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SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) – Police say an inmate from the Shreveport City Jail seriously injured an officer Tuesday while the two were in a waiting room at LSU Hospital.
Police spokesman Cpl. Bill Goodin said the inmate was at the hospital for an evaluation. The assault happened in a room on the hospital's third floor.  
Police identified the inmate as 27-year-old Melvin Tyner.
“It was extremely violent.  It was a bloody scene,” said Goodin.
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Recently it was revealed that the 17-year-old daughter of the Republican vice presidential nominee is pregnant. This announcement was particularly ironic, as the GOP platform advocates abstinence-only sex education.
This high-profile pregnancy is stirring a larger debate about how sex education is taught in the United States. What is clear is that despite strong messages urging young people to abstain, most teenagers, even those who have been admonished Read the rest of this entry »

Anne Pressly, 26, died at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Margaret Preston said.
In a statement released by the hospital, Pressly’s parents, Guy and Patti Cannady, asked for privacy as they grieved.
“It was our hope, as was yours, that Anne would overcome the injuries inflicted upon her in the brutal attack at her home,” the statement read. “We were with her in her last moments, and although our hearts are broken, we Read the rest of this entry »

Women Likely To Receive No-Cost Formula Samples When Leaving Hospital After Birth, Report Finds
Despite opposition from numerous health organizations to giving new mothers no-cost formula samples, most women after giving birth in the U.S. leave the hospital with such samples, as well as discount coupons to buy formula, according to a
,
reports.
recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant’s life, it is estimated Read the rest of this entry »

Xtri is pleased to introduce The Corner. This is a
. The Corner will feature articles from Gordo Byrn, Alan Couzens, Justin Daerr and other members of the Endurance Corner team that discuss training, nutrition, physiology and all topics important to the multisport athlete.
So, it’s the New Year and you thought it would be wonderful to get it started with the “100 runs in 100 days challenge”. Sounds like a great idea to begin the Read the rest of this entry »

Maintain your fitness goals, whatever the season
While staying fit should be a yearlong commitment, some seasons come with more than their fair share of challenges.
Surviving the holiday season— with the treats, family gatherings, parties and hearty meals that come with it—and the winter months that follow doesn’t necessarily mean jeopardizing any hard-won fitness gains.
•Park the car farther away from the destination Read the rest of this entry »

KENILWORTH, N.J.
,
Feb. 20
) today announced that it has responded to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) complete response letter for SAPHRIS(TM) (asenapine) sublingual tablets, which was received in
. SAPHRIS is under review for the acute treatment of schizophrenia in adults and for the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in adults as monotherapy.
The action letter included proposed labeling Read the rest of this entry »

(AMGN) advertising brochure for Sensipar, a drug used in certain kidney
disease patients, is “false and misleading.”
and posted to the agency’s Web site Wednesday, the FDA
said a direct-to-consumer patient brochure omits and minimizes risks for the
drug and broadens the indication, or possible usage, for the drug.
Sensipar is approved to treat secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with
chronic kidney disease. Hyperparathyroidism is a disorder Read the rest of this entry »

by Lindsay Lyon/U.S. News and World Report
We’ll spare you the lecture. (Seriously, though, stamp out that butt and flush the pack, already!)
Tobacco use is the chief cause of preventable death in the United States. Left unbridled, smoking could kill more than 1 billion people this century, according to the World Health Organization. That equals the number who would die if a Titanic sank every 24 minutes for the next 100 years, as former U.S. Read the rest of this entry »