Archive for February, 2008
Sen. Charles Dudley Warner Hospitalised With Bosom Condition
WASHINGTON Sen. John Warner, R-Va., has been hospitalized with an abnormal heart beat, but his office downplayed the seriousness of his condition.
Warner, 81, was treated last fall for atrial fibrillation - or an irregular heartbeat - that his office characterized on Tuesday as “a common condition.
Chavez to bring up English footing from business concern
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) President Hugo Chavez’s government is taking its battle against U.S. “imperialism” into Venezuelans’ dictionaries, urging state phone company workers to avoid English-language business and tech terms.
President Hugo Chavez is financing Venezuelan cinema and forcing radio to play more Venezuelan music.
Afflicted Eduardo could play once again in 2008
LONDON, England Arsenal striker Eduardo could be playing again by the end of the year as he recovers from the horror tackle that left him with a career-threatening leg injury.
Eduardo’s injury in the 2-2 draw at Birmingham stunned his Arsenal teammates.
The Croatia international spent his 25th birthday on Monday in an unnamed London […]
Study: Rake Test May Ascertain Bipolar Upset
A simple blood test could now diagnose and help treat patients suffering from bipolar disorder, according to new research from Indiana University’s School of Medicine.
The study is published in the Feb. 26 online edition of the Molecular Psychiatry journal.
Research has shown that certain biomarkers are found in differing amounts in the blood of individuals […]
HPV Inoculation Could Be Uncommitted for Male childs by 2009
The human papillmovirus vaccination Gardasil could become available for young men as soon as next year, according to a report from The New York Times.
If boys could be vaccinated, the spread of the virus would slow considerably, according to public health officials. HPV is the No. 1 cause of cervical cancer in women.
Steve Irwin’s 4-Twelvemonth-Older Boy Unfazed by Feather boa Constrictor Bite
NEW YORK Like father, like son? The 4-year-old son of “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin wasn’t at all alarmed when he was recently bitten by a baby boa constrictor, according to his mother.
“He picked one of them up and it bit him on the finger, and he was so proud to have copped his first hit,” […]
Skier Lasts Avalanche After Being Inhumed for 40 Transactions
ANCHORAGE, Alaska A skier was rescued from a massive avalanche that buried him for as lots of as 40 minutes Saturday near the site where another slide killed two snowmobilers earlier this days.
Ian Wilson of Portland, Ore., was blue and unresponsive when he was pulled out from 4 feet of snow, but was able to […]
U.S. probes infirmary link to bombardment
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) A hospital administrator has been detained on suspicion he helped to supply patient information to militants about the mentally challenged women thought to have unknowingly carried out two bombings, the U.S. military says.
Iraqi soldiers secure the scene of the bombing at a popular pet market in central Baghdad.
Device driver Attempts to Assist Adult male in Wheelchair on Route, Both Voted out
PHILADELPHIA A man in a wheelchair and an motorist trying to help him were both struck and killed on a downtown expressway early Monday.
Joseph Kelly Sr. was driving eastbound in a minivan on the Vine Street Expressway shortly before 2 a.m. when he spotted an man in a wheelchair near an off-ramp, according to police.
Police: Infirmary ‘Workers’ Victimisation Fries to Aid Steal
OCOEE, Fla. A group of women and men at a Florida hospital are using children to distract victims while they steal their purses, Local6.com reported on Saturday.
Police believe the perpetrators, who disguise themselves in hospital scrubs, are stealing women’s purses and immediately spending the money after using children to distract their targets at the Health […]
