Las Vegas police seek leads in boy kidnapping case
Investigators interviewed 6 year old Cole Puffinburger about four days in captivity to identify gunmen who abducted him last week. He was dropped off unharmed Saturday night. Authorities believe the suspects, two gunmen posing as police officers and a third man, are Mexican nationals tied to a meth ring and remain at large in southern Nevada.
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Appeal could delay Exxon Valdez payout plan
In Anchorage Alaska lawyers for Sea Hawk Seafoods object to the punitive damages allocation plan after the Supreme Court ruling allowing up to 507.5 million for about 33 000 claimants including fishermen cannery workers landowners and Alaska Natives. The plaintiffs sought 5 billion dollars.
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Magnet device treats low mood with brain stimulation
The FDA approved a noninvasive brain stimulator by Neuronetics for patients with depression unresponsive to initial antidepressants. The NeuroStar therapy uses magnetic pulses to spark brain cells without surgery or electroconvulsive therapy, signaling a new area of noninvasive brain treatment.
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Food and Drug Administration
Neuronetics Inc
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
TMS Therapy Shows Modest Benefit in Mood Study
FDA cleared NeuroStar for low mood after a sham-controlled trial showed modest improvement. The study faced statistical questions flagged by advisers. NIH runs an independent trial of 260 patients with results expected next year.
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National Institutes of Health
Nebraska lawmakers reset safe haven age to infants only
Nebraska lawmakers and Gov. Dave Heineman agreed to rewrite the safe haven law to apply only to infants up to three days old. The move follows a surge of abandonments including teens and out-of-state cases, drawing national attention and ridicule on Saturday Night Live. Officials say the law, aimed at preventing infant abandonment, had unintended consequences and needed focus on infants. Sixteen of 49 senators supported the change, with a Monday news conference outlining the compromise.
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Prison clash in Reynosa leaves at least 15 dead
Northern Mexico authorities report a predawn fight between inmate groups at a Reynosa Tamaulipas prison across from McAllen Texas has killed at least 15 and wounded several. Police and soldiers seal the facility and negotiate access to a fire-damaged section as efforts to regain control continue.
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Melamine tainted feed kills 1500 raccoon dogs in China
In Beijing 1500 raccoon dogs bred for fur died after consuming melamine tainted feed. Veterinarian Zhang Wenkui of Shenyang Agriculture University said the kidney failure deaths highlight broader melamine contamination concerns amid a dairy product crisis affecting thousands of Chinese children.
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Shenyang Agriculture University
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