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Dead Wrong: What's Really Killing America
Inaccurate data on what kills people in this country is rampant. There are some cases where cause of death is fraudulently invented, but in most cases autopsies are simple conducted incorrectly to the tune of at least a third of death diagnoses. In many cases, cause of death is never determined and these patterns are exacerbated along disadvantaged socioeconomic lines. Such inaccurate data on deaths is feared to skew research on preventative measures.
Tags: death; autopsies; diagnoses; inaccurate; reporting; inexperience; research; medicine; heart disease; fraud; medical examiners; investigation; conduct; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
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Keeping Charities Out of Town: Feeling overrun by social services, Hartford bards new facilities; other cities may follow suit
According to the article, "City leaders around the country have expressed frustration as they have watched suburbs draw away residents and businesses, often leaving behind large numbers of disadvantaged people. With little power to require the suburbs to offer care for the urban poor, cities like Hartford are taking steps to limit the private social services available within their own boundaries in the hope that some non-profit groups will decide to open their doors elsewhere."
Tags: charity; charities; Chrysalis Center; social services; poor; urban poor; disadvantaged people; Hartford; Connecticut; CT; non-profit; non-profit groups; businesses; suburbs
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Wall Street Journal (New York) reveals how the Small Business Investment Company, designed to give loans to disadvantaged people, often is manipulated into giving loans to businesses controlled by rich and powerful people, Nov. 5, 1993.