apparently had his picture taken with a marijuana bong in hand just announced that he does not have enough evidence to prosecute the Olympian or anyone else who was present at the November party.
Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff
Leon Lott,
in a news release sent to reporters via e-mail, states that: “Having thoroughly investigated this matter, we do not believe we have enough evidence to prosecute anyone that was present at the November party. Read the rest of this entry »
Calif. Medical Board Launches Investigation Of Fertility Doctor Involved In Octuplet Pregnancy
The Medical Board of California is investigating the physician who provided fertility treatments that resulted in the birth of octuplets to a 33-year-old woman who has six other children between ages two and seven, the
reports. Board spokesperson Candis Cohen said that the board was looking into whether there was a “violation of the standard of care.” Read the rest of this entry »
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will be widening its investigation into the contamination of peanut products with salmonella.
According to MSNBC, the Georgia based company, Peanut Corporation of America, knowing shipped contaminated products back as far as 2007.
So far in February,
have been added to the FDA’s product recall list.
It was originally reported that product that was confirmed as tainted was not sent Read the rest of this entry »
CHICAGO, IL –
Online health insurance portal,
GoHealthInsurance.com recently released a consumer report for the month of
December in 2008, which found demand for
increased at the end of the
year.
Compared with November 2008, there were a higher number of insurance
shoppers who requested free health insurance quotes and viewed instant
quotes online in the month of December.
Data also showed an upward trend for people who applied online for
coverage. Read the rest of this entry »
U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities annually flush millions of pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into America’s drinking water, according to an ongoing Associated Press investigation.
These discarded medications are expired, spoiled, over-prescribed or unneeded. Some are simply unused because patients refuse to take them, can’t tolerate them or die with nearly full 90-day supplies of multiple prescriptions Read the rest of this entry »
The fertility doctor who assisted Nadya Suleiman, a 33-year-old California woman who recently gave birth to octuplets and who now has a total of 14 children, is now not only being harshly criticized by the medical community, but also faces a state investigation from the Medical Board of California.
The identity of the doctor was not revealed by the medical board. He helped Mrs. Suleyman give birth to six boys and two girls on January 26. The woman Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday, February 5, 2009, 2:19 PM
Senate Ag Committee Chairman Tom Harkin is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to release its records on contracts with state Departments of Agriculture to conduct food safety inspections of private companies. Harkin chaired a hearing of the Senate Ag Committee this morning Thursday where FDA officials testified about the salmonella outbreak that has sickened 575 people, and led to the deaths of eight Read the rest of this entry »
A top California State Parks official confirmed Wednesday that authorities are investigating a severe hypothermia case at Bonny Doon Beach as a possible fraternity hazing incident.
Warren Fung, a 20-year-old sophomore at UC Santa Cruz, remains hospitalized at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center-Fremont, but medical officials and relatives have declined to discuss his condition.
Kirk Lingenfelter, a State Parks supervisor overseeing the Santa Cruz Read the rest of this entry »
SACRAMENTO – The Medical Board of California has begun an investigation into the doctors involved in case of the Whittier mother who gave birth to the country’s second set of octuplets.
In a statement issued Wednesday, the board stated, “We are looking into the matter to see if we can substantiate a violation of the standard of care.”
Nadya Suleman, 33, gave birth to eight children – six boys and two girls – Jan. 26.
Candis Cohen, spokeswoman Read the rest of this entry »
for perjury, have also convened a grand jury to begin hearing evidence on similar charges for
shortstop Miguel Tejada, according to a person briefed on the matter.
Like Clemens, Tejada was referred to the Department of Justice by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the suspicion he made false statements to the committee about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. The committee said that in 2005 Tejada told investigators Read the rest of this entry »