Archive for December, 2007
More die from heart attacks on Dec. 25, Jan. 1
Chicago Sun-Times - Health Multiple studies have shown that deaths spike during the holidays, but Christmas and New Year’s days are particularly
Source: www.suntimes.com
Foot deformity takes crippling toll on diabetics
Chicago Sun-Times - JIM RITTER Health Reporter/jritter@suntimes.com Foot doctors are bracing for a big increase in an unusual complication of diabetes called Charcot foot. The condition
Source: www.suntimes.com
MD dog gets $800k inheritance
Chicago Sun-Times - They also get top-notch health care. When Katie got out of the yard last summer and was hit by a car, she made 40 visits to a veterinarian’s office to mend her broken legs and hip. The bill was close to $6,000. Helmsley’s dog, a pampered but
Source: www.suntimes.com
Bush to veto military policy bill
International Herald Tribune - Those included an added pay raise for service members, which would have taken effect on Tuesday, and improvements in veterans’ health benefits, which few elected officials on either side want to be seen opposing. Bush’s veto surprised and infuriated
Source: www.iht.com
Protect Your Estate Against Greedy Relatives
The Ledger - When setting up a power of attorney, you want to name an agent while you’re still in good health and can make clear decisions. Typically, such documents are included as part of a standard estate-planning package, which also includes a will and health
Source: www.theledger.com
December 30th, 2007
Observatory’s mascot cat retires
San Francisco Gate - The decision to move Nin came after concerns about his health. Nin lost a fang over the summer. When a veterinarian examined him, it turned out that all of his teeth were rotten and had to be removed. Nin became more chipper after the tooth removal
Source: www.sfgate.com
Carnation slaying suspects: a history of arguments, paranoia
Seattle Times - She said she was protective of her son because of his health problems, which included chronic nosebleeds. Instead of sports, she said, McEnroe read a lot and played imaginative games. She said after his grades slipped in high school, he dropped out
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
More Baby Boomers Head to Mountain West
Philadelphia Inquirer - This year, Montana established a trust fund so the state’s older population will have access to health care and other essential services, even in rural areas. “We’ve done projections of stuff and seeing our elderly population doubling in the next 10
Source: www.philly.com
State news of national interest
International Herald Tribune - The Oklahoma State Department of Health Jail Inspection Division found that Mounger did not receive required medication and treatment and was improperly held in a restraint chair. The inspection report said jail staff believed Mounger was only
Source: www.iht.com
Denise Austin, fitness guru | An exercise in persistence
Seattle Times - Austin is still cajoling Americans to get fit with the unflagging zeal of an Energizer Bunny a fact not lost on the folks at Energizer, who were so impressed with the similarity that the battery-maker teamed up with her on a nationwide health
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
Peet’s shuns Starbucks’ grande growth plan
Seattle Times - Wealth By Health, doing business as Espresso Americano China, plans to open 15 airport locations in the first quarter. MA Discovery Bay Games of Port Townsend has a new card game aimed at coffee lovers. Called Barista, it challenges players to
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
December 28th, 2007
Vietnamese child dies suspectedly from bird flu
Xinhua News Agency - The child from Moc Chau district died in the National Hospital of Pediatrics in Hanoi capital after suffering from severe pneumonia and high fever, the newspaper quoted a representative of Vietnam’s Health Ministry as saying. The child ate a
Source: news.xinhuanet.com
Colombian rebel hostage Betancourt turns 46 in captivity
Xinhua News Agency - Betancourt’s husband Juan Carlos Lecompte told media that Betancourt must be released urgently, saying “her health is precarious and we are worried she might die in captivity.” Betancourt was last seen in a video seized from the rebels in
Source: news.xinhuanet.com
Indonesia reports 94th bird flu death
Hindustan Times - A 24-year-old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu in the capital Jakarta, the health ministry said on Wednesday, bringing the toll in the nation worst hit by the H5N1 virus to 94. “The woman died on Christmas Day early in the morning and tested
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
Worms infect more poor Americans than thought
Reuters India - By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roundworms may infect close to a quarter of inner city black children, tapeworms are the leading cause of seizures among U.S. Hispanics and other parasitic diseases associated with poor
Source: in.reuters.com
Colombian hostage Betancourt turns 46, her 6th birthday in captivity
International Herald Tribune - BOGOTA, Colombia : Colombia’s most famous hostage, former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, turned 46 on Tuesday, with her family worrying for her health as she marks her sixth birthday in captivity in a rebel jungle camp. For the thousands
Source: www.iht.com
Openers give Australia solid start against India
Reuters UK - Science & Health MELBOURNE, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Openers Phil Jaques and Matthew Hayden shared in an unbroken century partnership to give
Source: today.reuters.co.uk
December 26th, 2007
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