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Florida court hears arguments in anthrax death lawsuitThe Associated Press - May 5, 2008TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The federal government and a private laboratory have no duty under state law to protect the public from lethal materials, their lawyers told the ... [visit website]

WHDH-TVWoman gets 18 months in Brockton hospital crashBoston Globe - May 6, 2008By Milton Valencia, Globe Staff An elderly woman whose car crashed into Brockton Hospital in October, killing two people, was sentenced today in Brockton District Court to 18 months ... [visit website]

dBTechnoReese Witherspoon Joins Walk to Support Breast Cancer CauseeFluxMedia - 8 hours agoBy Anna Boyd Reese Witherspoon cheerfully joined more than 3500 women participating in The Sixth Annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Washington DC over the weekend.Reese Witherspoon ... [visit website]

California ChronicleState DNA lab in Richmond to double processing capacitySan Jose Mercury News - May 6, 2008AP RICHMOND, Calif.—An expansion of the state Department of Justice's DNA laboratory in Richmond will allow it to almost double the number of samples it ... [visit website]

TopNewsPurdue Pharma Claims Success With Tamper-Resistant OxyContinWall Street Journal - May 5, 2008By JARED A. FAVOLE WASHINGTON -- The maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin, Purdue Pharma LP, told a Food and Drug Administration panel on Monday that a new form ... [visit website]

ABC NewsCharges dropped in Pa. case of autistic boy given wrong drugThe Associated Press - May 6, 2008PITTSBURGH (AP) - Charges have been dropped against a Pittsburgh-area doctor accused of causing the death of a 5-year-old autistic boy by incorrectly administering ... [visit website]

dBTechno5 Restaurants in Manhattan Get Citations Over CaloriesNew York Times - May 5, 2008By JAMES BARRON City health inspectors began issuing violation notices on Monday to restaurants that did not have calorie counts posted beside the prices on their menu ... [visit website]

Dallas Morning NewsDemocratic and Republican healthcare plans offer clear choicesLos Angeles Times - May 5, 2008John McCain wants better and cheaper coverage for more Americans. So do Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. But their strategies for achieving those goals are fundamentally ... [visit website]

NewsHourCongress Sends Bush Anti-Genetic Discrimination BillFOXNews - May 5, 2008Congress sent President Bush a bill Thursday forbidding employers and insurance companies from using genetic tests showing people are at risk of developing cancer, heart disease or other ailments to reject their ... [visit website]