300-pound Texas man dies after police use stun gun

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A 300-pound Fort Worth man died shortly after police fired a Taser stun gun at him during a drug raid. Fort Worth police used the stun gun on 34-year-old Jermaine Darden Thursday because they say he was resisting arrest.
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Highlights: New health care oversight laws in Md.; Texas hospitals negotiate …

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Texas lawmakers are weighing a bill that would allow some teenagers in foster care to refuse medication. The legislation comes amid reports that despite recent reforms, rates of psychotropic drug use among Texas foster children remains high (Zaragovia, …
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LEGISLATURE: NFIB/Texas applauds passage of SB 21

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The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that drug use costs employers between $ 75 billion and $ 100 billion each year in lost time at work, accidents in the workplace, health care and workers' compensation costs. The Small Business Administration further …
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Exclusive: 'Workplace wellness' fails bottom line, waistlines – RAND

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"We do not detect statistically significant decreases in cost and use of emergency department and hospital care" as a result of the programs, RAND found. The RAND report … Based on gold-standard studies, similar to those that evaluate a new drug …
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