New Analysis of Senate Health Reform Bill and President's Proposal Signal Significant Legal Changes AheadFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 9:45AMA new analysis of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed on December 24, 2009 by the United States Senate, was released today by The GW School of Public Health and Health Services, Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program. This new analysis focuses on key legal changes in the Senate-passed legislation and highlights relevant provisions addressed in the President's health ...
Extreme Obesity Affecting More Children At Younger AgesFriday, March 19, 2010 @ 8:32AMExtreme obesity is affecting more children at younger ages, with 12 percent of black teenage girls, 11.2 percent of Hispanic teenage boys, 7.3 percent of boys and 5.5 percent of girls now classified as extremely obese, according to a Kaiser Permanente study of 710,949 children and teens that appears online in the Journal of Pediatrics. This is the first study to provide a snapshot of the ...
The Arsenic Century, By James C WhortonThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 7:19PMThe next time you're having a bad day, pause for a moment to be grateful: that you weren't born in the Victorian age and consequently are not likely to be in danger of being poisoned by arsenic. Come, come, you might be thinking. This is a slender reason to be cheerful – who's to say that anyone would wish to slip a splash of arsenious acid into my cup of tea? But as James Whorton's book points ...
L.A. County supervisors' spending is investigatedThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 6:49PMProsecutors examine whether supervisors broke the law when they spent millions of taxpayer dollars on pet projects without public votes or discussion. Los Angeles County prosecutors are examining whether county supervisors broke the law when they spent millions of taxpayer dollars on pet projects without a public vote or discussion.
More Children Now Extremely ObeseThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:40PMNew research suggests that obesity in kids has reached epidemic proportions, reaching over 7 percent of boys, nearly 6 percent of girls, and nearly 12 percent in some specific ethnic groups. The study is based on a study study of 710,949 children and teens by Kaiser Permanente. This is the first study to provide a snapshot [...]
Extreme obesity affecting more children at younger agesThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 4:33PM( Kaiser Permanente ) Extreme obesity is affecting more children at younger ages, with 12 percent of black teenage girls, 11.2 percent of Hispanic teenage boys, 7.3 percent of boys and 5.5 percent of girls now classified as extremely obese, according to a study of 710,949 children and teens in the Journal of Pediatrics.This is the first study to provide an up-to-date snapshot of extreme obesity ...
Burma releases jailed US activistThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:06AMBurma's military government frees a democracy activist and US citizen jailed in February for three years.
Myanmar releasing US man jailed for fraud, forgery: officialThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 4:53AMMilitary-ruled Myanmar was due to release a US rights activist, who was jailed for three years in February for fraud and forgery, an official told AFP.
Madoff baten in prisonThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 4:41AMBernard Madoff, who is serving a 150-year sentence in North Carolina for running a fraud scheme that cost investors billions of dollars, was physically assaulted by another inmate in December, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Petition against Main Street clinic may be too lateThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 4:27AMFITCHBURG - A citizens' petition intended to stop Planned Parenthood from opening a clinic on Main Street may be too late to have any impact.
License taken from doc convicted of killing 2Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 4:26AMNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A doctor allowed to practice medicine after spending time in prison for killing his wife and mother-in-law lost his license on Wednesday because of a more-recent charge involving prescription drugs.
Former UMC chief set to stand trial on theft, misconduct chargesThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 4:16AMClark County officials are hoping next week will be “the beginning of the end” of at least one of the controversies that has been casting a shadow over University Medical Center.
Taxman spins bold plan for litigation strategyThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 4:16AMDavid Jetuah, Accountancy Age , Thursday 18 March 2010 at 09:03:00 HMRC considers 'dispute resolution unit' to push through avoidance cases more quickly and add to the public coffers Dispute resolution creates something of a paradox for the taxman. HM Revenue & Customs finds itself in the unenviable position of needing to keep the UK’s tax coffers topped up, but it has a mountain of cases to get ...
Myanmar releases jailed U.S. activist: officialThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 4:08AMMilitary-ruled Myanmar was due on Thursday to release a U.S. rights activist jailed for fraud and forgery, an official told AFP, in a rare show of leniency ahead of polls this year.
Myanmar releasing US manThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 3:39AMYANGON (Myanmar) - MILITARY-RULED Myanmar on Thursday was due to release a US rights activist who was jailed for three years in February for fraud and forgery, an official told AFP.
Grille ripped from Tenn. man's teeth in jailTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:20PMWhen a Tennessee jailer ripped the gold grille from a new inmate's teeth two days before Thanksgiving last year, it left the 31-year-old man in excruciating pain and left taxpayers on the hook for nearly $100,000 in damages.
Organ trafficking ring to go on trialTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:19PMBeijing: An upcoming trial for four Chinese men on charges of organ trafficking has ignited a public outcry, prompting authorities to enforce laws regarding organ transplants.
In defence of omega-3Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:13PMThe best way to survive a shark attack is to fight back, so say survivors. Events this week suggest the sharks may be beginning to circle the good ship omega-3, and now is the time for industry and academia to start fighting back.
