Small businesses bridle at health insurance hikes Nov 15, 2009
They re catatonic when they hear the numbers, said Edholm, founder of Business Benefit Insurance. It s a horrifying shock. (Boston Globe)
DE Odighizuwa shines Oct 28, 2009
Quiet, but not catatonic. Hours before a game he'll sit alone in the locker room listening to Lil' Wayne in silent meditation. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
Father's chilling threat before daughter 'thrown' from bridge Oct 7, 2009
Ilana Katz, a psychologist at the Family Court, described him as catatonic. He had a very painful look on his face, tears were running down his eyes and saliva was running from his mouth, she said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
The future of schizophrenia Sep 14, 2009
Schizophrenia, which is seen as the paradigmatic psychiatric illness, presents different symptoms in multiple domains, whereby positive and negative phenomena can be separated (Falkai et al., 2005): Positive (psychotic) symptoms in a broader sense include delusions or delusional ideation, hallucinations, disturbance of association, catatonic symptoms, agitations as well as feelings of alien influence and suspiciousness. Negative symptoms include restricted range and intensity of emotional... (EurekAlert!)
Bill Clinton chides nations over help for Haiti Sep 10, 2009
" Haiti's shame: Preval must not ignore the plight of disabled children The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Wednesday, Sept. 2: They are left along roads and sewers or on hospital grounds, dumped as if they were trash. These are Haiti's disabled children in a country wracked by four storms last summer, still trying to cope with thousands of homeless and unemployed. Dozens of special-needs babies are kept at the government-run and corruption-plagued Abandoned Baby Unit, two or... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Joe Klein: How Ted Kennedy Found Himself Aug 27, 2009
He was scared catatonic, of course. Scared of death, obviously. (Time.com)
Got a dog who hates storms? Try thunderwear Aug 12, 2009
Some pant, quake, drool or become almost catatonic. In the most severe cases, dogs become frantic and hurt themselves breaking through windows, clawing through paneling or running into traffic if left alone during a thunderstorm. (MSNBC -- Health)
Man indicted in fake bomb scare at airport Aug 8, 2009
The arresting officers described McGann as "extremely disheveled and dirty" and in a "near catatonic state" and "staring off into space," Kelly said. McGann had been homeless for at least a year. (CNN -- US)
Robbery suspect won't leave bed for trial Aug 1, 2009
In court, she has argued that recordings of phone calls that Reed made to a girlfriend from jail show that he is not quite as catatonic as his attorney says he is. Those calls will be front and center in the trial, set for next Friday. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Criminalizing a crisis Jul 26, 2009
Inmates with mental illnesses can be abused by other inmates or withdraw so deeply into their own worlds that they become catatonic and unresponsive. One woman who talked to the Independent Record, but didn t want to be identified because of the stigmas associated with convictions and mental illnesses, told how her son was in a county jail for four months, untreated for his schizophrenia. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Former Plano girl bit by viper in Cambodia Jul 17, 2009
When they arrived at the hospital, Akemi said Catherine was sweating, purple and catatonic. The doctors discovered two fang marks left by, at that point, an unknown creature. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Antidepressants aid electroconvulsive therapy in treating severe depression Jul 7, 2009
It is prescribed for patients with crisis-level severe depression who are catatonic (people who are so slowed down that they stop moving, talking and eating) or suicidal or for patients with major depression who have not responded to medication. Electrodes attached to the head deliver the stimulus and patients are anesthetized and receive muscle relaxants during the procedure. (EurekAlert!)
