Hero Soldier Who Lost All Four Limbs in Iraq Blast Becomes First USveteran to …

Published January 31, 2013

Hero soldier who lost all four limbs in Iraq blast becomes first USveteran to …

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The 13-hour operation was led by Dr. W.P. Andrew Lee, plastic surgery chief at Johns Hopkins, and is the seventh double-hand or double-arm transplant completed in the United States. Lee led three of those earlier operations … All five recipients have …
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Anecdotal evidence drives synthetic drug debate – Odessa American: Crime …

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Turning Point, a rehabilitation center, has seen about three to five synthetic drug users per month over the past several months, said Charlotte Davis, a counselor there. The state-funded organization does not take a stand on the ordinance, but …
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Dave Purchase Dies at 73; Led Early Needle Exchange

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In the early days of the AIDS epidemic, when many critics argued that needle exchanges encouraged drug use, Mr. Purchase “was able to get political acceptance in Tacoma and obtain public funding,” said Don Des Jarlais, the director of research for the …
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