Criminal Law

Prison by numbers
Prison by numbersThis year's prison population projections are the first sign that the relentless rise in the prison population is slowingNew prison population projections, published by the Ministry of Justice but quality-assured by the UK Statistics Authority, estimate that by June 2015 between 83,400 and 95,800 people will be in prison in England and Wales...

Hepatitis warning issued
Anyone who has visted Earthhaven in McDowell County around May 25 is being prompted to seek treatment from a physician due to possible Hepatitis A exposure.  Full StoryCarolyn King, health education supervisor with Wayne County Health Department, said the treatment is to be vaccinated with a shot of immune globulin...

Add North Carolina to the list of states strugging with prison population problems
This AP story highlights yet another state dealing with the economic and policy challenges of an ever-expanding prison population. Here are details: The rapid growth in North Carolina's prison population may force lawmakers to spend more tens of millions of...

Common Misspellings of Hepatitis A - hepatitus a, hepititis a, hepatitis e, hepetitis a, hepatatis a, hepatitisa, hepatits a, hepatites a, hepaititis a, epatitis a
Hepatitis A is one of five human hepatitis viruses (hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E) that primarily infect the liver and cause illness. An estimated 80,000 cases occur each year in the U...

1 in 99: Americas prison population explodes (even more)
A new study released today by the Pew Center reports that 1 in 99.1 Americans is in prison. From the press release: For the first time in history more than one in every 100 adults in America are in jail or prison?a fact that significantly impacts state budgets without delivering a clear return on public safety...

New Source of Information on Hepatitis A For MSMs
Hepatitis A is covered in a new education website launched by the American Social Health Association (ASHA) with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The target audience is: Men Who Have Sex with Men, which the social health group refers to as MSMs...

Who is Responsible for America's Swollen Prison Population--Stuntz
Pretty much everyone?Republican or Democrat, right or left?familiar with America?s criminal justice system agrees that our prison population is far too large. The data are familiar: Adjusted for population, imprisonment has quintupled in the last thirty-five years...

Miralus Inc.
alleging HeadOn is not safe or effective.

FDA Review of Prostate Cancer Treatment Prompts Warning of Risk for Diabetes
Prostate Cancer Treatment FDA Review Prompts Warning of Risk for Diabetes

Health Insurance
Anorexia Treatment Not Covered

1,800 Vets at Risk for HIV, Hepatitis Through VA Hospital
1,800 Vets at Risk for HIV, Hepatitis Through VA Hospital

McDonald's
Hit with Hepatitis Class Action

Medical Errors
Annual Cost to Insurers Nearly $1.5 Billion