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Two proposals seek to create a statewide office dedicated to preventing disordered eating and to regulate operations in eating disorder treatment facilities, as well as restrict the sale of diet pills to minors.

Muehleisen BELLEVILLE — A man alleges Memorial Hospital medical personnel failed to timely diagnose his throat cancer, causing him to lose the right side of his vocal cord.  Christopher Hardin filed a complaint March 1 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Protestant Memorial Medical Center Inc., doing business as Memorial Hospital, Victoria Koch, CNP, Hayden Smith, M.D., Tara Topper and Stephen Sheridan, M.D., alleging negligence.  According to Hardins c...