Top 20 medical breakthroughs for women Dec 2, 2008
From cancer to sex, Health magazine highlights the year's best discoveries ... Take a look at the amazing before and after photos of the newest Joy Fit Club members ... Movie stars, athletes and a former First Lady who've all beaten the disease share what inspired them to keep fighting. (MSNBC -- Health)
Been and gone Dec 2, 2008
Page last updated at 11:58 GMT, Monday, 1 December 2008. Veterans pass on the baton ... Lucas became a plumber after World War II. (BBC News -- UK)
Woman Says 8-Hour ER Wait Led to Husband's Death Dec 2, 2008
Woman Sues Hospital, Says 8-Hour ER Wait Killed Husband. Monday, December 01, 2008 ... An Arizona woman is suing a hospital over her husband's death, which happened after an eight-hour wait in the emergency room, the Arizona Daily Star reported Monday. (Fox News)
Avoiding Holiday Hazards At Home Dec 2, 2008
Tips For Preventing A Trip To The ER ... Dr. Travis Stork showed Maggie Rodriguez the possible dangers of decorating, wrapping and unwrapping during this holiday season ... (CBS) According to the , almost 13,000 people in the U.S. end up in the emergency room during the holidays because of mishaps with trees, lights or even toys. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Massive Food Challenges a Massive Rip-Off? Dec 2, 2008
Meet the 50-Pound Burger: Oversized Eating Could Be Your Ticket to Free Meal or ER. By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ ABC NEWS Business UnitDec ... CLINTON, N.J. -- There's no such thing as a free lunch or is there. (ABC News -- Business)
Kidney Function Discovery Sheds Light On Genetic Complexity Of Disease Dec 2, 2008
1, 2008) To find a cure for cancer, haemophilia and other diseases, researchers need to be looking for complex, interacting genetic factors, according to the authors of a new study ... A new study by researchers at the Centenary Institute, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA) and The Australian National University (ANU), has exposed a greater level of genetic complexity for diseases than was originally thought ... The researchers looked at two disorders of kidney function - iminoglycinuria and... (Science Daily)
'Deranged Calcium Signaling' Contributes To Neurological Disorder Dec 2, 2008
Deranged Calcium Signaling' Contributes To Neurological Disorder ... Deranged Calcium Signaling' Contributes To Neurological Disorder ... 1, 2008) Defective calcium metabolism in nerve cells may play a major role in a fatal genetic neurological disorder that resembles Huntington's disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a mouse study. (Science Daily)
A lot of lucky hunters got their bucks Dec 2, 2008
Online news and information for the Rhinelander region ... Pat PfeifferCorrespondent ... (Hiles News) - By this time there are a lot of lucky hunters who have gotten their bucks. (Forest Republican, WI)
Penwest to Present At RBC Capital Markets Healthcare Conference Dec 2, 2008
Dec. 2, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. (NasdaqGM: - ) today announced that Jennifer Good, President and Chief Executive Officer of Penwest, will be presenting at the RBC Capital Markets Healthcare Conference, on December 11, 2008 ... Ms. Good will be on a panel discussion ``Delivering Novel Drug Solutions: The Future of Drug Delivery'' scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EDT. ... Penwest is a drug development company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing products that... (Primezone Releases)
Bush loosening up on his legacy Dec 2, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008 ... Bush is using his final 50 days in office to tout his legacy, hoping to leave a lasting impression of overshadowed progress ... On Monday, World AIDS Day, Bush was heralded for his leadership in fighting the disease, a point that even his Democratic critics readily concede. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Burress appears in court, has bail set at $100,000 Dec 2, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) -- Taken to court in handcuffs, Plaxico Burress posted $100,000 bail on weapons possession charges Monday as a frenzy grew around the case of the Giants star receiver who accidentally shot himself in a nightclub ... Authorities said teammate Antonio Pierce was being investigated over his role in the shooting, while the Super Bowl-champion Giants weren't sure what action they would take against Burress. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Full Story Dec 2, 2008
Miami News, Fort Lauderdale News, Florida News er Channel 7 Fox Miami WSVN-TV - Governors to press Obama for help with shortfalls ... Tuesday, December 2, 2008 ... Governors to press Obama for help with shortfalls. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Flooding keeps Broward County courthouse closed Dec 2, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla ... (AP) -- Broward County's main courthouse is closed for the second straight day, thanks to a water main break that flooded the first two floors of the building. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Man injured by spear gun Dec 2, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 ... MIAMI (WSVN) -- A man speaking out this morning after shooting himself in the arm with a spear gun ... Arthur Robledo was on a boat over the weekend when he accidentally fired the spear gun into his arm. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Galveston-area hospitals still swamped by hurricane Dec 2, 2008
