Monthly Archives: February 2010

Cops: Burglar couldn’t hide from his DNA (Chicago Tribune)

A Sauk Village man with a history of burglary and robbery arrests has been charged in a March 2009 burglary on the Southwest Side after blood from the scene of the crime matched his DNA, police said.

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DNA Leads Cops to "Career Thief." (FOX News Chicago)

DNA evidence from blood found on a broken window at a 2009 burglary led to felony burglary charges filed Friday against a suburban teenager who police call a “career thief.”

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Police in armed-robbery trial: No DNA, fingerprint evidence recovered (The Michigan City News-Dispatch)

LA PORTE — Police admitted they were unable to recover any DNA or fingerprint evidence linking James M. Mrozinski Jr. to the armed robbery of an elderly woman last June during Day 2 of the suspect’s trial.

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DNA Catches Repeat Burglar Already In Jail (Chicagoist)

Police photo of Henry H. Johnson via Chicago Breaking News A Sauk Village man was charged on Friday for a March 2009 burglary after police matched blood from the scene of the crime to his DNA, Chicago Breaking News reports … Continue reading

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AQA GCSE Biology Unit 2 Revision Notes (Times Education Supplement)

AQA GCSE Biology Unit 2 Revision Notes based on specification content.

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Anatomy of a scam: Jamie Lake’s story (Times Leader)

SCRANTON – Jamie P. Lake was surprised by how easy it was to commit the crime.

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Hundreds pay tribute to UF pioneer Willie Sanders (The Gainesville Sun)

By Cindy Swirko Staff writer Former University of Florida anatomy professor Willie Joel Sanders was lauded Saturday for his knowledge, teaching abilities, compassion and bravery in breaking down racial barriers at the UF College of Medicine.

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King scores twice as Medicine Hat Tigers melt Kootenay Ice 5-3 (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada Sports)

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – The Medicine Hat Tigers downed the visiting Kootenay Ice 5-3 in Western Hockey League action Friday night.

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Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences strengthens whistle-blower policy (The Kansas City Star)

The Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences has beefed up its whistle-blower policy to protect students, faculty and staff who bring questionable activities to light. The new policy was approved this week at a special meeting of the osteopathic … Continue reading

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Medicine system to cover 30% grass-roots hospitals by Feb (Vietnam Net)

About 30 percent of state-owned grass-roots health institutions would set up the essential medicine system by the end of February, a health official said Friday.

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Studying medicine at 13: Assess application on merit (AsiaOne)

Muhammad Haikal Abdullah Zain, 13, has scored straight As and intends to study medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

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Frequent error in medicine occurs nearly one out of three times a patient is referred to specialist: Study (News-Medical-Net)

The most frequent error in medicine seems to occur nearly one out of three times a patient is referred to a specialist. A new study found that nearly a third of patients age 65 and older referred to a specialist … Continue reading

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St. Lucie County ‘Operation Safe Medicine’ this Saturday in St. Lucie County (St. Lucie News Tribune)

ST. LUCIE COUNTY —For the third year in a row, St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken J. Mascara and Fire Chief Ron Parrish are teaming up to give county residents a safe way to dispose of unwanted, unused or outdated medications.“Operation … Continue reading

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Nuclear medicine appointments won’t be cancelled, says radiologist (The Western Star)

Clients of Western Health’s nuclear medicine department won’t be any more inconvenienced by the latest nuclear reactor closure in the Netherlands than they were by Canada’s reactor closing in 2007.

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Middle school students caught taking too much cold medicine (KTVK 3TV Phoenix)

CAVE CREEK – Three Cave Creek middle school students were taken to the hospital Friday afternoon after allegedly taking too much cold medicine. According to a spokesperson from the Phoenix Fire Department, the kids overdosed on Coriciden at the Sonoran … Continue reading

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Rockwell Medical Technology and VSE Corp Lead Small-Cap Percentage Losers (SmallCapInvestor.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Rockwell Medical Technology , VSE Corp , Isramco Inc and Kewaynee Scientific Corp are among the biggest percentage losers in Friday’s trading…

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Medical magnet school intrigues Richland 1 (The State)

Amid more somber discussions about school budgets, Richland 1 board members attending a retreat Friday pondered a future medical magnet that would attract students interested in health-related careers.

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Associate dean named at medical school (UC Newsroom)

SACRAMENTO — Mark E. Servis, a national leader in medical education and a member of the UC Davis School of Medicine faculty for more than 20 years, has been appointed as the school’s Associate Dean for Curriculum and Competency Development.

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U.S. Attorney News Release: Medical Device Manufacturer Guidant Charged in Failure to Report Defibrillator Safety (U. S. Food and Drug Administration)

U.S. Attorney News release: Medical Device Manufacturer Guidant Charged in Failure to Report Defibrillator Safety Problems to FDA

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UK clinic to offer IVF treatment to women aged 58 (Independent)

A UK fertility clinic has been approached by two women aged 58 seeking IVF – a move that could see them become the oldest mothers to give birth following treatment in the UK.

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