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GPs can access advice about managing patients with alcohol misuse problems. Caring for patients who have alcohol-related problems is likely to be an increasing part of GPs' workload as alcohol misuse is growing...

HEADNOTE Identifying a failed (dead) component tells only part of the story Determining howor why\t died provides valuable additional information for immediate or future use, especially if the part died prematurely or unexpectedly....

A pathologist could not claim an absolute privilege from liability when sued for preparing an allegedly erroneous autopsy report that resulted in the plaintiff's criminal prosecution, the Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled in...

Cars 4 Causes Partners with Grace Brethren Church to Donate Much Needed Vehicle to Christina and her son. VENTURA, Calif. -- Cars 4 Causes[R], "The Charity That Gives to Charities"[R], today announced its...

Relatives often request details from GPs about deceased patients, says MPS adviser Dr Rachel Birch. A duty of confidentiality continues after a patient's death.1 In deciding whether and how much personal information should...

VALENCIA, Calif. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has appointed Dr. Mark Pucek, Regional Medical Director with U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group, to its Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee provides...

CASE ON POINT: Hawkins v. DeKaklb Medical, Inc., AllA1006 & 7 (11/18/2011)-GA ISSUE: Should hospital have been liable for turnin off life support after brain dead mother delivered her child?. CAS E FACTS:...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5fa09b/encyclopedia_of_cl) has announced the addition of Informa Healthcare's "Encyclopedia of Clinical Toxicology: A Comprehensive Guide to the Toxicology of Prescription and OTC Drugs, Chemical, Herbals, Plants, Fungi, Marine...

"Thriller Thursdays" Presented by NCM Fathom, SuperVision Media and BUTTERFINGER ([R] ) in Select Movie Theaters Nationwide on October 13 and 27 CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- NCM Fathom, SuperVision Media and BUTTERFINGER([R]) present Fathom...

Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health may have found a practical way to detect commercial drivers at high risk of falling asleep due to sleep apnea. The findings...

Hospital Conducts Internal Investigation, Cooperates with Authorities OAKLAND -- A medical error by a nurse caused the death of an adult patient today at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, according to preliminary reports....

UM students to help ease morgue workload The Wayne County Commission is expected Thursday to authorize the busy Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office to share services with the University of Michigan. The deal...

In late September 2001, Ann Arbor-based Gene Codes Corp. had 16 employees to tackle the largest DNA forensic analysis assignment in history. The company, led by President-CEO Howard Cash, received a contract from...

An ERISA plan improperly applied a "self-inflicted injury" exclusion to deny accidental death benefits for an insured who was under the influence at the time of his fatal jet ski accident, a U.S....

WILLOW GROVE, Pa. -- Dr. Dan Isenschmid has joined the toxicology staff at NMS Labs where his expertise will expand even further the outstanding resources currently available to the death investigation and criminal...

HEADNOTE Bryan Singer's adaptation of Apt Pupil featured a knock-out performance from 15 year-old Brad Renfro. A decade later he was dead. Empire investigates the short life of a lost Hollywood talent THE...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Innocence Project of Minnesota is proud to announce that the Douglas County District Court has overturned the wrongful conviction of Michael Ray Hansen. Hansen spent the last six...

Touchpaper's Rob Pursey and Law & Order: UK writer Richard Stokes on checkout comedy, dumb cops and war. Rob Pursey Managing director, Touchpaper TV Trollied surprised me because of its low-key supermarket setting...

A plaintiff's evidence that a pain patch "malfunctioned" was sufficient to allow a jury to infer that it was defective for the purpose of imposing strict liability, the Illinois Appellate Court has ruled...