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No Exhumation of Tenn
No Exhumation of Tenn. DA in Murder Case. "The law does not favor disinterment of a body" A judge refused to allow investigators to dig up the body of a former Knox County district attorney general to look for evidence against his widow, who is charged with murdering her second husband.The investigation into the second husband's 2003 death led authorities to question whether Ed Dossett might also have been slain. A medical examiner at the time of Dossett's death in 1992 ruled the district attorney was knocked down and trampled to death by cattle in his pasture. But questions have emerged about whether he was drugged. Read more.
J&J, Novartis painkiller patches recalled over leaks. "Perhaps the time has come for the FDA to order Johnson & Johnson to pull all versions of this product off the shelves" Johnson & Johnson and Novartis AG's Sandoz unit recalled some patches containing the painkiller fentanyl, saying manufacturing defects may cause leaks that can lead to fatal overdoses. via Boston Globe.
Study reveals why certain ovarian cancers develop resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy. "Testing whether relapsed tumors have a secondary mutation of BRCA2 may be important to predict clinical outcome" A team of researchers led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has identified a new mechanism that explains why some recurrent ovarian tumors become resistant to treatment with commonly used platinum-based.. via Physics Org.
South African Parliament Votes To Ease Abortion Restrictions. The South African Parliament on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that would relax some restrictions on abortion, reports. The legal changes would provide for 24-hour abortion facilities; eliminate preapproval processes; and allow all nurses rather than just midwives to perform the procedure.
Senators Question Federal Judicial Nominee Honaker On Abortion-Rights Views. U.S. district judicial nominee Richard Honaker told Senate Judiciary Committee members Tuesday that he would "check" his views on abortion rights and other issues "at the door" and not "legislate from the bench" if confirmed as a judge, the AP/Rapid City Journal reports.
McCain Would Appoint Conservative Justices To Supreme Court, Opinion Pieces Say
McCain Would Appoint Conservative Justices To Supreme Court, Opinion Pieces Say. Two recently published opinion pieces said that Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain would appoint conservative justices to the Supreme Court if he were elected president. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday, McCain reiterated his opposition to abortion rights and said he would appoint strict constructionist judges to the Supreme Court.
Italian Parliamentary Candidates Support Moratorium On Abortion, Likely To Become An Issue In Campaign. Abortion is playing an important role in Italy's parliamentary elections in April, as former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi recently said that he favors a United Nations ban on the procedure, the AP/Google.com reports. According to the AP/Google.com, abortion is rarely an election topic in Italy. Under a 1978 law, abortion is legal up to 12 weeks gestation in the country.
Drug Resistant Flu Detected In Chicago Area. The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued a health alert to doctors and hospitals because ten Chicago-area patients have tested positive for an unusual type of drug-resistant influenza. Authorities say the strain of flu can be successfully treated with some drugs, but it does not respond to Tamiflu, which is the most common antiviral medication for flu. The alert suggests that flu patients who are in intensive care be given a combination of drugs. Authorities say eight of the ten Tamiflu-resistant infections came from an outbreak at a single Chicago health care facility. They did not release the name of that facility. Read more.
Regulators accuse Cephalon of blocking sale of low-cost generics. "We believe they fully comply with both the spirit and letter of the antitrust laws" Federal regulators sued Cephalon Inc. on Wednesday, accusing the company of illegally blocking the sale of low-cost generics to protect its biggest moneymaking drug. via PhillyBurbs.com.
Kentucky, Nebraska, Virginia Take Actions On Abortion, Embryonic Stem Cell Legislation. The following highlights state legislative action on abortion and human embryonic stem cell-related bills. Abortion Kentucky: On Thursday, the Senate voted 32-4 to pass a bill that would require a physician to perform an ultrasound and present the images to women seeking abortions before providing the procedure, the.
Wall Street Journal Examines Women's Advocacy Groups' Support For Clinton, Obama
Wall Street Journal Examines Women's Advocacy Groups' Support For Clinton, Obama. The Wall Street Journal on Saturday examined how some women's advocacy groups and their affiliates are supporting Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.
Texas Archbishop Gomez Objects To Clinton Rally At St. Mary's University. San Antonio, Texas, Archbishop Jose Gomez Wednesday objected to presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's rally at St. Mary's University, a Roman Catholic university in San Antonio, the AP/CBS News reports.
Depomed Reports Positive Efficacy Data From a Phase 2 Trial of.. MENLO PARK, Calif. Depomed, Inc. today announced positive efficacy results from a Phase 2 double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center trial evaluating Gabapentin GR for the treatment of women with.. via Earth Times.
Drug Doesn't Help Prevent Migraine After All. "The results of this trial do not support preliminary data which had suggested oxcarbazepine was effective in preventing migraine" Contrary to some reports, the epilepsy drug oxcarbazepine does not appear to prevent migraine, according to research published in the February 12, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American.. via Newswise.
Excerpts on steroids investigation. "Brian, you have to understand that you did - you said you noticed that, but we also talked to a lot of other people." Sign up to get Mariners headlines via e-mail Excerpts from the depositions, affidavits and other documents released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday in its investigation into.. via The Seattle Times.
Clemens 'Ready' For His Hearing
Clemens 'Ready' For His Hearing. Roger Clemens faces his accuser and federal investigators when he testifies at a House committee hearing on performance-enhancing drugs.
Soldier, Father, Surgeon, Leader. His father's leg had long since healed by the time the photo was taken. He sits proudly on the steps, a coach surrounded by his players, the 1946 champions of the Southern Christian Athletic Conference basketball league.
Going the Distance, for Self or Community. Troy Allen was an elite athlete in his day, a baseball player at George Washington University whose pro career was cut short by a shoulder injury. For the past decade he has purposefully avoided exercise, but now he is coming back from his "de-training" with an ambitious goal in view: San Diego's..
Diabetes Treatment Risk Not Found in 2nd Study. One week after U.S. researchers announced that pushing down blood sugar levels as close as possible to normal might be dangerous for high-risk diabetes patients, a preliminary analysis of a similar international study has found no such risk.
Hormone Group Protests Crackdown. Stung by a crackdown on unproven claims about the safety and effectiveness of medications made by pharmacies to treat menopause, supporters of the drugs have launched a lobbying campaign aimed at the Food and Drug Administration.
Fairfax's School Board Rejects Some Budget Cuts. The Fairfax County School Board approved a much-debated $2.3 billion annual spending plan last night that preserved some programs the superintendent had proposed cutting to offset declining tax revenue.
Bringing Nutrition Home
Bringing Nutrition Home. Some people eat to live. Others live to eat. But Brian Wansink takes that idea to a whole new level, where food permeates every part of his life.
Report: State Drug Price Sites Flawed. TRENTON, N.J. - Web sites numerous states operate to help consumers easily compare pharmacy prices for prescription drugs often have missing, and sometimes outdated or inaccurate information, a nonpartisan health research group has found.
To Promote Bills, Amputees Describe Insurance Travails. Lorenzo Smith was hanging out with friends in his Suitland neighborhood after school one afternoon about two years ago. That's when the speeding car struck.
Health insurers probed over reimbursement. NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday he is conducting an industry-wide probe of health insurers into an alleged scheme to defraud consumers by manipulating reimbursement rates.
