Your Health is Written in Your Hands Nov 5, 2008
Lumps on hands called palmar fasciitis can be a rare sign of ovarian cancer. 2008 Newsmax. (Newsmax)
Palm reading Sep 20, 2008
Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, the team said they suspected the condition, known as palmar fasciitis, could be linked to cancer, found an ovarian mass and successfully treated the patient with chemotherapy. This phenomenon is known as a paraneoplastic syndrome - where symptoms occur because of a cancer but are not related to cancer cells present in that area of the body. (BBC News -- Health)
Team unearthing secrets of long war in Colombia Sep 2, 2008
That number is three times as high as estimates made by human rights groups in 2005 after a forensics team unearthed dozens of bodies at El Palmar, a farm in San Onofre, northeastern Colombia, that paramilitary forces had used as a base. The discovery made it clear that a cornerstone of the paramilitary groups' policy had been to wipe away any trace of their crimes. (Boston Globe)
Common Golf Injuries Jul 27, 2008
A small part of the hamate bone juts out from its palmar surface (the hook of the hamate), and is vulnerable to fracture during a forceful swing. Prevention: Attention to proper hand action during the swing can help prevent tendonitis and fractures of the wrist. (Suite101.com)
Stephania Bell: Taking an optimistic view on the future of Hampton Mar 7, 2008
The flexor muscles, or the muscles that work to flex the wrist and control grip, are on the palmar side of the forearm, and their tendon -- the part that attaches to the bone -- inserts near the inside of the elbow. Strength of the flexors is critical to countering torque produced at the elbow during the act of pitching. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Women Finds Surgical Cure for Excessive Sweating Sep 3, 2007
Court suffers from palmar hyperhidrosis or "excessive" hand sweating. It affects all of her daily activities. (Fox News)
Local Events May 28, 2007
Lindsay Merchant Committee's monthly sidewalk sale, no-host buffet lunch and fashion show -- 11 a.m., El Palmar Restaurante, 122 Honolulu St., Lindsay. Reservations are not required. (Fresno Bee)
Excessive sweaters struggle to stay dry Apr 24, 2007
Most extreme sweaters suffer from axillary hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating under the arms), followed by palmar and plantar sites (hands and feet). More men than women experience facial or scalp hyperhidrosis. (MSNBC -- International)
Bodies of six tourists retrieved in Spain Feb 12, 2007
Members of Spanish civil guards and rescue workers carry bodies in El Palmar, Spain's Canary Islands Feb. 11, 2007. The bodies of six tourists have been retrieved from a flooded cave in Spain's Canary Islands, emergency service officials said on Sunday. (Xinhuanet, China)
