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Researcher Who Studied Benefits Of Red Wine Falsified Data Says University
An extensive misconduct investigation that took three years to complete and produced a 60,000-page report, concludes that a researcher who has come to prominence in recent years for his investigations into the beneficial properties of resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, "is guilty of 145 counts of fabrication and falsification of data"...

Point-Of-Care Testing, Avoiding Medical Errors
Given that many medical tests are nowadays rapidly performed at the patient's bedside compared with tests that required sending samples to a laboratory and waiting for results, last month's special issue of Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing & Technology reveals that as more of these point-of-care testing (POCT) technologies are integrated into patient care, car...

Special Issue Of Point Of Care Highlights Patient Safety And Avoiding Medical Errors
Many medical tests that once required sending samples to a laboratory and waiting for results can now be rapidly performed at the patient's bedside...

Royal Society Cautions Against Premature Legal Applications Of Neuroscience
A report of the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, warns that using neuroscientific findings as evidence in a court of law at the present moment of time should be approached with great caution, even though scientists growing knowledge of the brain certainly will impact the law in the future...

HCG Diet Products Illegal, FDA Warns Seven Companies
It is illegal to sell unapproved diet products that make unsupported claims, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has warned seven companies which are selling "homeopathic HCG weight-loss drugs. The marketers of these products tell users to follow an extremely restricted and potentially dangerous diet...

Have A Healthy Merry Christmas
As we enter the festive season of celebration, partying, eating and drinking, for many of us, mixed in with that Yuletide spirit is an uneasy sense that all this overdoing it can be damaging to health, which is tempting to dismiss with the excuse that it only happens once a year, so where's the harm? But perhaps, there are some things we should consider, such as how...

Anthrax Attack, US Government Agrees $2.5 Million Payout, But Does Not Admit Fault
The family of Florida photo editor, Robert Stevens, who died following an anthrax attack, is to receive a payout of $2.5 million from the US government. According to court filings, Maureen Stevens will no longer pursue other claims. The lawsuit, which was filed in 2003, claimed government negligence because it did not stop somebody at U.S...

FDA Takes Legal Action Against Dietary Supplement Maker In Pennsylvania
The FDA has for the first time taken legal action against a dietary supplement manufacturer and owner, which has substituted ingredients and products and failed to note the changes on the final product labels. The U.S...

Illegal Human Study Left Three Patients Dead - Four Defendants Get Prison Sentences
Four former executives of Synthes Inc. have been sentenced to prison for carrying out human medical trials illegally in which three participants lost their lives. US prosecutors had been seeking 1-year prison sentences for "human experimentation"...