Doctors to Be Exempted from Written Tests for Recruitment

Bihar: The Jharkhand government has decided to appoint ayurveda, homeopathy and unani doctors without written examinations and only on the basis// of an interview. Clearing the way for the appointment of nearly 300 doctors, the cabinet Wednesday evening decided that the government would adve...

Ruling: HIV victim exempted from disclosing condition to partner

The Wellington District Court, New Zealand, has ruled that HIV-positive people don't have to disclose their condition to their sexual partners if condoms are used. Justin Dalley was charged with criminal // nuisance after not disclosing to his female partner his HIV positive status before the...

Texas Humane Legislation Network Calls for Puppy Mill Crackdown

...ns passed the House of Representatives, but died in committee when it reached the Senate. The bill addressed large-scale breeders only and would have exempted breeders keeping 10 or fewer adult breeding female dogs or cats. A group that calls itself the "Responsible Pet Owners Alliance," representing br...

As Lawsuits Hit the MTA, Personal Injury Lawyers Consider How Much is Too Much, or Too Little

...suits is where to draw the line," says David Perecman, a New York personal injury lawyer . "The MTA should not have any special right to be exempted from personal injury lawsuits. If they are partly to blame they should pay their part . If the claimant is partly to blame they don't get compensated ...

Cardin Calls on NIH to Utilize Small Businesses for Extramural Research Projects

...dical research in areas such as cancer, Alzheimer's, heart disease and stem cell research. I was sorely disappointed though when this NIH funding was exempted from mandatory participation in the SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. As a result, small businesses across the country are...

Perfect Father's Day Gift: The Sound of Silence

...ade without drugs, latex or adhesives. Based on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration definition, Brez has been reviewed and categorized as a Class I exempted medical device, for marketing as an over-the-counter treatment to help relieve symptoms for many conditions related to impaired breathing, such as sno...

Study: Smoking bans do not cause job losses in bars and restaurants

... smoking in most public places and businesses, but exempted bars. Though economic effects of smoking bans h...ared to communities with partial smoking bans that exempted bars. On the other hand, communities with any type...es, and now it appears that bars do not need to be exempted from clean indoor air policies to protect against ...

Judge Holds Maryland Damages Cap Not Applicable to Malpractice Cases

...sembly revised the damage cap in 2005 to lower the amount that malpractice victims could recover from negligent doctors and hospitals, the legislature exempted cases in which the parties had not first gone through the state's pre-suit arbitration system. The decision was handed down late on April 20, 20...

Labels on OTC Painkillers Need Improvement

...three small children and an assistant professor in the School of Packaging at Michigan State University, knew that one size of any product line can be exempted from the federal requirement for child-resistant closure as long as the warning is "conspicuous" and "prominent" on the label. However, this was not t...

AirWare, Inc., Maker of Brez(R) Premium Breathing Aids Offers Tips for Safely and Soundly Springing Ahead During the Switch to Daylight Savings Time

...ncrease the self-reported sleep quality of the bed partner. AirWare, Inc. was founded in 2002 and Brez has been reviewed and categorized as a Class I exempted medical device, based on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration definition, for marketing as an over-the-counter treatment to help relieve symptoms for...

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Marine debris will likely worsen in the 21st century

...ost-effective derelict fishing gear removal and disposal programs, and fishermen participating in removal efforts could receive financial credit or be exempted from landfill fees. Moreover, the high costs and difficulty in providing adequate reception facilities, particularly in remote areas, discourages ...

Unmanned aircraft to study Southern California smog and its consequences

...nistration regulations that prohibit unmanned aircraft from flying in public airspace, the flight paths will be limited to military airspace, which is exempted from FAA rules. The researchers hope to conduct the flights at least once a month or as often as every two weeks. The Scripps team also hopes to gathe...

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Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Reports Proposed Private Sale of Ordinary Shares by Existing Shareholder

...ects that New Good Management and Assured Ahead Investments Limited, a British Virgin Islands company that is 68.0% owned by Hony Capital II, L.P., an exempted limited partnership formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands, will each own approximately 39.6% and 20.8% of Simcere Pharmaceutical's issued and ou...

Gynecologic Oncologist, With Board Certification in GYN Oncology, OB/GYN, and Surgery Offers Women With Cancer the Newest Treatment Frontier: the Surgical Robot

...obotic surgery can be a good choice for older patients, especially those on multiple medications or anti-coagulants, and obese patients, who were once exempted from some types of laparoscopic gynecologic surgeries." With five daVinci(TM) robots, Hackensack University Medical Center has the most in the New J...

AMEX Notifies Signalife That It Has Accepted Signalife's Plan of Compliance

...MEX Rules 1003(a)(iii). This notification was triggered by the decline of Signalife's market capitalization to less than $50 million, which previously exempted Signalife from meeting the minimum stockholders' equity requirement. Pursuant to the letter, Signalife submitted to AMEX for its review and acceptance...

GRAS Status Opens Door to U.S. Food Industry

...t GRAS Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) is an FDA designation that a chemical or substance added to food is considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements. GRAS exemptions are granted for substances that ar...

AMEX Notifies Signalife that It Will Need to Comply with Minimum Stockholders' Equity Requirement

...es 1003(a)(iii). This notification was triggered by the recent decline of Signalife's market capitalization to less than $50 million, which previously exempted Signalife from meeting the minimum stockholders' equity requirement. Pursuant to the letter, Signalife will be required to submit to AMEX by February ...

AT&T - BellSouth merger: Revestiture continues

....html ), here's why this concession is NOT sufficient to protect the public interest if this monopoly-enhancing merger is allowed: AT&T's IPTV is exempted from the neutrality provision. It is the TV pipes that AT&T CEO Ed Whitacre thinks are his . Trouble is, there are no separate pipes on an IP network...

Enron's dilemma: A corporate governance nightmare

...lins (2006) Behaving Badly: Ethical Lessons from Enron .] Enron Board Decision Epilogue Enron's board supported the proposed arrangements and exempted Fastow from Enron's Code of Ethics. In so doing, the board overlooked one important detail: by law, SPEs required an independent manager. As Enron's C...