Grill Ripped From Man's Teeth in Tennessee JailTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:13PMLawyers in Nashville have worked out a settlement after a sheriff's lieutenant ripped the grill off a man's teeth at the county jail.
Grill ripped from Tenn. man's teeth in jailTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:05PMWhen a Tennessee jailer ripped the gold grill from a new inmate's teeth two days before Thanksgiving last year, it left the 31-year-old man in excruciating pain and left taxpayers on the hook for nearly $100,000 in damages.
NYC Mom Gets Prison in Malnourished Baby's DeathTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:04PMA mother convicted of doing nothing to help her malnourished infant son as her husband brutalized him to death was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years to life in prison. A prosecutor called the boy's death one of the worst child-abuse cases in Manhattan history.
Jack Healey: Shadow PrisonersTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 5:47PMBack in the late 1970's, many governments in Latin America waged coordinated campaigns of major criminality within their respective borders and against their own citizens....
Women, girls rape victims in Haiti quake aftermathTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 5:45PM-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — When the young woman needed to use the toilet, she went out into the darkened tent camp and was attacked by three men.
Jury says Ohio city discriminated, awards $1.9MTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 5:03PMThe U.S. District Court jury also found Monday that the city of Bedford Heights improperly retaliated against Charlene Thirion when she complained and asked for an accommodation for her disorder.
Grill Ripped From Man's Teeth At Tenn. JailTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 8:04AMNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Lawyers in Nashville have worked out a settlement after a sheriff's lieutenant ripped the grill off a man's teeth at the county jail.
Union tells state to cut contracts, not servicesTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:24AMANNAPOLIS — The state employees union is calling for Maryland to stave off layoffs and furloughs by instead looking to cut spending on contractual services.
Nigeria : Nitel Privatisation Was Transparent - OsipitanTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:33AMLagos — The newly inaugurated Presidential Advisory Committee and the controversy surrounding the sale of NITEL were among front burner national issues that Professor Taiwo Osipitan , SAN discussed with This Day in a recent interview.
SHAH ALAM, Mach 16:Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:32AMLawyers for Teoh Beng Hock’s family have slammed the latest press coverage of the inquest, pointing at headlines that suggested chief pathologist Dr Shahidan Md Noor had U-turned on an earlier admission that Teoh had been strangled prior to death.
Labour and EmploymentTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 6:32AMMisclassifying a worker as an independent contractor, rather than an employee, is becoming a heated topic among authorities, and misclassification suits are drawing increased attention.
US military targets Israeli 'intransigence'Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 5:30AMWASHINGTON - The crisis touched off by last week's announcement of Israel's plans to build 1,600 new homes for Jews in Arab East Jerusalem during a high-profile visit by United States Vice President Joseph Biden appears to be escalating rapidly.
Mount Olive first aidersâ future in limboTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 5:22AMMOUNT OLIVE TWP. - Petitions were certified on Monday that will force the Township Council to vote on leaving the volunteer first aid squads intact or holding a referendum on the controversial issue.
Lawyers tussle over cause of fatal ’07 wreck near BondurantTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 4:12AMAttorneys in the trial of a U.S. tire maker argued Monday over the exact cause of a 2007 rollover accident near Des Moines that killed one person and paralyzed another.
'I opted for knife instead of harpoon'Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 4:06AMIt was a choice between a harpoon and a knife and the man accused of murdering Anthony Borg, known as Il-Bona, last month opted for the latter before proceeding to Marsaxlokk square to meet the victim, a magistrate heard yesterday.
Covering the Science Beat for an Increasingly Anti-Science AudienceMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 8:24PMIn today's cultural, intellectual and financial world, I can't imagine a media job with less potential than science reporter. When your sources become objects of public scorn and ridicule, what's to write? In a nation accustomed to seeking simple answers to complex questions and a culture increasingly driven by belief rather than evidence, scientists today often are trying to communicate with ...
South Charleston Business ClosesMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 8:14PMWaco Form Works in South Charleston has closed. The company had employed nearly a dozen people.
Group doesn't collect enough signatures for marijuana ballot.Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 7:46PMA coalition of medical marijuana advocates said Monday they have not gathered enough signatures to force a referendum on an ordinance aimed at shutting down hundreds of pot shops across Los Angeles.
Court to rule this month on state’s abortion notification lawMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 7:43PMNovember’s temporary restraining order has held off enforcement A Cook County Circuit Court judge said Monday that he will rule March 29 whether to dismiss a lawsuit that has halted the Illinois abortion notification law.
The Buzz on the BobcatsMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 6:59PMThe Ohio University men's basketball team captured an NCAA tournament bid, and now the city of Athens is ready to go dancing.
NEW INFO: Power Restored to Most Huntington CustomersMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 6:14PMPower to most Huntington customers, including those downtown, was restored around 8 p.m. Monday, according to Cabell County 911.
High Court Won't Stop Tuesday Execution in OhioMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 4:59PMThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to stop the execution of an Ohio inmate who strangled an elderly neighbor in 1994 and who last week tried to kill himself on death row by overdosing on pills.
NYC to pay up to $657M to settle WTC health casesFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:23AMNEW YORK (AP) — After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to responders sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center.