(AP) – A retrial begins Tuesday for two disbarred lawyers accused of cheating their clients out of $94.6 million in a 2001 settlement with the makers of the diet drug fen-phen.
William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr. have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and eight counts of aiding and abetting wire fraud.
In their first trial in July, a federal jury could not reach a verdict. A third defendant, Melbourne Mills, was acquitted. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan 13, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) –
— SonoSite, Inc., a provider of hand-carried ultrasound for the point-of-care, has introduced the S-Women’s Health ultrasound tool.
According to the company, the newest product in SonoSite’s S Series product line is a custom-designed solution to enable women’s health clinicians to provide care in the patient exam room. It joins the M-OB/Gyn Office and the S-Gyn ultrasound tools as part of SonoSite’s Read the rest of this entry »
this morning by a car explosion outside his house, police said.
Officials from the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms tell ABC News that the explosion was caused by some sort of “explosive device” planted in Dr. Trent Pierce’s white Lexus.
Pierce, a family physician, was taken to Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., where he was listed in critical condition.
West Memphis, Ark., Police Chief Bob Paudert told the Associated Press Read the rest of this entry »
Daxor Corporation (AMEX: DXR), a medical
instrumentation and biotechnology company, today announced the receipt of a
signed trial agreement from Tahlequah City Hospital of Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Tahlequah City Hospital (TCH) is a 100-bed rural hospital with a strategic
plan designed to turn TCH into a regional healthcare center. By recruiting
top physicians in their respective field and acquiring state-of-the-art
technology, TCH has already implemented Read the rest of this entry »
CORAL Gables, Fla. –
An ongoing investigation involving the sales of illegal drugs resulted in two arrests at a University of Miami fraternity house.
The Coral Gables Police Department Special Investigations Section’s Vice, Intelligence and Narcotics unit in conjunction with the University of Miami Police Department executed a search warrant Thursday at the ZETA BETA TAU fraternity house.
“The University of Miami is cooperating with Coral Gables Read the rest of this entry »
In Minnesota, where the company has operated for several years, dozens of churches are hosting screenings in the next two months alone. Life Line doesn’t pay the churches; the churches view them as a way to promote health and wellness. “It’s a nice service we provide because you cannot go to a doctor and demand the same tests,” said Jim Anderson, adult minister at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Bloomington.
The screenings are usually promoted Read the rest of this entry »
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It’s that time of year — you start to think about getting into shape, and joining a gym seems like a good place to start. Before you rush to join one, here are a few tips to keep you from losing more than you bargained for.
How should I choose a gym?
Shop around. Look at all the gyms in your area. See how far they are from your home or office. Some facilities offer trial memberships. Take Read the rest of this entry »
The White House said no and pressed on with its doomed effort to get a bigger bill. The Republicans won control of Congress in the fall. It wasn’t until 1997, thanks to the unlikely duo of Sens. Ted Kennedy and Orrin Hatch, that a children’s health care program was finally passed.
One of the clearest signals President-elect Barack Obama has sent is his determination to learn from the Clinton years, and particularly from the former president’s failures Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (AP) — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is no stranger to athletic competition — or to steroids. And the former champion bodybuilder says there’s no place for drugs in sports these days.
Schwarzenegger says top athletes are inspirations to young people and to people trying to lose weight and stay fit.
The former action star says competition drives athletes to use drugs. His advice: “Come out, be clean and say, ‘Look, Read the rest of this entry »
In a ceremony at the school, Fernandez de Kirchner,
on behalf of the Argentinean youths taking medical courses and their
relatives, thanked Raul Castro for the efforts of the Cuban people
and government to develop the ELAM project, which she dubbed as
something more than giving Latin American youths the chance to
become doctors, but as an integration practice.
“Nowadays youngsters remind me of those times when the strength Read the rest of this entry »