Inmates Freed But Housed Back Behind Bars Tug at Rights
Two released inmates were returned to jail for lack of housing, sparking defense charges of unconstitutionality and citing the right to travel. One man, Matthew Dix, remains jailed for $5,000 bail after completing his sentence for rape in Philadelphia.
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Matthew Dix
Philadelphia
State Correctional Institution
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Nancy Shaheen
Megan's Law Unit
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Irene Silverman
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Birth control pills linked to higher breast cancer risk
A study in JAMA finds OCs may raise cancer risk for women with strong family histories. Among sisters and daughters of affected women, pill users were three times more likely to develop breast cancer than nonusers. Granddaughters showed no clear increase, suggesting older pills used before 1975 may drive the risk.
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Journal of the American Medical Assn
Rial
Thomas Sellers
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Stents Found Safe For Women After Year In Review
A Mayo Clinic review of 30 studies finds women face higher early risks from heart stents but share similar death and heart attack rates with men after one year. Study of 1,001 women and 3,263 men treated 1992 1998 notes women were older with higher rates of hypertension cholesterol and diabetes.
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Chicago
Mayo Clinic
Journal of the American Medical Assn
U.S
Julinda Mehilli
Deutsches Herzzentrum
Munich
Germany
Arthritis drug warnings for MS patients and anemia risk
Washington AP reports Immunex warns doctors to be cautious prescribing Enbrel to patients with multiple sclerosis and to monitor for rare anemia in users. FDA notes no proof of causation, but rare demyelinating events and blood cell shortages have been reported, including deaths.
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Endrel
Food and Drug Administration
Immunex Corp
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