Doctor fined Rs 5L for woman's death Mar 29, 2009
The panel directed them to pay the money within one month's time to Nitin Verma whose wife Puja had died in September, 2005 due to an overdose of anaesthesia before the operation for removal of her gall-bladder stones began. The Commission, however, exonerated Atul Wadhwa, the surgeon, of the medical negligence charge and deficiency in service in connection with the death of the woman patient. (India Times, India)
Derek and Addison face off on Grey's Feb 20, 2009
Dunaway we go: Faye Dunaway played Dr. Campbell, an older physician Cristina considered well past her prime, and who had botched a gall-bladder surgery performed conventionally rather than laproscopically. It became clear that it was time for Campbell to retire, which she finally did, but not before lowering the boom on Cristina, predicting a future much like her own, where the end of surgery would be the end of everything. (MSNBC -- Television)
Councilman exits early, health issue of concern Dec 11, 2007
"On the advice of my physician, I must make a concerted effort to recover," wrote Lingner, who recently had gall-bladder surgery, in a letter to Mayor Phil Gordon. "While the recovery may be relatively short term, I must slow down over the next few weeks.". (AZCentral -- News)
Bernanke's New Transparency Nov 15, 2007
That's the feeling you get when your brother-in-law starts describing his gall-bladder operation in intimate detail. Some things you just don't want to know. (BusinessWeek)
Grant nets another 33 as 2-0 Blue Knights fend off Eldon Nov 6, 2007
Roberts, who muscled down five rebounds in Friday's win over New Creations, is still recovering from gall-bladder surgery he underwent in early October. OCC scoring Ahmad Grant, 33; Burleigh Porte, 10; Joe Wright, 10; Zach Erby, 7; J.T. Hatfield, 6; Deltonio Moses, 6; Ryan Laswell, 5; Cameron Hall, 4. (Olney Daily Mail, IL)
Blue Knights tip off 2007-08 hoops season Friday night at the Dungeon Nov 1, 2007
After breaking his hand in late August, Roberts had emergency surgery in September to have his gall-bladder removed, sending him back home to recover. However, Roberts is back on campus and once he's healthy, Burris expects great things out of this three-sport star from Henderson, N.C.. (Olney Daily Mail, IL)
Analysts expect thousand of layoffs worldwide for Boston Scientific Corp., the Massachusetts medical device maker, Oct 16, 2007
The endosurgery unit, in Marlborough, which makes products for minimally invasive surgery such as gall-bladder removal, employs about 1,000 workers. Boston Scientific is expected to report lackluster growth when it releases third-quarter financial results Friday. (Boston Globe)
Bush Secret Torture Powers Need Public Purge Oct 10, 2007
Comey figured in the famous confrontation at the bedside of Ashcroft, who was in the hospital after emergency gall-bladder surgery in 2004. Gonzales and White House Chief of Staff Andy Card wanted Ashcroft to sign a document Comey had rejected earlier permitting warrantless domestic surveillance. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Bush's secret war on America Jun 23, 2007
A week before the next renewal, due on March 11, 2004, Comey, Ashcroft and the FBI director, Robert Mueller, agreed that the spying was illegal, but Ashcroft was shortly in intensive care with gall-bladder pancreatitis. His wife, Janet, banned all visitors and telephone calls. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Slayer's Kerry King Warns Marilyn Manson About Co-Headlining Run Jun 19, 2007
"I like the original version better. And 'The Final Six' was a song that just wasn't finished in time for the record, because [frontman] Tom [Araya] had to head home for [gall-bladder] surgery" [see. " "The Final Six," said King, "isn't going to sound out of place, because it was written for Christ Illusion. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Relay For Life celebrates survivors, remembers those who lost battle with cancer May 19, 2007
She was diagnosed with cancer while undergoing gall-bladder surgery. The twice-weekly chemotherapy treatments she received at Southside Regional Medical Hospital saved her life. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Nature: The natural prescription for health? Apr 20, 2007
The watershed year was 1984, when a study of gall-bladder surgery patients showed that those who viewed trees through the window left the hospital a day earlier and used fewer pain meds than patients who "enjoyed" a view of a brick wall (see #2 in the ). Picnic Point and Lake Mendota during summer, seen from the roof of the UW Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI. Photo by Jeff Miller, courtesy UW-Madison. (Why Files)
Mother courage Mar 28, 2007
Although the two may be unconnected, after this tear-gassing incident, I began suffering from gall-bladder pain. I took homeopathic medicine but the pain continued. (Guardian Unlimited)
Should the bear die? Mar 21, 2007
Bear pelts make great rugs, the gall-bladder sells for a fortune in the Chinese medicine market, and some cuts of bear meat can be quite tasty. Everyone wins. (The Age)
Verdict mixed in Taco Bell lawsuit Mar 8, 2007
Shepherd blames diabetes, gall-bladder problems, depression and other maladies on his exposure to hepatitis A. He may appeal the verdict issued Friday after a five-day trial before Circuit Judge William Law. Taco Bell and its supplier of green onions, Redi-Cut Foods Inc., did not deny Shepherd was sick. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Ghanaians have little knowledge about the sickle cell disease Feb 23, 2007
The adults, he explained, experienced born pain crises and end-organ damage which might involve the hips, eyes, kidneys and gall-bladder. He said sickle cell anaemia was the most severe followed by cell beta and the sickle cell Hb C disease and 70 per cent of the anaemia depended on the combinations of the gene types. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
China seizes $164 million in fake goods Jan 11, 2007
It was reported in May that patients taking the defective drugs developed acute kidney failure due to diglycol in the medicine, which was supposed to help gall-bladder problems but actually caused kidneys to fail. The police said they broke up counterfeit cigarette networks in Guangdong, Fujian, Shandong, Jiangsu, Yunnan and Sichuan. (Washington Times)
Chinese police arrest 5,000 people in counterfeit, inferior goods cases Jan 10, 2007
Armillarisin A is used to treat gall-bladder problems. Besides the fake medicines, the police also broke up several criminal networks for producing and selling counterfeit brand cigarettes in Guangdong, Fujian, Shandong, Jiangsu, Yunnan and Sichuan, he said. (Xinhuanet, China)
