27 August 2015

Retraction Watch

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Retraction Watch is a blog that reports on retractions of scientific papers.[1] The blog was launched in August 2010[2] and is produced by science writers Ivan Oransky (Vice President and Global Editorial Director of MedPage Today)[3] and Adam Marcus (editor of Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News).

25 August 2015

Daily Mail: HONDURAN HODPITAL DOCS DECLARE "DEAD" A LIVING PREGNANT WOMAN>

Desperate family smash into teenage girl's tomb a day after she was buried ALIVE by mistake and woke up screaming... only for her to die for real 

  • Neysi Perez, 16, was initially pronounced dead after collapsing at her home
  • The married teenager, who was pregnant, was buried in her wedding dress
  • Her husband raised alarm after hearing her 'screaming for help' from coffin
  • Footage shows family smashing concrete tomb, but she had no sign of life

A 'dead' teenager woke up in her coffin and screamed for help one day after she was buried – but died again before desperate relatives could save her.
Footage has emerged showing grieving family members breaking through the concrete tomb from where Neysi Perez, 16, had been heard 'banging and screaming'.
Relatives who removed the girl's corpse found that the glass viewing window on her coffin had been smashed and the tips of her fingers were bruised.
But despite efforts to revive her medics found no signs of life and she was later returned to the cemetery and reburied in the same mausoleum.
Worst nightmare: Desperate relatives smash into Neysi Perez's concrete tomb a day after she was buried alive by mistake. Her husband raised the alarm after hearing her 'screams for help' while visiting her grave
Worst nightmare: Desperate relatives smash into Neysi Perez's concrete tomb a day after she was buried alive by mistake. Her husband raised the alarm after hearing her 'screams for help' while visiting her grave
Ms Perez, who was three months pregnant, reportedly fell unconscious after waking up in the night to use the outside toilet at her home in La Entrada, western Honduras.
It was believed she may have collapsed in an apparent panic attack after hearing a burst of gunfire.
But when the teenager started foaming at the mouth her religious parents called the local priest believing she had become possessed by an evil spirit.
Relatives told how the priest tried to exorcise her, but she later became lifeless and was rushed to hospital, where three hours later doctors declared her dead.

Ms Perez was buried in the wedding dress she had recently used to get married.
A day after her funeral, her husband Rudy Gonzales was visiting her grave at the La Entrada General Cemetery when he heard banging and muffled screams from inside the concrete tomb and raised the alarm.
The footage shows desperate family members breaking through the concrete block tomb with a sledgehammer, before bringing out and opening up Ms Perez's coffin to try to revive her.

15 August 2015

UK PRIVATE EYE #1398 "MEDICINE BALLS" by M.D.

HEALTH SECRETARY Jeremy HUNT promised everyone over 75 a`same-day appointment with a GP.

Private Eye points out that 30 percent of GP training schemes have vacancies.

"Older GPs  with full pension pots are lining up for early retirement"




07 August 2015

Bloomberg & Daily Mail: Cardiologist Leonardo BEREZOVSKY (1944-2015) MD (1968 Univ.Nat.de Rosario,Argentina)

Founder of AHI Healthcare Systems,Inc.

In March 1997, AHI Healthcare Systems, Inc. was acquired by FPA Medical Management, Inc. and became its wholly owned subsidiary. Previously, AHI Healthcare Systems, Inc. integrated individual and small groups of primary care physicians and specialists into local managed healthcare delivery networks, providing affiliated physicians with access to managed care contracts and single-source access to health maintenance organizations.

A home with all the trimmings: Sprawling Beverly Hills mansion complete with a wine cave, a bullet-proof safe room and even a French château's kitchen features could be yours for $29million

  • The Florentine Villa in Beverly Hills, California, could be yours - if you're willing to fork out $29million to live in it
  • It boasts a range of spectacular features imported from Europe, including a custom Chinoiserie mural from Paris
  • French château hood is a central feature in the kitchen, while marble fountain from Argentina sits in the grounds
  • Mansion also features pool, movie theater, tennis court, humidity-controlled wine cave and bullet-proof safe room
  • It is being sold by the estate of cardiologist and healthcare entrepreneur Leonardo Berezovsky, who recently died

The five-bedroom property, dubbed the Florentine Villa, boasts an array of stunning imported features, including a Chinoiserie mural from Paris.
While the custom mural takes pride of place in the dining room, a hood from a French château is a central feature in the country-themed kitchen.
Sprawling: This European-style mansion in Beverly Hills, California, could be yours - if you are willing to fork out $29million to live in it
Sprawling: This European-style mansion in Beverly Hills, California, could be yours - if you are willing to fork out $29million to live in it
Living room: The five-bedroom home, dubbed the Florentine Villa, boasts an array of stunning features that were imported from Europe
Living room: The five-bedroom home, dubbed the Florentine Villa, boasts an array of stunning features that were imported from Europe
Stunning: A custom Chinoiserie mural from Paris takes pride of place in the dining room (above) of the property at 1036 Summit Drive
Stunning: A custom Chinoiserie mural from Paris takes pride of place in the dining room (above) of the property at 1036 Summit Drive
Movie theater: The mansion, designed by famous architect Juan Pablo Molyneux, boast a private movie theater with eight leather seats
Movie theater: The mansion, designed by famous architect Juan Pablo Molyneux, boast a private movie theater with eight leather seats
Safe haven: It also features a bullet-proof safe room with a microwave and refrigerator in the master bedroom (believed to be pictured)
Safe haven: It also features a bullet-proof safe room with a microwave and refrigerator in the master bedroom (believed to be pictured)

Aerial view: The impressive property is situated in an upscale part of California, and boasts an outdoor, lighted tennis court at the back
Cardiologist and AHI Healthcare Systems co-founder Leonardo Berezovsky (pictured) owned the mansion before he recently passed away.
His estate is now selling the 12,000sq ft property, which features nine ornate bathrooms (one of which is partially pictured)

06 August 2015

DAILY MAIL: NEUROSURGEON NAFEES HAMID JAILED FOR 16 years: LAW FIRM SLATER & GORDON Ltd. NOW SUING NHS TRUST.

