The Right Life
San Diego Reader Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:16 PM PST
A patient of Dr. Oliver Sacks suffered a massive stroke. “Mrs. S†retained her intelligence and humor but could no longer see anything left of her nose. “She has totally lost the idea of left,†Sacks wrote, “with regard to the world and her own body.†|
Man sues over clamp left in chest
UPI Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:15 PM PST
DENVER, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- A former patient at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Denver is suing the federal government over a clamp left in his body by surgeons. |
BREAKING NEWS: 1 hurt in car vs. school bus accident
WWAY 3 Wilmington Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:00 PM PST
Video Body A scary situation for some New Hanover County students on the way home today. Their bus was involved in an accident with a car at North Kerr Avenue and McClelland Drive in Wilmington. Police say no one on the bus suffered more than bumps and bruises. The driver of the car suffered minor injuries. At least some of the students on the bus attend Noble Middle School. Story image Story ... |
Hearts and Minds Education Program Launched:
dBusinessNews.com Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:58 PM PST
The National Alliance on Mental Illness ( NAMI ) has launched a new health education program to promote sound “mind and body†health practices among individuals who live with serious mental illness. |
Pathologist: Ex-cop's 3rd wife died accidentally
Laramie Boomerang Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:57 PM PST
A pathologist hired by a former suburban Chicago police sergeant's attorneys testified Wednesday that the death of Drew Peterson's third wife was accidental and not a homicide as ruled three years later after her body was exhumed. |
Climber's body recovered from Mount St. Helens' crater
Everett Herald Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:44 PM PST
Update, 3:59 p.m.: SEATTLE â€" Authorities say the body of a climber who fell into the crater atop Mount St. Helens has been recovered. The Skamania County Sheriff's office says the body of Joseph Bohlig was found today, more than a day after the 52-year-old man tumbled 1,500 feet. |
The Liver: Multitasker, Regenerator and Vital for Health
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:42 PM PST
ROCHESTER, Minn.----The liver, the largest internal organ, is the body’s ultimate multitasker. While the liver is not glamorous or sentimental -- there are no love songs about a broken liver -- it simultaneously plays a key role in the body’s metabolic, digestive and regulatory systems. |
Protein found to be key in protecting the gut from infection
redOrbit Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:22 PM PST
A signaling protein that is key in orchestrating the body's overall immune response has an important localized role in fighting bacterial infection and inflammation in the intestinal tract, according to a study by UC San Diego School of Medicine investigators, published in the journal Cell Host and Microbe.Martin Kagnoff, MD, UCSD Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Pediatrics, who led the study ... |
Conservatives In D.C. Celebrate Comeback (Again)
NPR Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:22 PM PST
ANALYSIS: Attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington this week are buoyed by signs of a rightward shift in the body politic. We've seen the same dynamic play out before: A movement sweeps a young Democrat promising change into the White House, followed by a Republican resurgence. |
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