Archive for January, 2008
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
The mother of two formerly conjoined twin girls is very happy as her daughters have been cleared to leave the hospital.
The twin 2-year-old girls were joined at the chest and abdomin but went under risky surgery in November at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University.
According to doctors, the chance ...
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
In shocking news first made public yesterday afternoon, Australian born actor Heath Ledger is dead.
He was found by a massage therapist and a housekeeper in a Manhattan apartment, lying naked and face down on a bed, a bottle of prescription sleeping pills nearby.
"We are all deeply saddened and shocked by ...
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
A new study published in the Jan. 22 online issue of Lancet Oncology finds that a drug prescribed to kidney and liver cancer patients can also potentially raise their blood pressure to unsafe levels.
Nexavar is the name of the drug that was approved by the FDA for advanced kidney cancer ...
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
It has been reported that Britney Spears has in fact showed up for a custody hearing.
She is fighting Ex-husband K-Fed for custody of the couple's 2 little boys, and People.com and TMZ.com report Spears was seen leaving the Los Angeles-area office of Kevin Federline's lawyer about two hours after she ...
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
It is being reported that scientists have created a new gene test that can help to predict a person's risk of developing heart disease.
The test looks for mutations in a gene called KIF6, and in people who have this mutation, what comes with it is a 55% increased risk of ...
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
It is being reported that actor Kiefer Sutherland has been released from jail.
He had been spending some quality time behind bars after being convicted of drunken driving and violating probation, and was released after spending 48 days in a Southern California jail.
The 41-year-old actor left the Glendale City Jail shortly ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
It is being reported that the FDA has approved a new rapid flu test manufactured by Prodesse, Inc. of Milwaukee.
The new test has the ability to identify up to 4 different types of virus; influenza A virus, influenza B virus, and respiratory syncytial virus A and B.
The ProFlu+ test is ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
It is being reported that popstress Christina Aguilera gave birth to her baby whilst in full makeup.
A source close to Christina and husband Jordan Bratman tells Star mag: “Her water broke on Friday [Jan. 11] and she started having contractions. But then they stopped, so she was given a dose ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
It is being reported that the Bird flu situation in Eastern India is becoming worse with each passing day.
According to West Bengal animal resources minister Anisur Rahaman, villagers are eating chickens who have succumbed to the Bird flu virus, and allowing their children to play with chickens in courtyards.
Six districts ...
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Sunday, January 20th, 2008
It is being reported that a woman has been found guilty of murdering her 3-year-old autistic girl.
Mother Karen McCarron, put a bag over her daughter's head, believing that doing that would fix her. Her baby died.
"Maybe I could fix her this way, and in heaven she would be complete," she ...
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