Man dies after 50-ft. plunge over Avery County waterfall
Asheville Citizen-Times Mon, 31 May 2010 06:27 AM PDT
A man who was killed when he fell 50 feet down Elk River Falls has been identified as Andrew Shelley, 41, of Wake County. Avery County emergency responders located Shelley's body Sunday. He had missing since falling on Saturday. |
'Body thrown in rubbish'
Independent Online Mon, 31 May 2010 06:08 AM PDT
An employee at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital reportedly told a grieving family that the hospital is trying to cover up that nurses dumped the remains of their stillborn daughter with the rubbish. |
Getting a bikini body: Focus on plenty of cardio and diet changes to tone for summer
The Salinas Californian Mon, 31 May 2010 05:11 AM PDT
LOS ANGELES รข€" Kourtney Kardashian makes gearing up for bikini season look so darned fun and easy. In a recent issue of Life & Style magazine, she explains that she drinks a lot of water, works out with 2-pound dumbbells (while wearing a fun leopard-print T-shirt) and has dropped her chai lattes in favor of espresso shots to save calories. |
5 toxics that are everywhere: Protect yourself
CNN Mon, 31 May 2010 04:31 AM PDT
A growing body of research is linking five chemicals -- among the most common in the world -- to a host of ailments, including cancer, sexual problems and behavioral issues. |
Acupuncture's Molecular Effects Pinned Down
Medical News Today Mon, 31 May 2010 04:27 AM PDT
Scientists have taken another important step toward understanding just how sticking needles into the body can ease pain. In a paper published online May 30 in Nature Neuroscience, a team at the University of Rochester Medical Center identifies the molecule adenosine as a central player in parlaying some of the effects of acupuncture in the body. Building on that knowledge, scientists were able ... |
Discovery Offers Promising Research For Spinal-Cord Injury Treatments
Medical News Today Mon, 31 May 2010 03:26 AM PDT
Researchers in the University of Alberta's Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine have made an important discovery that could lead to more effective treatments for spinal-cord injuries. Karim Fouad and David Bennett have identified one of the body's natural self-repair mechanisms that kick in after injury. To help understand the discovery the researchers say it is important to first describe the ... |
Up to 19 dead as Israel storms Gaza aid ships
Sin Chew Jit Poh Mon, 31 May 2010 03:25 AM PDT
Palestinians carry a mock body, draped in Turkish (red) and Palestinian flags, during a symbolic funeral protest in Gaza City on May 31, 2010, following a deadly Israel military raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla of aid ships. |
Hosp negligence cost woman her legs: suit
New York Post Mon, 31 May 2010 02:40 AM PDT
An elderly woman in Brookdale Hospital's nursing home lost both legs to amputation after developing bedsores when staff neglected to properly rotate her body, a lawsuit charges. "The poor woman was admitted to the Schulman and Schachne Institute for Nursing and completely dependent on their assistance . . . Within two weeks... |
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