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Competition Law and Access to Pharmaceutical Technology in the Developing WorldEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 693-715. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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BibliographyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 737-737. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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Coming EventsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 827-828. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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On The MoveEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 739-740. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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Former InterMune CEO Convicted of Wire Fraud; Further Troubles for Sequenom: Investigations, Shareholder Lawsuit Follow Alleged Mishandling of Data on Fetal Test; Amgen Sued over Aranesp Sales Practices; ZymoGenetics Can Resume Marketing Campaign; Congressional Members Request Drug Price Inquiries; Steps Forward in Decode Bankruptcy CaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 729-731. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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Stanford Does Not Own HIV Load Patent; Gen-Probe, Becton Dickinson in Suit over Diagnostics; Eppendorf Sues Nanosphere on Microarray Technology; Other Items of Interest: You Have to Cooperate with the PTO; Malpractice Suit in Patent Case ReinstatedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 727-728. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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ORI Finds Misconduct in Work on Brain Tumor Treatment; Papers on Glycosylation Technique Withdrawn; Falsified Images and Data Manipulation, But Conclusions Stand; Protein Structures May Have Been FabricatedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 735-736. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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Suit over Knock-In Technology Dismissed by French CourtEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 733-733. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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PhRMA Releases Trial Guidelines; New Guidance on Protection for Trial Subjects; Trial of Embryonic Stem Cells May Resume; EU Clinical Trial Rules Criticized; Penalties for Not Protecting Subject DataEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 719-720. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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Critical Drug Information Not Reaching Prescribers; Guidance for REMS; Stem Cell Trial for ALS Scheduled; Orphan Drug Status for a Gene Therapy; Safe Use Initiative from FDA; Antigenics Withdraws European Oncophage ApplicationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 717-718. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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So Is There a Written Description Requirement? Two Amicus Briefs in Ariad Make Opposite Arguments; Limits on Claims and Continuations Cancelled—For Now; Human Embryonic Stem Cell Case Sent to European Court of Justice; Europe Acts against “Pay to Delay” SettlementsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 723-725. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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Touchcom, Inc. and Touchcom Technologies, Inc. v. Bereskin & Parr and H. Samuel Frost [excerpts]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 819-825. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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Clearance of Sugar Beets Put on Hold; High-Omega 3 Soybean Oil Called GRAS; Monsanto Asks for Supreme Court Review of Alfalfa CaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 721-721. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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Gilbert P. Hyatt v. John J. Doll [excerpts]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 797-808. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus PlanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 795-796. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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Brief of Washington Legal Foundation as Amicus Curiae in Support of Defendant-Appellant Supporting Reversal: Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. v. Eli Lilly and CompanyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 785-794. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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Brief of Christopher M. Holman as Amicus Curiae in Support of Neither Party: Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. v. Eli Lilly and CompanyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 775-784. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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Format and Content of Proposed Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS), REMS Assessments, and Proposed REMS Modifications—Guidance for IndustryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 755-773. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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FDA's Safe Use Initiative: Collaborating to Reduce Preventable Harm from Medications—Guidance for IndustryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 741-753. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University and Thomas Merigan and Mark Holodniy v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. et alEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Biotechnology Law Report Dec 2009, Vol. 28, No. 6: 809-817. (Source: Biotechnology Law Report)
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Validation of adequate endogenous reference genes for the normalisation of qPCR gene expression data in human post mortem tissueEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Gene expression analyses based on messenger RNA (mRNA) profiling require accurate data normalisation. When using endogenous reference genes, these have to be validated carefully. Therefore, we examined the transcript stability of 10 potential reference genes using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction: beta actin, 18S rRNA, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, TATA box-binding protein, hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl-transferase I, beta-2-microglobulin, hydroxymethylbilane synthase, succinate dehydrogenase complex, subunit A, cyclophilin A and ubiquitin C. The aim of the current study wa...
Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine - March 18, 2010 Category: Medical Law Tags: International Journal of Legal Medicine Source Type: journals

