Policeman's wife twice wrongly diagnosed with swine flu dies

" A senior policeman's wife died 'in terrible circumstances' from Legionnaires' disease after her symptoms were twice 'mistaken' for swine flu. Carol Rowe, 46 was told she had swine flu by an ambulance crew who...

TEA Party Patriots: July 17 Simultaneous Health Care Freedom Tea

"TEA PARTY PATRIOTS HEALTH CARE EVENTS! STAND UP! STOP THE FEDERAL POWER-GRAB! WE ARE HOLDING OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS FEET TO THE FIRE! On July 17th, 2009 patriots all over the country will be holding protest rallies...

Oklahoma Highway Trooper faulted for ambulance incident and fight

Update: June 16th 2009Maurice White Jr., the ambulance driver who confronted an Oklahoma Highway Trooper for stopping his ambulance on the way to the hospital had this to say on the The Early Show this morning."White...

New Orleans NOW

New Orleans NOW: For the very first timeAugust 29th, 2009 is  the 4th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating visit to New Orleans. Perusing CNN's online coverage I was intrigued by, "New...

Man down on Hastings and Jackson

At 7:15pm tonight two firetrucks and an ambulance arrived at East Hastings and Jackson Avenue in response to an elderly man collapsing to the street. Paramedics had to spend ten minutes resuscitating the man...

Viva Palestina: Making History

History was made last night - and, sadly, much of the Western media was either oblivious or under pressure to turn a blind eye. Algérie Presse Service has reported that the Viva Palestina convoy - a remarkable...

Private foundation plans air ambulance service in Pakistan

The Mara Air International Rescue Foundation plans to start an air ambulance service from inaccessible and mountainous areas of Pakistan’s Mansehra district to big cities after equipping the Gyro helicopter with a stretcher.Pakistan's sole Gyro pilot Rehan Janjua carried...

Kid Gets Tongue Stuck To Pole In Scene Out Of A Christmas Story

Like in the scene right out of the move, "A Christmas Story," a ten year old Indiana boy got his tongue stuck to a metal light pole.  Police say the fouth-grader did it on a dare.  Have all boys in the...

Baby born at underground station

A women gave birth while she was travelling on the London Underground. " A woman went into labour and gave birth while travelling on the London Underground. Julia Kowalska became only the second person to have a baby on the Tube after her waters broke on the Jubilee...

'Black Friday' Ambulance Crisis

Christmas office party goers are set to swell the already full ambulances of Britain as the Ambulance Service prepares itself for it's own 'Black Friday'. Office workers all over the country will get drunk,...

The Future of Sex Offenders: Your Friendly Paramedic

This probe found at that at least 129 EMT workers have been accused of sex-related crimes in the last 18 months. With nearly 900,000 EMT workers employed in the U.S., this is something that should be investigated...

Explosion in Slough

Emergency services are at the scene of a large explosion which occurred on the Slough Trading Estate around 10:00."The force of the blast was so big that some witnesses nearby thought it was an...

Families flee river of ice after freak storm hits town

The bizarre fall weather has continued in the UK, with a freak ice storm hitting the British town of Devon."Dozens of people, including a mother in labour, had to be rescued after a freak hailstorm left a Devon town cut off by floodwater.More than a foot of hail fell on...

Actor Amitabh Bachchan hospitalised on birthday

" New Delhi: Actor Amitabh Bachchan was taken to Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital on Saturday afternoon following complaints of stomach pain. The actor was celebrating his 66th birthday at his residence Pratiksha...

Body Dumped on Toronto Highway After Deadly High Speed Shootout

A man was shot dead and his body dumped on one of Canada's busiest highway after a high speed carchase Tuesday afternoon. Someone driving a gold lexus drove off after the shooting, and dozens of police and emergency personnel have blocked off the eastbound side of the...

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