Waterlogged desks and other office furniture are stacked on the ground floor outside the entrance to the emergency room at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston ... Karen Sexton, UTMB health system's chief executive officer ... Brian Zachariah, chief of emergency services for the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, sits in an unused Level 1 trauma treatment room. (USA Today)
County Awards Bid To Begin Health Clinic Dec 2, 2008
Severe Weather Alert ... E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines ... POSTED: 5:05 pm MST December 1, 2008UPDATED: 6:52 pm MST December 1, 2008. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
The election is over Dec 1, 2008
Updated: Friday, November 28, 2008 5:36 PM CST FONT SIZE ... Let's supposed that the election had gone the other way, and that one of us on the left had been writing letters to the editor attacking John McCain and likening him to, oh, say, Vladimir Putin ... Ted McCarron would have been among the first to write in saying "The election's over, he's going to be our president, we should all rally behind him for the good of the country.". (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
James House evacuating patient Mandy Bryant during a disaster drill at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in July of this year. Dec 1, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008 Edition. Today's Weather Leitchfield, KY ... James House evacuating patient Mandy Bryant during a disaster drill at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in July of this year. (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
A Senate Rises Sans Stars Dec 1, 2008
By Roll Call Staff December 1, 2008. ER survived 10 seasons after George Clooney left the show and took his star power to the big screen ... Just as the hospital drama pivoted to an ensemble cast, so too will the Senate, which appears poised to continue on without a breakout star as two of its biggest celebrities move on to bigger things. (Roll Call)
Hurricane season comes to end Dec 1, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008 ... This year's season saw 16 named storms, eight of which were hurricanes ... Five of those hurricanes reached Category 3 strength or higher. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Iraq: double bombing kills 16 in Baghdad Dec 1, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008 ... A police officer says a car parked near a police academy exploded in a mainly Shiite area in northern Baghdad ... He says a suicide bomber then blew himself up as police and recruits gathered at the site. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Flu shots a tough sell to some health care workers Nov 30, 2008
DES MOINES, Iowa ---- Operating room nurse Pauline Taylor knows her refusal to get a flu shot is based on faulty logic. But ever since she got sick after getting a shot a few years ago, she's sworn off the vaccine ... "I rarely get sick. The only thing I could narrow it down to is that I had gotten this shot," said Taylor, who works at University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. (North County Times)
Burress shoots himself in thigh Nov 30, 2008
hero accidentally shot himself in the right thigh and spent the night in the hospital, another dramatic turn in a tumultuous season in which the star receiver has been fined and suspended ... However, a team official told The Associated Press that Burress shot himself in a nightclub ... "Our primary concern is for Plaxico's health and well-being, and given the circumstances, we are relieved to say he was released from a New York City hospital," the Giants said in a statement. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
BlackBerry Storm? More like BlackBerry Dud Nov 30, 2008
com: BlackBerry Storm. More like BlackBerry Dud ... More like BlackBerry Dud. (Globe and Mail)
Once the ball gets rolling... Nov 30, 2008
Andrew Steele, November 29, 2008 at 10:10 PM EST ... The government is now the idea ... There is momentum behind the idea that the opposition unite and bring down the Conservatives. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Prosecutors offer plea deal to 8-year-old suspect Nov 30, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008 ... PHOENIX (AP) -- Prosecutors have offered a plea deal to an 8-year-old boy charged with murder in the shooting deaths of his father and another man in their St. Johns home, court records show ... Complete details of the offer weren't spelled out in a court filing posted Saturday on the Apache County Superior Court's Web site. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
FDA sets melamine standard for baby formula Nov 30, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008 ... WASHINGTON -- Less than two months after federal food regulators said they were unable to set a safety threshold for the industrial chemical melamine in baby formula, they announced a standard that allows for higher levels than those found in U.S.-made batches of the product ... Food and Drug Administration officials on Friday set a threshold of 1 part per million of melamine in formula, provided a related chemical isn't present. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
