A new study published in the Journal of General Medicine shows that in communities with teaching hospitals there is a significant and annual peak in fatal medication errors during the month of July, the month when new med students take on more active roles in patient care. The study looked at over 244,000 death certificates issued in the US between 1979 and 2006 where the cause of death was linked to medication error. The study found a spike of 10% in medication-error-related deaths during July, the only month where such spikes were seen. Furthermore, the spike in medication-error ...

Judge Jack Weinstein has sat on the bench for 43 years, and has heard thousands of cases. He has authored one of the definitive texts on the law of evidence in federal court. Recently, he has become a champion of a particular type of defendant: Those charged with possession of child pornography. Those involved with child pornography are usually seen as an unsympathetic lot. Congress has certainly seen them in this light. Since 1997, the average sentence for those convicted of receiving child pornography has increased from 21 months to 91 months. A New York Times story ...

San Bruno explosion victims are busy trying to get their lives back in order so they may begin the healing process. Meanwhile, lawmakers, industry leaders and federal officials are discussing what changes need to be made to laws governing gas pipelines. Legislators are trying to answer the calls for stricter regulations, as more California families fear a similar tragedy could await them. The San Bruno pipeline explosion comes in a year where British Petroleum's oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, exploded - killing 11 people and creating an unprecedented ecological disaster. ...

The Wall Street Journal reported in July that one of the stars of the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" and her husband had filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009 and were facing accusations from their Chapter 7 Bankruptcy trustee that they had concealed key financial information about their assets while seeking the discharge of debt available to individuals under the Bankruptcy Code. Teresa Giudice and her husband Giuseppe were also accused of providing false statements while under oath about their income, expenses and assets. The trustee identified interests in a pizzeria, ...

One provision under Virginia law that people frequently misunderstand is the measure commonly known as a restraining order, which can be implemented by courts to protect victims of alleged domestic violence. While most people consider these laws to be a part of the criminal justice system like assault or battery charges, they are generally a matter of civil law. This means that they are private remedies that one person can seek against another. However, a person who violates a protective order can be subject to incarceration. Because of the variety of relief that protective ...

When the marriage between Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods and Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren arrived at its legal end in a Bay County, Florida, courthouse in August, the media pounced on every scrap of detail it could find. When sensational circumstances lead to a divorce involving a world famous celebrity, and the parting requires the division of a great deal of wealth, the resulting attention generates more heat than light. But for all the talk over plush New York City apartments, People magazine interviews, prenuptial terms and speculation about a marital estate worth over ...

Most of us have auto insurance, health insurance and homeowner's insurance. Some of us have umbrella insurance, disability insurance and life insurance. One type of insurance that the majority of us do not have is divorce insurance, an insurance policy that is meant to help you pay the costs of getting a divorce. But if one insurance company has anything to say about it, Americans soon will begin adding divorce insurance to the long list of other casualty insurance policies they already carry. The Wedlock Policy SafeGuard Guaranty Corp., an insurance company start-up ...

In the wake of a widespread national discussion about Arizona's attempt to usurp federal authority by creating its own immigration policy, some politicians have taken aim at an important citizenship provision in the U.S. Constitution. At stake is the 14th Amendment's guarantee that "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." As many Americans are aware, this means that a child born in the U.S. to citizens of another country automatically receives ...

The Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta Airport Hotel North offers nearby lodging to attendees at the Midtown Festival of the Arts event in Atlanta, GA. This first annual festival will take place September 25 and 26, 2010 on Peachtree Street and the "Midtown Mile". The festival is a celebration of all types of art, with exciting events for the whole family including: - Artist Market - Culinary Stage and Plates on Peachtree - Road Race - Beer Garden - Peachtree St. Photobooks - Movie Screening of Atlanta's "Driving Miss Daisy" - Kid Zone - Acoustic Cafe with performing ...

MyBritishColumbiaInfo.com has announced the addition of international education to its resources for visitors to British Columbia. As a member of the award-winning MyDestinationInfo.com travel network, MyBritishColumbiaInfo.com pooled its resources to assist international students considering studying abroad. As BC's local travel guide, MyBritishColumbiaInfo.com sees a parallel between international education and the travel sector, connecting the opportunity for students to combine travel and continuing their studies whilst immersing themselves in another culture and ...

Aaron Mokoena of Portsmouth FC has unveiled the new npower Football League Kid's Cup competition, a six-a-side competition for teams of mixed under 11s designed to nurture a new generation of football stars and encourage healthy competition amongst kids. Alongside the Kids Cup, npower will also be supporting a similar competition for teams of under 13 girls titled the npower Football League Girls Cup. Aaron is encouraging schools to sign up for both cups by entering their local competition, in the hopes of winning the chance to represent the club at the regional, ...

Coast 2 Coast Moving & Storage, one of the leading moving companies in the Southeast, is taking steps to "green" its Atlanta moving headquarters. The Atlanta moving company regards these eco-friendly changes as both environmentally responsible and economically smart, and encourages other businesses and homeowners to consider taking similar steps to reduce their impact on the environment. Many people mistakenly believe that the only way to "go green" is to make drastic changes or spend a lot of money. However, the Atlanta movers at Coast 2 Coast Moving & Storage have ...

Radisson Blu has announced that the sales departments of its three hotels in North Rhine-Westphalia are now working together as one team, thus forming a strong unity in all sales, marketing and PR related matters. For both media representatives and hotel customers, the merge of the three teams represents a great benefit. Claudia Tewes, who was in charge of the Sales and Marketing department in the Radisson Blu Hotel Cologne, is now also Director of Sales and Marketing for the Dusseldorf hotels - the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel and the Radisson Blu Media Harbour Hotel. "Our ...

