West Bengal: 2 Doctors Arrested in Connection with AMRI Hospital Fire The Siasat Daily | Kokata, January 27: senior doctors of AMRI Hospital, Dr. Mani Chettri and Dr. Pranab Dasgupta have been taken into custody today in connection with the death of 93 people. They are members of the hospital board. The arrest followed extensive police interrogation. Earlier 6 board members were arres...
Is the S.E.C. Getting Tougher? The New York Times | One of the criticisms that has been leveled against the Securities and Exchange Commission is that even when it has pursued cases it has not been tough enough in seeking sanctions for violations of the federal securities laws. Since the new year began, however, it seems that the agency has taken a...
Jury in inmate death trial calls for improvements at Travis County correctional center Austin American Statesman | A federal jury in Austin found Friday that neither the actions of Travis County officials nor of a former jail psychiatrist caused the death of a mentally ill woman found dead in her cell in 2008. But in an unusual move, the jury called on the coun...
Woman dies after weight-loss surgery Gulf News | Sharjah: A 27-year-old mother of three died after weight-loss surgery at a Sharjah hospital, her family members said. | Samah Mustafa had been suffering from knee and back pain for two years. She consulted doctors at Al Qasimi Hospital and they adv...
French medical watchdog slammed as breast implant boss charged The Australian | THE reputation of France's health system and its scandal-ridden medical watchdog, Affsaps, is in the firing line after the laying of charges against the former boss of Poly Implant Prothese, Jean-Claude Mas. | France's medical regulators have ...
Judge delays ruling on ND abortion drugs law my SA | FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A judge said Friday that he sees merits in arguments that a North Dakota law that restricts the use of drugs to cause abortions illegally restricts abortion rights. | East Central District Judge Wickham Corwin delayed a ruling ...
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India activist Anna Hazare leaves hospital BBC News Leading Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare has been discharged from hospital a week after he was admitted for a chest infection. | The activist said he was "all right, but...
Judge dismisses indictment against former nursing-home employee Lexington Herald-Leader | FRANKFORT — In a rare action, a Franklin Circuit Court judge dismissed an indictment against a former nursing-home employee accused of neglect or abuse of a resident. | In his Jan. 19 order dismissing the indictment, Judge Thomas Wingate said...
AP Interview: End of prison oversight not certain Palm Beach Post | SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The court-appointed receiver overseeing California's prison health care system said Friday the state must keep its promise to spend more than $2 billion for new medical facilities before the federal courts can end an over...
Medical Marijuana Banks? Colorado Lawmakers Propose Financial Co-Ops For MMJ Businesses Huffington Post | In September of 2011, the last bank in Colorado to openly work with medical marijuana businesses closed those accounts and shut its doors to working with dispensaries due to increased federal pressure. | This left Colorado dispensaries between a ro...
CM discounts PSU disinvestment Indian Express | Under fire from Opposition for not paying salaries to a section of employees of the state-owned transport corporations, the Mamata Banerjee government, on Friday, announced that the government would not hold salaries and pensions of the transport corporation employees for the next six months and ruled out possibilities of "disinvestment, decontro...
Scientists developing salt-resistant rice Zeenews London: Scientists are developing a salt-resistant rice variety after a huge tsunami last year hit paddy fields in Japan leaving behind a salty sludge. | Farmlands that accumulate salt have lower crop yields, which can threaten food supply, as rice happens to be the staple of billions of people worldwide. | "The beauty of the new method (called Mut...