3 dead after car drives into path of train in Fla. Nov 30, 2008
Miami News, Fort Lauderdale News, Florida News er Channel 7 Fox Miami WSVN-TV - 3 dead after car drives into path of train in Fla ... Saturday, November 29, 2008 ... 3 dead after car drives into path of train in Fla. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Another view on Turkey Day Nov 30, 2008
Opinion : Another view on Turkey Day - Frontiersman ... Frontiersman Print Edition ... Another view on Turkey Day. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Her cheating heart Nov 30, 2008
The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper ... Advertiser-supported feature ... Peter MunroNovember 30, 2008. (The Age)
Nightmares for a new generation as the Triffids head for Wales Nov 29, 2008
29 November 2008: 6:37am. Visit our other sites: lect ... Yet another remake of a television classic is set to be produced in Wales. (WalesOnline)
Many continue to rely on ERs Nov 29, 2008
By Kay Lazar Globe Staff / November 29, 2008 ... The vast majority of Bay State residents have health insurance and a primary-care physician, but many are still relying on hospital emergency rooms for care that could have been handled less expensively by their family doctors, according to a new survey ... Fourteen percent of adults surveyed said they had trekked to the ER at least once in the past year for ailments that they thought could have been treated by their doctors, if he or she had been... (Boston Globe)
No doctors (1) Nov 29, 2008
By Jennifer Ockey - 11/28/08. Why do hospital CEOs spend tons of money making a hospital a pretty medical center when there are no doctors in it ... I used the MD Center, located in the hospital. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
COLUMN: Time to give my boyhood superheroes a reality check Nov 29, 2008
Malden - There is no greater bonding experience between a father and a son than going together to a blockbuster film featuring a comic book superhero. I speak from experience here ... On two occasions earlier in the year, my son and I found ourselves seated side by side in a darkened theater, captivated by the respective adventures of Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk. (Malden Observer, MA)
Vision resurrected in Obama Nov 29, 2008
(older than 14 days) ... Article rated a 5 by 3 users ... Elders, those who remembered the violence of 1956, stood silently at attention, weeping, washing away decades of communist oppression. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Mouse Model Of Prion Disease Mimics Diverse Symptoms Of Human Disorder Nov 29, 2008
28, 2008) A comprehensive mouse model of inherited prion disease exhibits cognitive, motor, and neurophysiological deficits that bear a striking resemblance to the symptoms experienced by patients with the human version of "mad cow disease," Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). The research, published by Cell Press in the November 26th issue of the journal Neuron, provides exciting insight into the mechanism of disease and may lead to the development of new therapeutic strategies for this... (Science Daily)
US Jewish, meditation groups' members die in India Nov 29, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York rabbi and his wife were among the dead in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, slain in a Jewish center that they ran, the ultra-Orthodox Chabad-Lubavitch movement confirmed Friday ... Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg, 29, and his wife, Rivkah, 28, died in the attack on the movement's center in Mumbai, Rabbi Zalman Schmotkin said in New York. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
3 dead after train collision in central Florida Nov 29, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008 ... (AP) -- The Florida Highway Patrol says three people were killed when the car they were riding in collided with a passenger train in Orlando ... FHP spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Miller said two men and one woman died Friday when a northbound Amtrak passenger train collided with the four-door, 1994 Buick sedan around 7 p.m. Their names have not been released. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Hostages said dead in Mumbai Jewish center Nov 29, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008 ... MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Commandos who stormed the Mumbai headquarters of an ultra-orthodox Jewish group found the bodies of five hostages inside, including a New York rabbi and his wife, officials said, as a fresh battle raged at the luxury Taj Mahal hotel and other Indian forces ended a siege at another five-star hotel ... More than 150 people have been killed since gunmen attacked 10 sites across India's financial capital starting Wednesday night, including at least... (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Cab driver robbed, pistol whipped Nov 29, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008 ... MIAMI (WSVN) -- Police are searching for four suspects who allegedly robbed and pistol-whipped a cab driver late Thursday ... Miami Police found the taxi driver unconscious along Northeast 26th Street and Sixth Avenue around 7 p.m. "I mean he could have been probably been beat up or something like that, maybe. he looked like he was in pain; he was holding his stomach," said on-looker Reinaldo Blanco. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
