20 Yr Old Women Impaled By Tree Limb

While driving along the Lochsa River with her husband, Daniel Childers, Michelle Childers was impaled by a tree limb. They were taking a recreational drive when a spruce tree crashed into the passenger side window...

The Greatest of All Time

"  The First 10 Amendments to theConstitution as Ratified by the StatesDecember 15, 1791 Preamble Congress OF THE United Statesbegun and held at the City of New York, on Wednesdaythe Fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.   THE...

Swarm season

Bees are most likely to swarm at this time of year. If you see one, don't panic and don't reach for the insecticide. Bees are too valuable to be destroyed. Here's why -- plus the story of a swarm from the point of view of the beekeeper.

Landmine victims star in Angola pageant

A pageant with a twist will take place in Angola tomorrow - womem will compete for the title of Miss Landmine Angola 2008.All the women participating have lost a limb after stepping on a landmine in their native...

Botox Warning by FDA after 16 Deaths

There is quite an uproar today regarding the FDA warning about Botox and it's competitor Myobloc. Sixteen of the cases reported were fatal, including four involving children under 18, Public Citizen said....

CBC News "Cure for Blindness within Next Decade"

CBC NewsA type of cell found in the eye has stem cell properties and could be used within the next decade to regrow damaged retinas and restore vision, British researchers say. The Economic and Human Benefits are...

A Prosthetic Arm That Acts Like a Real One

"Patients use nerves left intact after amputations to control prosthetic limbs. A new technique that capitalizes on remaining nerves allows amputees to intuitively control their prosthetic limb, providing them with a much better level of control than traditional...

More Video Of Automated License Plate Recognition

"From a reader... They not only will be using these in Patrol cars but they will be mounted in major intersections on telephone polls and on overpasses completing the "Panopticon" (the prison without walls) around us. Technology has allowed for Big Brother and the Beast...

Regeneration: Scientist regrow chicken wing

Chop off a salamander's leg and a brand new one will sprout in no time. But most animals have lost the ability to replace missing limbs. Now, a research team at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies has been able to regenerate a wing in a chick embryo - a species not...

PM Doing Bad Job, Say Kids

"Schoolchildren believe Tony Blair is doing a bad job as Prime Minister and was wrong to take Britain to war in Iraq."

US Re-Deploys Sick Soldiers on Meds

Both Army and Marine medical officers admit that some troops suffering from combat-induced psychological problems are being returned to war zones with a supply of medications. An absolute minimum of 10 percent of those returning home from war zones has a mental health...

Ailing vets overwhelm system

After returning from war zones, many face a new fight for benefits.

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