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Should doctors be prohibited from asking patients if they own a gun?

Last updated Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 1:59pm

Should doctors be able to ask their patients or patients’ parents whether they own a gun? What about health insurers, employers or health-care officials implementing the Affordable Care Act?

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Judge orders state custody for Harris

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, November 9, 2012 - 12:59am

FARMINGTON — A judge has ordered a man who was shot in the head by a Layton police officer to be placed in the custody of the Department of Human Services.

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Ogden mental health court celebrates first graduation ceremony

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, October 28, 2012 - 11:04pm

OGDEN — The year-old Ogden 2nd District Mental Health Court will honor its first graduates in ceremonies today.

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Utah publicly funded substance abuse and mental health facilities going smoke free

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 7:56pm

OGDEN — Clients and staff members at more than 150 publicly funded substance abuse and mental health facilities across Utah are going tobacco free.

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At sentencing, judge considers best interests of boy, mother who tried to kill him

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 9:46pm

OGDEN — The mother was in handcuffs, but her family cried with her when she turned to apologize in open court. She tried to kill her 10-year-old son last Thanksgiving.

It’s a jammed courtroom. But the small talk stops, leaving tears as the only backdrop.

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Man accused in fatal stabbing over food in Bountiful headed back to state hospital

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 6:39pm

FARMINGTON — A judge ordered a man who police say stabbed a woman 51 times back to Utah State Hospital.

Phillip Simmons, 40, appeared Tuesday in 2nd District Court. He is charged with one count of first-degree felony murder.

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Can't concentrate? Spit out your chewing gum

Julie Deardoff Chicago Tribune

Last updated Monday, June 4, 2012 - 2:54pm

Having trouble remembering phone numbers or a professor's lecture? Try spitting out your chewing gum.

A new British study suggests that chewing flavorless gum can interfere with short-term memory.

The research, published in The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, challenges the prevailing notion that chewing gum -- at least when it's flavored -- is a performance enhancer that can boost brain power.

It also provides further proof that human beings are woefully inept at completing two tasks at once.

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Pinwheels adorn the lawn at the Memorial County Courthouse in Farmington on Wednesday. The pinwheels are to remind us that April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. From January through March of this year, 128 sexual or physical child abuse cases have been opened at the CJC in Farmington, says Susan Burton, the center’s development coordinator. During 2011, a total of 364 cases were reported to the CJC, she says.(NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Davis may top 2011 child abuse cases well before 2012 is out

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 8:04pm

FARMINGTON — More people, heightened awareness and more criminal incidents has the number of child abuse cases opened at the Davis County Children’s Justice Center on pace to shatter the total case count for 2011.

From January through March of this year, 128 sexual or physical child abuse cases have been opened at the CJC in Farmington, said Susan Burton, the center’s development coordinator.

During 2011, a total of 364 cases were reported to the CJC, she said.

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Mike DiReda, seen here in 2008, started the 2nd District DUI Court two years ago, and more than 30 people have graduated from the program since then. Instead of infrequent contacts with a probation officer, centerpiece to the program is patrons standing twice monthly or more before a judge who can jail them on the spot for violations such as a dirty urine test or skipping counseling sessions.(Standard-Examiner file photo)

10 graduate from, praise 2nd District DUI Court

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 7:50pm

OGDEN — A graduation ceremony Thursday for patrons of the 2nd District DUI Court offered inspirational uplift for anyone struggling with addiction.

The 10 graduates of the two-year-old court started by 2nd District Judge Mike DiReda marked its fourth, and largest, graduation, bringing the total number of graduates to more than 30.

“You’ve all saved what was a lost soul,” said Winston K., who noted he had been in other rehab programs “where it seemed like no one cared who I was and how I ended up.”

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Research shows going to a movie improves your health

Lee Bowman Scripps Howard News Service

Last updated Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 3:03pm

Who knew movie night could offer so many health benefits?

Whether you buy a ticket or rent to watch on the couch, just make sure the screen fare is of the three-hankie genre and that the snack fare includes popcorn and chocolate.

That very combo, according to a trio of new scientific reports, should enhance emotional wellbeing, boost anti-oxidant levels, and help reduce weight.

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Attorneys believe man accused in stabbing death is unfit for trial

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 8:20pm

FARMINGTON — Attorneys believe the man police said stabbed a woman 51 times is no longer mentally competent to stand trial.

Phillip Simmons, 40, who is charged with first-degree felony murder, appeared Tuesday in 2nd District Court. He is being held in Davis County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.

“From communications expressed with me, frankly, I’m starting to get concerned again,” said Mark Arrington, Simmons’ attorney.

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Jeremy Hauck appears in 2nd District Court in Farmington for a hearing on Sept. 6, 2006. Hauck is accused of killing his mother and stuffing her body in a freezer. He was 18 when the crime occurred, and he is now 23 and in Utah State Hospital, being forced to take medication in an attempt to make him competent to stand trial. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Evaluations to determine if Hauck can stand trial in mother's murder

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 26, 2012 - 7:55pm

FARMINGTON — Attorneys are continuing to wait for the results of two mental competency evaluations before they go forward in a murder case that is almost six years old.

Public defender Todd Utzinger said Monday in 2nd District Court that it will take at least two months before the two evaluators can complete the mental competency assessments of Jeremy Jacob Hauck.

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Centerville man pleads not guilty after third evaluation finds him competent

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 11:08pm

FARMINGTON — After receiving the results of a third competency evaluation, which labeled him fit for trial, a Centerville man pleaded not guilty to trying to kill his neighbor.

Michael L. Selleneit, 54, appeared Thursday in 2nd District Court and entered not guilty pleas to counts of first-degree felony attempted murder and second-degree felony possession of a firearm by a restricted person.

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Suicides among Army personnel up 80 percent in four years

Shari Roan Los Angeles Times

Last updated Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 6:09pm

Suicide among young Army personnel is among the saddest tolls of the country's two long wars this century. A report released Thursday found suicides among U.S. Army personnel rose 80 percent between 2004 and 2008.

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The Alzheimer's Association Northern Utah office is hosting "Maintain Your Brain" seminars from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on your choice of dates: March 13 in Bountiful, March 14 in Kaysville and March 15 in Clearfield. (Courtesy image)

Seminar to teach how to 'Maintain Your Brain'

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 6:38pm

A healthy brain plays a “critical role” in having a healthy body, says an area manager with the Alzheimer’s Association Northern Utah office. That’s why the association is hosting a free “Maintain Your Brain” seminar in three cities.