Y-STR variation in Albanian populations: implications on the match probabilities and the genetic legacy of the minority claiming an Egyptian descentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Y chromosome variation at 12 STR (the Powerplex® Y system core set) and 18 binary markers was investigated in two major (the Ghegs and the Tosks) and two minor (the Gabels and the Jevgs) populations from Albania (Southern Balkans). The large proportion of haplotypes shared within and between groups makes the Powerplex 12-locus set inadequate to ensure a suitable power of discrimination for the forensic practice. At least 85% of Y lineages in the Jevgs, the cultural minority claiming an Egyptian descent, turned out to be of either Roma or Balkan ancestry. They also showed unequivocal signs of a comm...
Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine - March 18, 2010 Category: Medical Law Tags: International Journal of Legal Medicine Source Type: journals

Soy Formula, Maternal Diabetes Linked To Daughters' FibroidsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Analysis of the 2010 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Sister Study data for predictors of early uterine fibroid diagnoses found that an increased risk is associated with being fed soy formula and prepregnancy maternal diabetes, according to research published online March 2 by Environmental Health Perspectives (118;3:375-381). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Researchers Announce Discovery Of Mercury-Tracking TechniqueEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The University of Michigan has announced the publication in the March 1 journal Environmental Science & Technology of research that for the first time tracks the path of mercury to open-ocean fish such as tuna and provides an innovative technique for identifying the sources of mercury contamination in people. Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Researchers Find Correlation Between Asthma, FormaldehydeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Meta-analysis of seven peer-reviewed observational epidemiological studies of the association between formaldehyde exposure and the incidence of childhood asthma found a statistically significant positive correlation, according to research published online March 2 by Environmental Health Perspectives (118;3:313-317). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Organophosphate Compounds Linked To Lower Semen LevelsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Organophosphate flame retardants may be associated with altered hormone levels in adult men and with decreased semen quality, according to research published online March 2 by Environmental Health Perspectives (118;3:318-323). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Berkeley Research Team Links Frog Sex Change To AtrazineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BERKELEY, Calif. - The University of California at Berkeley announced a new study on March 1 that found that atrazine chemically castrates 75 percent of exposed adult male frogs and turns 10 percent of exposed adult male frogs into females. Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Manufacturers Accused Of Exposing N.J. Plaintiffs To Chlorinated Solvent VaporsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PATERSON, N.J. - Weitz & Luxenberg announced March 4 that it has begun filing complaints against DuPont and Royle Systems Group Inc. on behalf of 350 residents of Pompton Lakes, N.J., in the Passaic Vicinage Superior Court for personal injury claims arising from alleged vapor intrusion by volatile organic compounds from a century of industrial operations by the defendants (Catrina Capobianco, et al. v. E.I. DuPont DeNemours & Co. Inc., et al., No. n/a, N.J. Super., Passaic Co.; Kenneth Moutenot v. E.I. DuPont DeNemours & Co. Inc., et al., No. n/a, N.J. Super., Passaic Co.). Full story on lexis.com (Source: Le...
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Plaintiffs Claim Chemicals To Control Fleas, Ticks Injured Or Killed Cats, DogsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEWARK, N.J. - A class action complaint filed March 2 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging that flea and tick treatments for pets containing pyrethrin are toxic to pets is the second class action filed in New Jersey and at least the third case alleging similar claims filed since the beginning of December (Aundria Arlandson, et al. v. Hartz Mountain Corp., et al., No. 10-1050, D. N.J.). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Pennsylvania Plaintiffs Amend Complaint With Consent; Motion To Dismiss Ruled MootEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SCRANTON, Pa. - A Pennsylvania federal judge on March 8 denied as moot defense motions to dismiss and strike dozens of personal injury and property damage claims for exposure to methane and the secret solution used in the process of hydraulic fracturing to release natural gas because the parties stipulated to the filing of an amended complaint (Norma J. Fiorentino, et al. v. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., et al., No. 09-2284, M.D. Pa.; See 12/1/09, Page 22). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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West Virginia Guardsmen Seek Default Judgment; Contractors Failed To Answer ComplaintEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WHEELING, W.Va. - The West Virginia National Guard members who accuse government contractors of exposing them to hexavalent chromium at an Iraq construction site in 2003 petitioned the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia on March 4 for a default judgment because the contractors have not responded to the amended complaint filed Feb. 8 (Dale Gallaher, et al. v. KBR Inc., et al., No. 09-69, N.D. W.Va.; See 2/16/10, Page 15). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Veteran Defends Jurisdiction For Personal Injury Claims Against War ContractorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PITTSBURGH - The former Army sergeant alleging that contractors repairing a water pumping station in southern Iraq failed to warn him of the risk of exposure to hexavalent chromium while he was assigned to the project as a combat engineer filed an opposition March 5 to a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Glen Bootay v. KBR Inc., et al., No. 09-1241, W.D. Pa.; See 10/6/09, Page 26). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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5th Circuit En Banc Review Of Standing To Sue Order Granted To Industry DefendantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW ORLEANS - The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 26 agreed to rehear en banc a panel decision holding that residents have standing to sue the coal, petroleum and chemical industries for property damage resulting from Hurricane Katrina because the companies' alleged contributions to climate change are compensable under theories of nuisance, negligence and trespass (Ned Comer, et al. v. Murphy Oil USA, et al., No. 07-60756, 5th Cir.; See 11/3/09, Page 4.). