Trial for bicarbonate of soda death

(ANSA) - Rome, July 16 - Two men have been ordered to stand trial in Italy over the death of a brain-tumor patient they tried to treat with bicarbonate of soda.
    Luca Olivotto, 27, died in a clinic in Tirana, Albania, in 2012, after he was administered the bicarbonate of soda. According to records his cause of death was "metabolic alkalosis", a condition in which the pH of tissue rises beyond the normal range, which can be a result of increased bicarbonate concentrations.
    Tullio Simoncini, a Italian doctor who has been officially barred from the profession, and his collaborator Roberto Gandini, face manslaughter charges. Simoncini also faces a charge of abusive practice of the medical profession.