During a HIDA Scan a scanner monitors the radioisotope that was initially injected. When (CCK) cholecystokinin, a hormone that's normally released by the body after a meal, is injected, the contraction of the gallbladder is identified on the scan. Reduced contraction (which often produces pain) may mean anything from actual gallbladder disease/dysfunction, to inflammation or scarring.
United States History. Volstead Act. Andrew J. Volstead, Republican representative from Minnesota, was the driving force behind the National Prohibition Act (popularly the Volstead Act), written to provide for the enforcement of the recently ratified 18th Amendment.
Road rage possibly behind car crash into biker. June 3, 2015, 12:35 AM|Los Angeles police are investigating a possible road rage incident that left motorcyclist Samuel Ayres with broken bones. A video that captured the incident shows Ayres criticizing the driver of a BMW who was talking on his phone while behind the wheel. Moments later, the motorcyclist says the car chased him down and crashed into him, causing Ayres to fly off his bike as the driver sped off. Gayle King reports.