News tagged with freedom of information act


Investigation sheds doubt on a 'shaken-baby' murder conviction

(Medical Xpress)—Based on developments in science and interviews with numerous medical experts, an in-depth investigation by Northwestern University's Medill Innocence Project raises significant questions about the murder con ...

Health created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

England World Cup wins and losses linked to 30 percent rise in domestic violence

Domestic violence rates rose by an average of 30 percent each time England won or lost their games during the 2010 World Cup, but draws had little impact on the statistics.

Health created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Secret Cold War tests in US city raise concerns

(AP)—Doris Spates was a baby when her father died inexplicably in 1955. She has watched four siblings die of cancer, and she survived cervical cancer.

Health created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dangerous experiment in fetal engineering

(Medical Xpress) -- A new paper just published in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry uses extensive Freedom of Information Act findings to detail an extremely troubling off-label medical intervention employed in the U.S. o ...

Other created Aug 03, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Publicly releasing inspection data on meat processing facilities could have 'substantial benefits'

Publicly posting enforcement and testing data corresponding to specific meat, poultry, and egg products' processing plants on the Internet could have "substantial benefits," including the potential to favorably impact public ...

Health created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0