Colombian Galeras volcano erupted on Saturday

New Delhi: The south-west Colombian Galeras volcano erupted on Saturday, forcing authorities to declare a red alert and urge an evacuation of people living in the vicinity of the volcano. A Red Cross...

Scarless Surgery Uses Pre-existing Openings

A surgery without scars sounds ideal - given that you have to have surgery. "When Albert Pagliuca got gallstones, his surgeon offered to remove his gallbladder with a new operation designed to hurt less, get him...

British Mental Health System Used To Detain Suspected Criminals

A disturbing case has recently come to my attention regarding the north east london mental health authority of Haringey. A recent muslim convert after suffering harassment at the hands of his neighbours, as a result of his new found faith, was detained under the mental...

Choosing to forgive -- or not

"(LifeWire) -- Bob Johnson was close to his aunt growing up. But when she learned he was gay, she began making hurtful comments; eventually, they drifted apart. Then Johnson, 43, was diagnosed with colon cancer. Relatives flocked to his side -- except for his aunt. ...

Porcelain veneers could ruin your teeth, your smile... and your life

"Porcelain veneers are the quick-fix route to a perfect Hollywood smile, we're told  -  they'll fit over your own teeth like false fingernails, hiding all manner of imperfections and giving your mouth...

Gene test gives early alert for breast cancer

This story ring me a bell to one patient. She has to pay a lot of money for the medicine. "All women could soon be offered a genetic test which would tell them whether they were likely or unlikely to contract...

WHO representative: No cover-up in EV71 cases

" China didn't cover up hand, foot and mouth disease cases, the World Health Organization's China representative said, according to the Wall Street Journal. Hans Troedsson, the representative, said information about the outbreak was delayed because of trouble with...

Child virus fears spread to China's capital

At least 26 children have died in rural China from a virus that is now spreading into Beijing. So far, two kindergartens in the city have been closed against the spread of the outbreak of hand, foot and mouth...

Nanny Rips Baby Girl From Jaws of Coyote in California Sandbox

"CHINO HILLS, Calif.  —  A nanny pulled a 2-year-old girl from the jaws of a coyote when the animal attacked the toddler and tried to carry her away in its mouth, officials said. The girl was playing Friday in a sandbox at Alterra Park in Chino Hills in San...

Inquest demanded into death of UK schoolgirl who died from phobia of the dentist

A young schoolgirl in the UK died after she developed such a severe phobia of the dentist that she refused to even open her mouth to eat.Yesterday her parents demanded to know why an inquest into their daughters...

Double Dipping is 'Like Kissing Everybody at the Party'

One dip per chip, people. Please."Last year the food microbiologist [Clemson University professor Paul L. Dawson's] undergraduate students examined the effects of double dipping using volunteers, wheat...

George W. Bush: ‘The Blacks didn’t come out for me like the Hispanics did...

Even when people are writing on Bush the Younger, his racism shines through.  I remember reading a direct quote in the NY Daily News Sunday Magazine some years back during the reign of Clinton the Sex...

New Fluoride Supplement Warning

New York – July 16, 2007  -- Fluoride supplements put children six and under at significant risk of permanently discolored teeth, according to a review of studies recently posted on the American...

New Fluoride Supplement Warning

New York – July 18, 2007  -- Fluoride supplements put children six and under at significant risk of permanently discolored teeth, according to a review of studies recently posted on the American Dental Association’s (ADA) web site in their new section,...

Undersea Mystery: What in the world is It? (Image)

From Norway's Aftenposten: A mysterious gelatinous ball has puzzled and fascinated researchers after undersea photographer Rudolf Svensen spotted it while diving at the mouth of the Matre fjord in Hordaland,...

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