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Butler: Astor's Mind Was Gone
Jun 9, 2009 11:37 AM CDT
Butler: Astor's Mind Was Gone
(Newser)
- Brooke Astor spent her final years in a haze as her faculties deserted her, her butler testified yesterday at the fraud trial of Astor’s son Anthony Marshall. As early as 1997, Astor’s memory started to fail her, leaving her unable to recall her servants’ names or even what...
What Really Happened in Astor's House
Nov 16, 2008 6:08 PM CST
What Really Happened in Astor's House
Millionaire's former staff say abusive son bilked her of $60M
(Newser)
- A new book about Brooke Astor portrays the New York philanthropist as a frail, paranoid 105-year-old pressured to give up her fortune. Drawing on notes from Astor's former staff,
Mrs. Astor Regrets
describes son Tony Marshall's alleged bilking of her millions. Astor's staff "filled 30 journals over four years...
Bale Makes
Bail, Denies
Mom Assault
UPDATED
Jul 22, 2008 1:09 PM CDT
Bale Makes Bail, Denies Mom Assault
Reports abuse before son's London movie premiere
(Newser)
-
Batman
star Christian Bale was arrested today in London after his mother and sister accused him of assaulting them in his hotel suite over the weekend, the
Daily Mail
reports. The women lodged their complaints yesterday, but police waited until after last night’s London premiere of
The Dark Knight
...
Parking Space Spat Leads to Elder Abuse Charges
Jun 19, 2008 6:23 PM CDT
Parking Space Spat Leads to Elder Abuse Charges
Younger woman assaults 71-year-old
(Newser)
- A woman in Stockton, Calif., is facing elder-abuse charges after she allegedly attacked a 71-year-old woman who caught her parking in a handicap spot without a permit, CBS reports. The victim says her 26-year-old assailant “put her baby down and came at me with both hands” when she saw...
Nursing Homes Misuse Meds to Control Patients
Dec 4, 2007 3:05 PM CST
Nursing Homes Misuse Meds to Control Patients
'Off label' antipsychotic use drives up costs, sparks concern
(Newser)
- Understaffed US nursing homes are increasingly turning to antipsychotic drugs to control elderly residents, even though most display symptoms of dementia rather than the psychotic disorders the drugs are intended to treat, the
Wall Street Journal
reports. Such “off-label” usage defies FDA warnings that elderly patients using the drugs...
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