Ohio killer is 1st US inmate put to death using 1-drug injection instead of conventional 3December 8th, 2009 Ohio inmate becomes 1st to die under 1-drug methodLUCASVILLE, Ohio — Ohio has executed a killer through the first U.S. lethal injection using a single drug, a longer but supposedly less painful method than previous executions that required three drugs.
Ohio killer is 1st US inmate put to death through 1-drug injection instead of conventional 3December 8th, 2009 Ohio executes inmate with 1-drug lethal injectionLUCASVILLE, Ohio — Ohio executed a convicted killer on Tuesday through the first U.S. lethal injection using a single drug, a supposedly less painful method than previous executions with three drugs.
Ohio police find pipe bombs, guns, ammunition in apartment after blast injures former doctorNovember 25th, 2009 Blast yields arsenal at ex-doctor's Ohio apartmentCUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — Police in Ohio say they found dozens of pipe bombs, an assortment of firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in a former doctor's apartment. Authorities say they don't know why the man had the arsenal or if he had any plans to use the weapons.
Lethal injection creator fine with Ohio's 1-drug plan, says number of chemicals doesn't matterNovember 22nd, 2009 Lethal injection creator fine with 1 drug in OhioCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The man considered the father of lethal injection in the U.S. says it doesn't matter if three fatal drugs are used or one, as his home state of Ohio has proposed.
Spurred by DNA success stories, Ohio public defender launches innocence project for some casesNovember 19th, 2009 Ohio launches new non-DNA innocence initiativeCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's top public defender is taking on a rare challenge: accepting cases of convicted criminals who say they're innocent but don't have the DNA to prove it. The Ohio Public Defender's Wrongful Conviction Project is one of just a handful of innocence groups nationally devoted full time to non-DNA cases.
Fat Brits prefer diet pills to gymOctober 31st, 2009 LONDON - More than half of Britain's population has admitted they are overweight, however, they are not ready to go to gym, says a new poll. The survey conducted for the British Society of Gastroenterology saw every one person in five admitting to binge eating.
State watchdog: Ohio injured-workers insurance fund out $20 million in lost drug costsOctober 28th, 2009 Investigation: Ohio out $20M in lost drug costsCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The state watchdog says the Ohio insurance fund for injured workers is out $20 million because of problems with its prescription drug program. Inspector General Tom Charles says the Bureau of Workers' Compensation failed to take steps to recover $14.5 million in available rebates from drug manufacturers from 2005 to 2008.
Birth control pills 'up stroke risk'October 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Birth control pills can nearly double the risk of stroke in women, says a new study. According to a review article in MedLink Neurology by three Loyola University Health System neurologists, women who take birth control pills and also smoke, have high blood pressure or have a history of migraine headaches, significantly increase their risk of stroke.
Birth control pill stokes stroke risk among womenOctober 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - A 30-year-old woman's speech suddenly slurred, her left hand developed clumsiness while eating. She was experiencing the classic symptoms of a stroke at a relatively young age, which may have been triggered by the intake of birth control pills.
Drug researcher dies of apparent overdose; fellow scientist-boyfriend faces drug chargesSeptember 30th, 2009 Drug researcher dies, boyfriend faces drug chargesBALTIMORE — A neuroscientist who studied the effects of drugs on the brain is dead of an apparent overdose and her live-in boyfriend, who did similar research, is facing drug charges, Baltimore police said Tuesday. Carrie E. Johns, 29, who had a Ph.D.
Shortage of kids' Tamiflu reported, but adult doses can be ground up, company saysSeptember 23rd, 2009 Drugmaker reports shortage of kids' TamifluATLANTA — The maker of Tamiflu on Wednesday said there's a shortage of the children's version of the drug — the first-line treatment for swine flu and seasonal flu. Switzerland-based Roche Holdings is sending a notice to doctors and pharmacists about a shortage of the liquid version of Tamiflu for children and how to handle prescriptions in the meantime.
Soon, 'chip on the shoulder' to remind patients to take pillsSeptember 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Patients who often forget to take regular doses of medicines will now be reminded by a "chip on their shoulder". The miniature sensor will be pinned onto a patients shoulder and will receive wireless signals from tiny chips inside pills.
Wisconsin corrections officials begin work to collect missing samples of DNA from felonsSeptember 22nd, 2009 Wis. corrections officials collect missing DNAMADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin corrections officials have ordered felons whose DNA is missing from a statewide database to report to their local sheriff's department to submit a sample.
3 pharmacists warned Anna Nicole Smith's doctors about overprescribing drugsSeptember 21st, 2009 3 pharmacists warned about Anna Nicole Smith's RxLOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles pharmacist told Anna Nicole Smith's internist that the drugs he had prescribed to the model after her son died were "pharmaceutical suicide," and refused to fill the prescriptions. According to unsealed documents written by state officials and obtained by the Los Angeles Times Monday, Smith's doctors were warned about prescription drugs by three pharmacists.
Father fatally stabbed 2 children before overdosing on drugs, authorities saySeptember 17th, 2009 Capt.: Dad kills 2 kids, kills himself with drugsTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Ventura County officials say a father died of a drug overdose after stabbing his two children to death at his apartment.