From May 2007 Slater and Gordon Limited shares have been listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and trade under the code SGH.

Former patients of a neurosurgeon jailed for 16 years for multiple sex offences against them are suing trust where he worked

  • Nafees Hamid assaulted female patients at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth
  • He was jailed for 16 years last November for nine sex assaults 2012- 2013
  • Abuse uncovered when one brave patient came forward to complain
  • Law firm is now pursuing civil claims for victims against the hospital trust
Nafees Hamid, a spinal surgery specialist, had abused his trusted status to assault women while working at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth and Priory hospitals 
Nafees Hamid, a spinal surgery specialist, had abused his trusted status to assault women while working at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth and Priory hospitals 
Patients of an award-winning neurosurgeon jailed for carrying out sex attacks during examinations are suing the hospital where he worked.
Nafees Hamid, a spinal surgery specialist, had abused his trusted status to assault women while working at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth and Priory hospitals.
The 51-year-old consultant was described during his two month trial at Birmingham Crown Court as 'a good surgeon but not a good man' who had been 'brought low by lust.'
Jurors heard he encouraged some of his patients to remove their clothing and on occasions, removed their clothes himself without a chaperone being present. They had come to him for back and neck problems.
He would then perform intimate examinations, sometimes without wearing gloves, which were found to be medically unjustifiable and made inappropriate sexual remarks.
Hamid was jailed for 16 years last November after being found guilty of nine sex assaults against six patients between 2012 and 2013.
The father-of-three, from Moseley, Birmingham, was also struck off and ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. 
Law firm Slater and Gordon, which represents 168 sex victims of the late DJ Jimmy Savile, is now pursuing civil claims on behalf of a number of his victims against Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Efa Schmidt, specialist abuse lawyer with Slater and Gordon, said: 'This was a shocking case which has had a long lasting and profound effect on the victims of Hamid who had come to him seeking medical help.
'He callously abused his trusted status to commit assaults on these women, some of whom were vulnerable, and showed no remorse during his trial.
'These women showed great bravery in coming forward and ensuring that Hamid was convicted for his terrible crimes. They now want to ensure this does not happen to anybody else.'
At a hearing at Birmingham Crown Court Judge Patrick Thomas QC told the neurosurgeon he was the most intelligent man he had ever seen in the dock of a criminal court but that he had been 'brought low' by lust.
He said Hamid exercised his lust 'arrogantly' over his patients, abusing them in what he described as 'the most extreme breach of trust.' 

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History of SLATER & GORDON

Slater and Gordon Lawyers started in Australia and was the world’s first publicly listed law firm. Slater and Gordon in Australia is a law firm which was founded in 1935 by William Slater, a man with a strong sense of social justice. Slater and Gordon’s name perpetuates the memory of its founders. The enduring name is a reminder of the ethos that underpinned the founding of the firm – values which have been maintained and continue to drive the firm and its growth.
Slater and Gordon was granted a license from the Solicitors Regulation Authority on 27th April 2012 and in February 2012 Slater and Gordon acquired Russell Jones and Walker (RJW) subsequently Fentons, Pannone, Goodmans Law, Marrons, John Pickering and Partners, Flint Bishop, Walker Smith Way Legal and the personal injury and court of protection practices of Taylor Vintner have all become part of Slater and Gordon.
Slater and Gordon is committed to becoming the largest and most trusted provider of personal legal services in the UK. Having this synergy between the firms which have come together as Slater and Gordon has meant that we are able to build on the service excellence and continue to provide outstanding legal services to our clients.
Today, Slater and Gordon is Australia’s largest consumer law firm. From a small office in 1935, Slater and Gordon now operates in approximately 75 locations across Australia, more than any other law firm. The firm still prides itself on delivering highly professional, affordable and fiercely independent legal services. From its humble beginnings in the railways union office it is now building on the reputation and work of the legacy firms in the UK with an aim to be the largest consumer law firm in the UK. 

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AP & DAILY MAIL: NEW YORK LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILIA INFECTION

Ninety-seven people have been diagnosed with the disease


  • Officials said the city's outbreak has been traced to cooling towers, which can release mist, in the South Bronx
  • Five towers in the area tested positive for legionella bacteria and have since been decontaminated though more may be diagnosed 
Another person has died from an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, bringing the death toll to eight, city health officials said Wednesday.
Ninety-seven people have been diagnosed with the disease, which is caused when water contaminated with a certain bacteria is inhaled into the lungs. The eight people who died were older and had other medical problems.
Officials said the city's outbreak has been traced to cooling towers, which can release mist, in the South Bronx. Five towers in the area tested positive for legionella bacteria and have since been decontaminated.