body on Aug. 21 in a Motel 6 in California's San ...

2015-08-27 U.S. Technology

The Indian Express   

Facebook tests new service M, a personal assistant inside Messenger   
The Indian Express
M, a personal digital assistant inside Facebook Messenger app which will complete tasks and find information for users. Google +. Comments. By: Tech Desk | New Delhi | Published:August 27, 2015 8:57 am. Facebook M is the new voice-assistant in ...

2015-08-27 U.S. Business

Reuters   

Asia stocks take heart from Wall Street rally, China gains   
Reuters
TOKYO Asian stocks extended gains on Thursday as a sharp rebound on Wall Street and gains in battered Chinese shares eased fears of a deep and protracted global market rout, while the dollar rallied as risk aversion eased. Sentiment was also supported ...

2015-08-27 U.S. U.S.

New York Times   

Viewers of Virginia TV Station Wake Up to Watch a Nightmare   
New York Times
ROANOKE, Va. — The signal from WDBJ-TV carries across hundreds of miles of southwest Virginia, and on Wednesday morning, so did the grief. In small, rural hamlets, and in the bustling downtown where WDBJ calls itself “Your Hometown Station,” viewers ...

2015-08-27 U.S. World

New York Times   

Viewers of Virginia TV Station Wake Up to Watch a Nightmare   
New York Times
ROANOKE, Va. — The signal from WDBJ-TV carries across hundreds of miles of southwest Virginia, and on Wednesday morning, so did the grief. In small, rural hamlets, and in the bustling downtown where WDBJ calls itself “Your Hometown Station,” viewers ...