Coma patient's second birth
Mail and Guardian Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:20 AM PST
For 23 years Rom Houben was imprisoned in his own body. He saw his doctors and nurses as they visited him daily during their rounds; he listened to the conversations of his carers; he heard his mother deliver the news to him that his father had died. |
Cancer Survivor Finds Comfort in Running
WJFW Rhinelander Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:06 AM PST
LAONA - Getting diagnosed with cancer is a devastating feeling. But one Northwoods woman used her cancer diagnosis to push her body to its physical and mental capacity. |
Coma recovery case attracts many doubters
Texarkana Gazette Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:04 AM PST
BRUSSELSâ€"Rom Houben’s mother remembers her son’s amazement when he finally started communicating again after spending 23 years locked in a paralyzed body that was misdiagnosed as vegetative. |
Area sports briefs
Chronicle-Tribune Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:43 AM PST
Announcements Mudokwan Martial Arts cardio Mudokwan Martial Arts is offering a high-intensity cardio workout that combines Taekwondo stand-up skills with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ground skills, giving the body a total workout. Classes are now forming and will be held twice a week for nine weeks. Classes begin on Nov. 30 and spots are limited. For more information contact Mudokwan Martial Arts at 662 ... |
Drug charge doctor had history of suspensions
Brisbane Times Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:38 AM PST
A BRAIN surgeon charged with supplying illegal drugs after the body of a young woman was found in his apartment had returned to work at Nepean Hospital only months ago following a previous suspension. |
No role for politicans in FOI process
Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:17 AM PST
Sometimes, I really have to wonder about common sense around the Collingwood council table. In my mind, one does not get in a war of words with an individual--or group--who is actively seeking information from a government body.[...] |
Gifts that will warm body and soul
Park Hills Daily Journal Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:55 AM PST
Dorothy Lee’s face lights up as she talks about one of the nursing home patients who will be getting a blanket this year. |
Unstable Structural Elements Of The Heart Muscle Lead To Heart Failure
Medical News Today Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:36 AM PST
Over the course of a lifetime, the heart pumps some 250 million liters of blood through the body. In order to do this, the muscle fibers of the heart have to be extremely durable. The research group headed by Dr. Wolfgang Rottbauer, vice chair of the Department of Medicine III at Heidelberg University Hospital (Chairman: Prof. Dr. H. A. |
Fit Body, Fat Résumé
Backstage.com Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:28 AM PST
For many actors, maintaining physical fitness is essential to marketability and craft. A gym membership is a fine way to ensure you always have a place to burn calories, but the treadmill and weight machines can get monotonous. |
Implant-Based Cancer Vaccine Is First To Eliminate Tumors In Mice
Medical News Today Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:37 AM PST
A cancer vaccine carried into the body on a carefully engineered, fingernail-sized implant is the first to successfully eliminate tumors in mammals, scientists report this week in the journal Science Translational Medicine. |
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