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September 19, 2012 -- Naturopathic medicine advocates worry that one of the many casualties of Oregon’s new coordinated care system will be Eugene resident Penelope Jones-Vaughn, who adopted a severely abused infant son with fetal alcohol syndrome from his birth mother. His symptoms included an inability to feel pain, weeklong bouts of constipation and waking up constantly with nightmares.

Fatalities from prescription drugs now exceed the number of fatalities from traffic accidents

Shopping for health insurance will be easier in 2014

September 19, 2012 -- Topics ranging from water fluoridation to prenatal care issues to the Oregon Health Plan will be discussed at the Oregon Public Health Association Conference Oct. 8-9 at Oregon State University’s LaSells Stewart Center.

September 19, 2012 -- Surgical Associates of the Cascades will become employed by St. Charles Medical Group on Jan. 1. The group includes Drs. Jack Hartley, John Land and George Tsai — who have collectively practiced general surgery in Central Oregon for more than 50 years — and Dr. Ngocthuy “Thuy” Hughes, of Cascade Obesity and General Surgery. They have dedicated their practice to providing the most technologically advanced, minimally invasive procedures to patients.