Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
The FBI's emergency medical technicians at the scene administered help until he could be airlifted, Rains said. The shooting occurred about 3:25 p.m. during a training exercise, Rains said. Federal agents are investigating what happened at the firing …
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A Montgomery County Sheriff's Office deputy suffered non-life-threatening injuries after his gun went off upon holstering during range exercises, according to a press release from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. The deputy, whose name will not …
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BEIJING (AP) — They're called "little emperors" — the children born in China under a law that generally limits urban families to having just one child.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Major pharmaceutical firms and individuals linked to companies that have benefited from a $3 billion cancer-fighting Texas agency under criminal investigation are among the financial contributors to a nonprofit formed to support the embattled state institute, according to a list of donors released Thursday.
(Reuters) – Doctors relying on studies published in top journals for guidance on treating women with breast cancer may not be getting the most accurate information, with the side effects of various treatments downplayed, according to a North American study. "Investigators want to go overboard to make their studies look positive," said Ian Tannock, senior author of the study that appeared in the Annals of Oncology. …
(Reuters) – Heart attacks are usually most common on weekdays and mornings, especially Mondays, but the pattern reversed in New Orleans after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, according to a U.S. study. “The fact that it’s such a polar opposite shift is really surprising,” said lead author Matthew Peters at Tulane University in New Orleans. After the 2005 storm, the overall number of attacks tripled, likely due to an increased number of smokers. Attacks were more likely on weekday evenings and weekends, according to data published in the American Journal of Cardiology. …
A team of scientists who autopsied the brain of renown NFL linebacker Junior Seau after his death last year have concluded the football player suffered a debilitating brain disease likely caused by two decades worth of hits to the head and which may have led to his suicide, researchers and his family exclusively told ABC News.
(Reuters) – One of the worst U.S. flu seasons in a decade has created shortages of vaccine and the Tamiflu treatment for children, raising the prospect that people considered at high risk of getting the flu might not get the protection they need. Though shortages are not unusual, the flu's early arrival and this year's especially nasty strain mean the situation could worsen. …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced today that it is requiring manufacturers of Ambien, Ambien CR, Zolpimist, Edluar, and other sleeping medications that contain the active ingredient zolpidem, to lower currently recommended doses.
Some flu sufferers are turning to alternative medicine to help ease the pain of all the symptoms. “We have patients coming here helping with the symptoms of the flu such as aches in the body, sore throat or even somebody who is having really bad …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Republicans in the Congress struggle to find a strategy for forcing big spending cuts on President Barack Obama, some conservative voices are warning against taking the country to the brink of a debt default as the strategy for winning the budget wars. "We would encourage the administration and the Congress of the United States, first and foremost, don't default. That's a bad idea," said U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President Bruce Josten on Thursday. An historic U.S. …
The "World of Warcraft" franchise (IGN Review) is perhaps the single greatest source of speculation for Activision Blizzard (ATVI) investors. It represents a ton of revenue and is surrounded by a highly complex and rapidly changing market. I personally …
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