http://oig.hhs.gov/publications/docs/hcfac/hcfacreport2010.pdf
Reports that the federal government gained $2.5 billion in health care fraud judgments and settlements during fiscal year 2010. Also reports on enforcement actions during the year. From the Department of Health and Human Services and the Justice Department
Presents the results of the commission’s inquiry into the financial crisis of 2008-2009 and its conclusions as to the causes of the crisis. From the Commission
http://www.hrpdcva.gov/MTGS_%20AGDS/Agendas/2011/January/08_PDC_2011%20Forecast.pdf
Covers economic prospects for Hampton Roads with discussion about the housing market, the mortgage crisis, employment/unemployment and more. From the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-11-001/EN/KS-SF-11-001-EN.PDF
Reports that European Union member states received a total of 3.8 million immigrants in 2008, while 2.3 million emigrants departed EU states for new residence elsewhere. Provides more detailed characteristics of these shifts including country-level data. From Eurostat
http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k11/DAWN012/SeekingDetoxHTML.pdf
Reports an estimated 177,000 drug-related emergency department visits were made in 2008 by patients seeking treatment services. Provides information on characteristics of these visits. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://leg2.state.va.us/dls/h&sdocs.nsf/By+Year/RD442011/$file/RD44.pdf
Discusses several initiatives of the Virginia court system over the past year including progress toward the implementation of an electronic filing system and a legislative proposal dealing with the retirement age for judges. Also includes an organization chart of the Virginia court system and a map of judicial circuits and districts. From the Judicial Council of Virginia
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm241090.htm
Press release announcing a possible link between saline and silicone gel-filled breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a rare type of cancer. From the Food and Drug Administration
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1312/
Describes a project of community response and recovery planning from a hypothetical West Coast winter storm scenario that would produce precipitation exceeding levels experienced only once every 500 to 1,000 years. From the U.S. Geological Survey