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The cause of Leslie Lavern Matthias, 61, was accidental drowning, according to reports from the autopsy performed by the state medical examiner. Police were originally concerned that the death might have been as the result of foul play, reports say. The incident occurred when, early this month, officers from the Readlyn Police Department stopped to make a regular check at Matthias’ home. Matthias was known to the police as an easygoing resident who sometimes required assistance in his daily life…

Jermaine Frank and Raymond Ally were found drowned in a car after racing on public roads, reports say. Reports say Ally, who is a legitimate drag racer with notable wins to his credit, was driving and taking a corner at high speed when he lost control of the vehicle. It veered off the roadway and overturned in a canal near. The pair was evidently trapped in the vehicle for some time before rescuers managed to retrieve their bodies. The two…

Awaiting autopsy results in the death of a man at 12303 Bellaire early in December, the Houston Police Department is still investigating the case.   Before his death the male was seen breaking into a vehicle in the parking lot of a shopping center on Bellaire Blvd. With several other friends, the owner of the vehicle forcibly detained the man until officers arrived. The police arrived and took the man into custody. But as the male was being taken into…

A popular, high-intensity cancer therapy that utilizes pinpoint radiation, could be putting patients at significant risk, reports say. The cancer treatment surgery, called Stereotactic radiosurgery, targets tumors on the brain or spinal cord. Its advantage is that it does little damage to surrounding tissue. But according to recently published reports, the amount of radiation is so concentrated and intense that if not used correctly, overdoses in radiation can occur. At least one patient was left comatose and nearly 100 patients…

Nearly one-fifth of patients receiving Implanted Defibrillators are having the implants done outside guidelines for their use, reports say. Not only are the devices unnecessary, in some cases patients have a higher risk of death than individuals who fit the criteria for receiving an implanted defibrillator, reports say. The devices provide an electrical shock to an erratically beating heart, but researchers found that many patients were either recent heart attack victims or newly-diagnosed heart failure patients, reports say. The risk…