3 family members drown at popular SoCal spot Nov 29, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008 ... (AP) -- Three members of the same family drowned on Thanksgiving after being swept out to sea while photographing the surf from a rocky outcrop along Southern California's coast, authorities said Friday ... Two other relatives who lived in the same house with the victims were also washed away by a wave but managed to pull themselves to safety. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Gaza mortars wound 6 Israelis Nov 29, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008 ... JERUSALEM -- Palestinian militants in Gaza blasted a military base in southern Israel with mortars late Friday, wounding six soldiers in the latest assault on an unraveling truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers ... Israel's rescue service said one of the soldiers was critically injured, and the others were slightly or moderately hurt. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Hair Beads Spurring Head Trauma in Kids Nov 29, 2008
And hard plastic versions often aren't visible on CT scans, experts note ... Wednesday, November 26, 2008 ... What's worse, because the beads were translucent, they weren't readily apparent on diagnostic CT scans, the physicians say. (MEDLINEplus)
Kaiser keeps trauma center plans moving forward Nov 28, 2008
for free extra services ... Friday, November 28, 2008 ... ER plan has reduced number of patients who leave without care. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
NBC's live Rosie O'Donnell variety show flops; lowest ratings of night... Nov 28, 2008
A mere 5 million viewers tuned in for the 8 p.m. premiere of "Rosie Live," with the program earning a 1 ... NBC had for the special and planned to expand the program into a series should viewers re-embrace the decades-old variety format ... Other networks, too, were watching closely since several are developing variety shows of their own. (The Drudge Report)
Dunkin donuts robbery, one shot Nov 28, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008 ... (WSVN) -- Broward Sheriff's Office deputiesare investigating a shooting at a Dunkin Donuts ... Officials said two male suspects robbed a Dunkin Donuts located at 4900 North State Road 7 and shot a male customer Thursday night. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Afghan police: 4 dead in blast near US Embassy Nov 28, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008 ... KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide car bomber targeting a convoy of foreign troops exploded about 200 yards (meters) outside the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least four Afghan bystanders as people entered the compound for a Thanksgiving Day race ... At least 18 others were wounded in the morning attack, said Abdullah Fahim, a health ministry spokesman. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Thai PM orders protesters ousted from airports Nov 28, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008 ... BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Protesters occupying Bangkok's two airports braced for a raid Thursday night after Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat declared a limited state of emergency authorizing police to take back the terminals ... Meanwhile, rumors swept the city that the military would instead stage a coup to end the monthslong standoff between the People's Alliance for Democracy and the elected government, which the alliance has vowed to topple. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Driver runs over Florida toddler riding a tricycle Nov 28, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008 ... (AP) -- A West Palm Beach family is in mourning after their 2-year-old was run over while riding a tricycle in a driveway ... The Palm Beach Sheriff's Office says Sergio Martinez was playing Wednesday afternoon when he was hit and run over by a Ford Explorer. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Marion returns to Phoenix, where Shaq awaits Heat Nov 28, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008 ... MIAMI (AP) -- Shawn Marion was a fan favorite in Phoenix for many years, a stalwart of the run-and-gun Suns teams that were perennial playoff contenders ... But his return to Phoenix will be overshadowed by a 7-foot-1 guy who, well, overshadows just about everything. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Detectives looking into cause of fatal apartment fire Nov 28, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008 ... (WSVN) -- Lauderhill Police are trying to determine what triggered an aprtment fire that took a man's life early Thursday ... City deputies along with Lauderhill Fire Rescue responded to the scene at Circle Villas, along Northwest 25th Street and Northwest 56th Avenue, around 7:15 a.m.. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
PUT A FORK IN HIM Nov 28, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008 Last Update: 08:50 AM EST ... Last updated: 4:11 amNovember 27, 2008 Posted: 3:02 amNovember 27, 2008 ... Truth be told, there really was no contest for the top award in our 10th annual Turkey awards. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Thankful hearts Nov 27, 2008
