Charles City Man Sues Over Implanted Human Tissue
Implanted Human Tissue Not Screened For Disease. A Charles City man who underwent spinal surgery is going to court, saying doctors used parts from a cadaver never screened for disease. Keith Bruns filed a federal lawsuit in Cedar Rapids against several companies, including the tissue harvester, the company that distributed the … [Read more...] about Charles City Man Sues Over Implanted Human Tissue
Researcher Mum in Human Tissue Hearing
Human Tissue Hearing. In response to congressional complaints about its monitoring of human tissue samples, the National Institutes of Health is planning steps to better account for where and how the samples are being used. A senior government researcher asserted his Fifth Amendment rights Wednesday and refused to testify before … [Read more...] about Researcher Mum in Human Tissue Hearing
Tissue scandal touches family of BBC’s Cooke
Cremation Ashes of BBC's Cooke Triggers Probe. After Alistair Cooke’s death in the early morning of March 30, 2004, he was wheeled out of his Upper East Side apartment on a collapsible gurney and whisked away into the darkness. Three days later, Cooke returned home in a small, cardboard box. Susan Cooke Kittredge examined the … [Read more...] about Tissue scandal touches family of BBC’s Cooke
L.I. Woman Suing Body-Carve Ghouls
Diseases Associated With Body-Carve Ghouls. A Long Island woman claiming she received potentially diseased bone from a corpse during a transplant procedure plans to sue the bosses of a body parts for-sale ring and two companies that sold their products. Pamela Grigorian, 48, of Middle Island, charges in a suit to be filed Monday … [Read more...] about L.I. Woman Suing Body-Carve Ghouls
