., at or in the direction of another, whether or not the actor believes it to be loaded; or (5) Commits a simple assault as defined in subsection a. (1), (2) or (3) of this section upon: (a) Any law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his duties while in uniform or exhibiting evidence of his authority or because of his status as a law enforcement officer; or (b) Any paid or volunteer fireman acting in the performance of his duties while in uniform or otherwise clearly identifiable as… [read post]

The results of one study by Hershel Jick and colleagues, presented as a letter to the editor, reported a relative risk of 0.58, with a 95% exact confidence interval, 0.03 – 2.9.[2] A year later, two researches, reporting a study based upon Medicaid databases, found no significant associations with PPA.[3] The FDA, however, did not approve a final monograph for PPA, with recognition of its “safe and effective” status because of occasional reports of hemorrhagic stroke that… [read post]