The Battle Over Michael Jackson's Legacy Jul 3, 2009
"They were hysterical. They're going, 'Michael Jackson is dead, he's dead!' They were catatonic," Irena Medavoy, wife of studio chief Mike Medavoy and a junior high school friend of Jackson's, told People. She was arriving for an appointment when the ambulance bearing Jackson pulled up. (Time.com)
Serving California and the other America Jul 2, 2009
Actually in meetings on the imbecilic bailouts, McCain sat at the table in catatonic silence. For McCain, the economy has always been one big WTF. Economy in McCain s mind is money he gets from dominant sugarmama in his fake marriage to shut up while she lives with her boy toys in California. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Silent Hill Homecoming May 10, 2009
His father has left to find the boy while his mother, nearly catatonic, sits in a rocking chair in the living room and stares into space. Alex must find his missing brother and solve the mystery of what has afflicted his hometown, both of which seem connected with the strange history of Silent Hill. (Suite101.com)
Pass the sugar May 9, 2009
These days, when his side loses, he merely goes into an unresponsive, catatonic state for two days, the report states. "I retreat into my own world if they lose, in a major sulk. I can't explain how much it hurts," Lucey said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Did milk of magnesia kill kidneys? Apr 14, 2009
One reader wrote: "My mother-in-law was started on simvastatin to lower her cholesterol. Subsequently, we noted a decline in her muscle strength and mental ability to the point where she was almost catatonic. My wife, with medical power of attorney, decided the risks outweighed the potential benefits and asked the doctor to stop the simvastatin. He agreed reluctantly to a two-week trial. "The results were amazing. In a few days, she began to feed herself again, then to play bingo. (Athens Banner-Herald)
LETTERS: NCT, March 22, 2009 Mar 22, 2009
" Over the last 30 years, the salary earned by CEOs has increased from 40 times that of the average worker to 400 times. CEOs could not exist without the sweat of their workers. It's time that the workers got their share of the pie.Margaret McCown LilesEscondidoWhere's Jack Bauer when you need him?So I'm a big "24" fan. Why? Jack Bauer. Jack has saved the nation, quite possibly the planet, from annihilation more than once. Jack's done the unimaginable and made impossible sacrifices along the... (North County Times)
LETTER: Time to take another look at term limits Mar 19, 2009
Cognitus wrote on Mar 18, 2009 9:18 AM:" Harry Potter, thanks for remininding us of the record of the Republicans. Remember that in the 90's, they had a pollster find the most sought-for items among the citizenry and put together the Contract with America -- and got elected on it. The one I most remember in that document was the promise to PASS A BLANANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION, and thereafter Republicans would balance the budget every year..... As we well remember NO effort was... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
LETTER: 'Honor among thieves' is a lesson learned Mar 4, 2009
"Well, Tommy Boy, at least he's making an effort to erase the mistakes of the previous administrations. You'll note that as everything went to H*** in the last 2 months of his administration, GWB huddled in the corner in a catatonic state, while Bernanke and Paulson ran the store for him. There he was, sucking his thumb, one thumb in his mouth, the other in his ****, trying to decide when to change thumbs. ". BlueDogDemocrat wrote on Mar 3, 2009 4:13 PM:" The situation in Iraq has... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
LETTER: Pork projects plentiful in federal stimulus bill Feb 24, 2009
"Stevens must have been sleeping. Thisrecession started over a year ago, and Bush did nothing about it. Did you notice the last month of his term Bush hid in the corner, catatonic, while Paulson and Bernanke ran the country. I guess you think it' fine that GWB DOUBLED the national debt (don't you think maybe that was a bit excessive), and do you feel comfortable by the fact that China holds most of our "mortgage".If China wanted to, they could bring out country to its knees by throwing our debt... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
* [ART JOURNAL] The human spectacle Feb 18, 2009
Is the man dreaming of the monitors or are they the cause of his catatonic state, or both. Located across from Jins work is Xu Zhongmins. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Top 10 Disastrous Letterman Interviews Feb 13, 2009
Or the catatonic, mumbling responses to admittedly ridiculous questions like, "How's that beard working out for ya?". After several failed attempts to jolt Phoenix out of his stupor, Letterman finally resorts to biting sarcasm: "What can you tell us about your days with the Unabomber?" For their part, the crowd loved it. (Time.com)