Eliza Wiley IR photo editor - Julie Bury smiles with her daughter Makayla Bury at their home in Montana City recently. The Bury family is giving thanks this year for the full recovery of 4-year-old Makayla after her heart stopped for 30 minuntes on October 15, 2008 ... When 4-year-old Makayla Bury arrived at the St. Peter s Hospital emergency room, her heart had been stopped for more than 20 minutes. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Christmas Gift to Federal Employees: Surprise, We're Cutting Your Benefits!; Patients, Doctors and Health Care Providers Outraged Nov 27, 2008
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Christmas Gift to Federal Employees: Surprise, We're Cutting Your Benefits. Patients, Doctors and Health Care Providers Outraged ... Blue Cross/Blue Shield Christmas Gift to Federal Employees: Surprise, We're Cutting Your Benefits. (PR Newswire)
James House evacuating patient Mandy Bryant during a disaster drill at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in July of this year. Nov 27, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Edition. Today's Weather Leitchfield, KY ... James House evacuating patient Mandy Bryant during a disaster drill at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in July of this year. (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
Analysts fear end of Keiki Care Nov 27, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 ... We've got everything in our ... Private, non profit agencies using money from state government fear they could be harder hit than the rest of state government. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Whatever happened to Holly with the blue-black hair? Nov 27, 2008
Whatever happened to Holly with the blue-black hair ... LIVINGHealth, religion, travel, family and personal style news from around Oregon ... Meet Timothy Lamar Wright and others in this year's Season of Sharing. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
REVIEW: A smartphone that isn't too swift Nov 27, 2008
A smartphone that isn't too swift - International Herald Tribune. The BlackBerry Storm, a touch-screen smart-phone by Research In Motion, came out last week ... Published: November 26, 2008. (International Herald Tribune)
Iraqi Lawmakers Approve U.S. Troop Pact Nov 27, 2008
After Concessions, Sunni Bloc Backs Measure To Keep Forces In Country 3 More Years ... A U.S. Army soldier, of Iron Hawk, Third Squadron, Third Armored Cavalry Regiment, walks behind barbed wire of a check point during a routine patrol in Sukor neighborhood, northeastern Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 24, 2008 ... Thanksgiving for the American soldiers in Iraq had all the trimmings. (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
Heidi, Spencer married? Nov 27, 2008
By SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer ... Your Questions Answered ... LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, the reality-TV couple whose on-again, off-again relationship has been chronicled by MTV's "The Hills" and celebrity magazines, appear on the Wednesday cover of Us Weekly with the headline "Heidi er Elope!". (The Palm Beach Post)
A lot of lucky hunters got their bucks Nov 27, 2008
Online news and information for the Rhinelander region ... Pat PfeifferCorrespondent ... (Hiles News) - By this time there are a lot of lucky hunters who have gotten their bucks. (Forest Republican, WI)
Full Story Nov 27, 2008
Miami News, Fort Lauderdale News, Florida News er Channel 7 Fox Miami WSVN-TV - At least 82 killed as gunmen rampage in India city ... Wednesday, November 26, 2008 ... MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, hospitals and a crowded train station in coordinated attacks across India's financial capital Wednesday night, killing at least 82 people and taking Westerners hostage, police said. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Former first lady resting after ulcer surgery Nov 27, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 ... HOUSTON (AP) -- Former first lady Barbara Bush was resting and in good spirits in a Houston hospital Wednesday morning following surgery for a perforated ulcer, a family spokesman said ... Bush, who was visiting with family members, probably will remain in Methodist Hospital until next week, family spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Hollywood writers dispute adds to actors' ire Nov 27, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) -- With timing made for the movies, the Hollywood writers union now claims studios are stiffing them for work used on the Internet -- just as the Screen Actors Guild plans to ask its members for a vote to strike over Internet payments ... "If, God forbid, we should go on strike, you want to do it at a time when it has the most impact," Guild president Alan Rosenberg told The Associated Press Monday. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
A final turkey pardon, with a smile Nov 27, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 ... The 45-pound bird, named "Pumpkin" through an online vote, behaved quietly while the president presided over a Rose Garden ceremony ... The other name on the ticket, a backup bird with the chosen name of "Pecan," was nowhere to be seen. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