MyMaltaInfo.com, the comprehensive online travel guide for the Maltese Islands, has made available a new multimedia player to all companies that are featured on the website. The player, developed by Plush Media for the whole MyDestinationInfo.com network, delivers online videos and virtual tours seamlessly on the website listings. Filming, photography, editing, production and hosting are all taken care of by MyMaltaInfo.com in close collaboration with Plush Media. As with the rest of the website, the idea is to make it easy for businesses with an interest in the travel ...

One year after joining LV= Asset Management (LVAM), the fund management arm of mutual insurance and investment group, LV=, Graham Ashby and his team are celebrating an impressive set of numbers for both the LV= UK Equity Income Fund and LV= UK Growth Fund. Graham joined from Credit Suisse and has been the lead manager of the LV= UK Equity Income Fund since 1 September 2009. During the year to 31 August 2010, LV= UK Equity Income Fund returned 12.18% versus a FTSE All Share Index figure of 10.57% and an IMA UK Equity Income sector average of 8.22%, marking it as 1st Quartile ...

5pm.co.uk, the country's top restaurant reservation and review site has been given an exciting makeover and sees the launch of its brand new Health & Beauty section. For almost ten years, 5pm.co.uk has enabled its users to dine out for less in restaurants across the country.  Now the site will show consumers that less is most definitely more in the world of health and beauty by offering exclusive offers, discounts and deals on treatments at top spas and salons.  The health & beauty offers will initially be in Glasgow only but will be rolled out across the country ...

Chantal, the high-end kitchenware company with products made for healthy and environmentally-friendly cooking, has announced a nationwide cookware trade-in program to encourage consumers to trade in their old cookware of any brand or style. This program is similar to the successful Teakettle trade-in the company offered in 2009. It offers 20 percent off the price of a new piece of Chantal Copper Fusion or Enamel-on-Steel cookware for customers who bring in an old piece of cookware, no matter the brand or condition. Functional cookware will be donated to charitable organizations ...

The casting directors are not having open casting calls for this role due to the extremely high profile nature of the project. Rene Haynes, who was the casting director that handled Native American roles for the Twilight Saga films New Moon and Eclipse, held open casting calls for the films. She was quoted as saying, "It was crazy, especially in the early days, in the first four weeks after the announcement that my office was casting these roles we stopped counting emails after 20,000. We had created a dedicated email address for the project. We got so many we had to create ...

Sabre Communications Corporation announced today that they have been awarded a subcontract for performance under the DHS/CBP Tactical Communications Modernization (TCM) Program. DHS/CBP announced on July 11, 2010, that the 2-year period of performance (8a competitive) prime contract was awarded to Northwind Engineering, LLC, Sabre's prime 8a business partner. The prime TCM contract will provide material and supply chain management support to the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection for the Houlton Sector located in Maine. The prime firm-fixed ...

Chairing a local community event in Vermont, Green N Brown Evangelist & CEO Naina Vaish, unveiled the simulation model the company has developed for online shoppers to see their eco footprints in real time while they shop. "We believe change needs to happen bottoms up - it is the individuals who need to drive the Green Revolution in their everyday lives," said Vaish. People, while being pro environment, often are not able to see the impact they make to the planet by purchasing 'Green' products (eco shopping or environmentally friendly products). "Now when you buy ...

Freemake has released Freemake Video Downloader, a free program that lets Windows users grab videos from the most popular Internet video sites. The latest version of the software lets music fans download music and videos from MTV's two websites, www.mtv.com and www.mtvmusic.com. MTV's websites contain wall-to-wall music videos, concerts, and performances, and Freemake Video Downloader makes it simple to download them to a PC. Downloading video files from any Internet video site couldn't be easier. Users just need to copy a link from the video site, paste it into Freemake ...

Jorge M. Abril, P.A., a Miami law firm entering its 20th year of representing creditors, is pleased to announce the opening of its Bankruptcy practice, rounding out its representation of creditors' rights and remedies in Florida. The firm will represent clients in proceedings filed under Chapters 7, 11, and 13 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, including enforcing secured and unsecured claims, contesting discharge and dischargeability, litigating fraudulent transfer claims and adversary proceedings, seeking relief from the automatic stay, and prosecuting and defending against ...

Nowsupplier.com incorrectly made a large number of 20% off discount coupons on its main products due to an operating error by its staff. The General Manager of nowsupplier.com announced that the company would honor the wrong discount coupons to customers since they have already been sent out and listed on various ad and shopping websites. The incorrectly-made discount coupons are for ceramic knives and GPS trackers, two major promoted products of nowsupplier.com. The ceramic knives (http://www.nowsupplier.com/ceramic-knife/), as a new type of kitchen and family knife, ...

Back-to-school and busy lives have many families feeling pinched for time and strapped for cash. But with CiCi's $3.99 all-you-can-eat buffet deal from September 22 - October 3, families can fit a sit-down meal with incredible quality and a great price into their busy schedules. "We're still celebrating CiCi's 25th anniversary with our $3.99 offer as a thank you to our loyal guests," said Nancy Hampton, Chief Marketing Officer for CiCi's Pizza. "Fall is busier than ever for many people, and so for two weeks CiCi's will offer hot and fresh pizza and endless value in ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. –Scientists from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and Interleukin Genetics, Inc. announced today findings from a large clinical study to evaluate the role played by genetic factors in the worsening of osteoarthritis. The study, which was part of the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project, showed patients with X-ray evidence of knee osteoarthritis who inherited a specific pattern of genetic variations in the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) gene were almost twice as likely to progress to severe disease as other ...