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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5th Circuit Panel Overturns Defense Judgment, Remands To Make Record For SanctionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW ORLEANS - A unanimous Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ordered a Texas federal court on March 5 to develop a record in support of the September 2008 dismissal of personal injury claims for alleged exposure to chemicals used at the Somerville, Texas, railroad tie wood treatment facility (Virda Bell Bullard, et al. v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co., et al., No. 09-50045, 5th Cir.; See 9/2/08, Page 16). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Iowa Supreme Court Affirms Brucellosis Injury Qualifies For Workers' Comp BenefitEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously affirmed March 5 that contracting brucellosis while working in a hog packing factory is an occupational injury but remanded the claims of the worker to the workers' compensation commissioner for reconsideration of whether the claimant filed a timely notice of the injury with his employer (IBP Inc. v. Lee Burress, No. 07-1887, Iowa Sup.; 2010 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 18; See 8/4/09, Page 7.). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Certified Florida Class Denied Opportunity To Depose 'Apex' Managers Of DefendantEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
TAMPA, Fla. - A certified class of St. Petersburg, Fla., residents alleging diminution of property values against Raytheon Co. because of chlorinated solvents in the groundwater in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida was denied a motion March 10 that would compel corporate officers to submit to depositions (Nancy Sher, et al. v. Raytheon Co., No. 08-889, M.D. Fla.; See 3/2/10, Page 18). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Judge: Individual Issues Dominate Medical Monitoring, Property Damages ClaimsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PHILADELPHIA - Individual issues predominate the putative medical monitoring and property damage class claims alleged by residents of McCollum Lake Village, Ill., against the owners of a chemical refinery, and class certification in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is inappropriate, a federal judge ruled March 5 (Glenn Gates, et al v. Rohm & Haas Co., et al., No. 06-1743, E.D. Pa; See 3/17/09, Page 10). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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6th Circuit Panel Affirms Defense Summary Judgment Under Federal Relate Back RuleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CINCINNATI - A unanimous Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed the dismissal of personal injury and loss of consortium claims of 21 plaintiffs in an opinion released March 3 and declined to extend the relation back rule or the discovery rule to their claims (William Harris Asher, et al. v. Unarco Material Handling Inc., et al., No. 09-5158, 6th Cir.). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Jury Awards $1.2 Million To Louisiana Oil Workers For Increased Cancer RiskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GRETNA, La. - A Louisiana jury on March 5 ordered Exxon Mobil Corp. to pay $1.2 million in compensatory damages to 16 workers for an increased risk of cancer arising from exposure to normally occurring radioactive material in the scale they removed from oil extraction equipment; the jury declined to award medical monitoring and punitive damages (Warren Lester, et al. v. ExxonMobil Corp., et al., No. 630-402, La. Dist., 24 Dist., Jefferson Parish). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Missouri Plaintiffs Awarded $11 Million For Odor Claims Against Confined Hog FarmEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Missouri jury awarded members of seven families $11 million in compensatory damages for odor nuisance claims against the owners and operators of a 4,300-acre concentrated animal feeding operation near Berlin, Mo., on March 4 at the conclusion of a five-week trial in the Jackson County 16th Circuit Court (John Owens, et uxor v. ContiGroup Companies Inc., et al., No. 02-235322 [consolidated], Mo. Cir., Jackson Co., 16th Cir.). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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New York Judge Grants Stay, Orders Fairness Hearing To Settle WTC Dust ClaimsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NEW YORK - U.S. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York scheduled an April 12 fairness hearing to consider the proposed $657 million settlement of the personal injury claims of emergency and construction workers who responded to the Sept. 11, 2001, collapse of the World Trade Center towers; he granted a temporary stay during the show cause hearing on March 12 and is expected to make the stay permanent, according to sources close to the litigation (In re: World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation, No. 21-100, S.D. N.Y.; See 3/2/10, Page 5). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey...
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Medical marijuana movement forges aheadEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
While the government deems that marijuana has a "high potential for abuse" and "has no currently accepted medical use," some states have undertaken initiatives to pass legislation permitting its use for pain control and for control of nausea and vomiting by cancer patients. (Source: Drug Topics - Legal News)
Source: Drug Topics - Legal News - March 17, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Section Meetings Expand in New 'Highlights in the Field' SessionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
AAN Section meetings will expand to include Highlights in the Field at the Annual Meeting. Most sections will conduct highlights presentations that are designed to give members a more in-depth focus in their subspecialty or area of special interest. Attendees can expect to receive overviews in subspecialty topics from the past year featuring scientific and educational abstracts, journal articles, subspecialty society updates, tips, resources, and more. These individual Highlights in the Field sessions will replace the Scientific Highlights Programs that have been held at past meetings. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - March 16, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations

Final Day to Vote for Neuro Film Festival VideosEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The entries for the 2010 Neuro Film Festival are in and public voting for "Fan Favorite" will continue through tomorrow. The Neuro Film Festival is a contest by the American Academy of Neurology Foundation to help raise awareness through video about brain disorders and the need to support research into preventions, treatments and cures. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - March 16, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations

Preliminary H1N1 Vaccine Surveillance Report ReleasedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Throughout the 2009–2010 flu season, the AAN and CDC have conducted a collaborative surveillance effort to determine incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following H1N1 vaccination nationwide. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - March 16, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations

Last Chance to Sign Up for EHR Incentive WebinarEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The EHR webinar helps neurologists learn how they can earn $44,000 in federal EHR incentives. Focusing on earning extra revenue through federal electronic health record (EHR) incentives, the webinar will be led by William S. Henderson, FACMPE, at 12:00 p.m. ET, on Tuesday, March 23. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - March 11, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations

New Poster Discussion Sessions Highlight Popular TopicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Poster sessions at the 2010 Annual Meeting will feature a new component: highlighting the six biggest topics (determined by the number of accepted abstracts) at the meeting. Ten posters in each topic have been selected and will be grouped in a separate area. Experts will facilitate questions and answers with attendees and poster authors during the 90-minute author stand-by time. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - March 10, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations

Molecular genetic identification of skeletal remains from the Second World War Konfin I mass grave in SloveniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract This paper describes molecular genetic identification of one third of the skeletal remains of 88 victims of postwar (June 1945) killings found in the Konfin I mass grave in Slovenia. Living relatives were traced for 36 victims. We analyzed 84 right femurs and compared their genetic profiles to the genetic material of living relatives. We cleaned the bones, removed surface contamination, and ground the bones into powder. Prior to DNA isolation using Biorobot EZ1 (Qiagen), the powder was decalcified. The nuclear DNA of the samples was quantified using the real-time polymerase chain reaction method. We...
Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine - March 10, 2010 Category: Medical Law Tags: International Journal of Legal Medicine Source Type: journals

Capitol Hill Report: Congress Delays Solving Medicare Cuts (Again!)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Academy Legislative Counsel Mike Amery discusses the debate over Medicare reimbursement, the recent Health Care Summit, and the continued drive to promote the Neurology Amendment in Congress. He also provides some preliminary notes on this week's Neurology in the News. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - March 8, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations

Neurologists Advocate on Capitol HillEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Neurology on the Hill is the Academy's yearly advocacy event, where more than 100 neurologists visit congressional offices to educate lawmakers on the importance of neurology and the ways legislation impact our ability to care for our patients. Advocacy website editor Glen R. Finney, MD, will report daily from the event. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - March 6, 2010 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations