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Law Blog November 4, 2011, 11:15 AM ET by Ashby Jones The amount of settlement counts: "In recent days, reports of sexual-harassment lawsuits have dogged the until-now surprisingly successful Herman Cain presidential campaign. And Cain’s people have conceded that they haven’t handled the flare-up with great aplomb. But let’s pause... Read Full Story

Medical News Today Article Date: 10 Oct 2011 - 0:00 PDT      "A new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has found evidence that a specific gene is linked to suicidal behaviour , adding to our knowledge of the many complex causes of suicide. This research may help doctors one day target the gene in prevention efforts. In the past, studies have implicated the gene for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in suicidal behaviour. BDNF is involved in the development of the... Read Full Story

Medical News Today Article Date: 10 Oct 2011 - 0:00 PDT      "An iPhone app that measures the user's heart rate is not only a popular feature with consumers, but it sparked an idea for a Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher who is now turning smart phones, and eventually tablet devices, into sophisticated medical monitors able to capture and transmit vital physiological data. A team led by Ki Chon, professor and head of biomedical engineering at WPI, has developed a smart... Read Full Story

Yahoo News By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press – NEW YORK – "Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn might take legal action in civil court against the hotel maid who accused him of sexually assaulting her in a now-dismissed criminal case and in her ongoing civil suit, one of his lawyers said Tuesday. Strauss-Kahn, a former French presidential candidate, could file his own claims to counter housekeeper Nafissatou Diallo's lawsuit... Read Full Story

Yahoo News By Dale K. DuPont Dale K. Dupont – MIAMI (Reuters) – "State and federal agents cracked down on Tuesday on South Florida pill mills, dismantling what was described as the nation's largest criminal organization involved in illegally distributing painkillers. Authorities charged 32 doctors, pain clinic owners and workers with illegally prescribing more than 20 million painkillers and reaping more than $40 million in profits from 2008 to early 2010. The indictment reflects a... Read Full Story

Medical News Today Article Date: 08 Jul 2011 - 1:00 PDT      "Creating a baseline for each youth athlete is a critical part of accurate future concussion assessment, according to researchers presenting their study at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in San Diego. Differences in how females and males scored on a standardized concussion assessment tool were also investigated. "Our research analyzed whether the new Sport Concussion Assessment Tool-2 (SCAT2... Read Full Story

Medical News Today  Article Date: 19 Aug 2011 - 1:00 PDT       "Recurring headaches are common during the year following a traumatic brain injury (TBI), regardless of the severity of the TBI, and they tend to occur more often among females and those with a pre-TBI history of headache, according to an article in Journal of Neurotrauma, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The article is available free online at the link below. More than 70% of patients who had... Read Full Story

Detroit Free Press      BY TRESA BALDAS DETROIT FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER           "A dozen pharmacists. Four doctors. A psychologist and an accountant. All are targeted in what the government dubbed Tuesday as one of the largest prescription drug scams in Michigan history, triggering criminal charges against 26 people accused of engaging in health care fraud at more than 20 pharmacies statewide. According to an indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court, the defendants were part of a... Read Full Story

Explore Forensics         One of the keystones of forensic science is DNA testing. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material present in every cell. Each individual has a Unique DNA Profile . There are even a few differences between the DNA of identical twins. A British scientist, Sir Alec Jeffreys, developed DNA profiling in the 1980s. DNA for profiling can be extracted from samples of human cells found at a Crime Scene , including blood, semen, skin, saliva, mucus, perspiration... Read Full Story

Above The Law By Staci Zaretsky      "It comes as no surprise, but going to a college football game at your alma matter is supposed to be fun, even if your team sucks. And generally speaking, Georgia Tech sucks. Okay fine, the team won the ACC title in 2009, but that title was just vacated . Nobody likes a cheater. But even if your team sucks more than Tori Black , you can still drink the suck away at a pre-game tailgate party. And if you’re heading to a home game at Georgia Tech, you... Read Full Story