Sudan says rebel attack on Khartoum defeated

Darfur's government is saying that the attack earlier today in a suburb of Khartoum by Sudanese troops was defeated."It was the first time fighting had reached the city in decades of conflict between the...

British Columbia to question Taser use today

To Taser or not to Taser, that is the question being discussed in British Columbia today."The first phase of a public inquiry into the use of Tasers in British Columbia begins today.This first phase will look...

Madeleine McCann left alone as 'last minute decision'

In what will lead the be the worst decision of their lives, the parents of Madeleine McCann tell in a UK documentary special how the decision to leave their children alone the night Madeleine disappeared, was only...

Could Wine Lead to Breast Cancer asks Sally Squires?

From Drinking a Glass of Wine or Two a Day is Good for your Heart the pendulum is swinging to Drinking Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverages could be a Cause for Breast Cancer in Women says Sally Squires in For Women, the Wineglass Is Half Full (Washington Post).

Filming in India: Guidelines

"We at India EU Film Initiative (www.iefilmi.com) have received some requests to publish the guidelines for filming in India. Well, shooting in India can be both fun and taxing. All together, it could be a...

Eight Healthy Reasons To Drink Beer

I must be the healthiest person on the planet if this is true. "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."  Ben Franklin and  "We should thank God for beer and burgundy by not drinking too much of them." - G.K. Chesterton. One of the reason that I...

Death by Blogging, a new Diagnosis

Death by Blogging, a new Diagnosis"SAN FRANCISCO — They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece — not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know...

For 23 years I've lived with the biggest hole in my heart that doctors have e...

" Louise Banks was dismissed as a lazy child by her PE teachers when she fainted during sports day. Later, doctors told her she had epilepsy and she nearly died during the birth of her son Ben because her heart fluttered erratically. Only now, at the age of 23, has...

eBacchus® Launches its "Wine & Healthy Hearts" Campaign

eBacchus®, the premier wine information community site, helps heart disease foundations ...

Medicare Proposes Coverage for Artificial Hearts

On February 1, 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that it proposes coverage (with evidence development) for artificial heart devices in Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolled in Food and Drug Administration approved studies.

Celebrex Arthritis Drug Disrupts Heart Rhythm

COX-2 inhibitors are having a tough year. Vioxx was withdrawn voluntarily a few months ago and now Celebrex, the arthritis drug that blocks pain by inhibiting the COX-2 enzyme, has been shown in laboratory studies to induce arrhythmia, or irregular beating of the heart,...

No improvements in health of Soeharto: doctors

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The health of former Indonesian president Soeharto is showing no signs of improvement as he enters his 19th day of hospitalisation, his doctors said Tuesday. Soeharto, 86, has been in hospital since January 4 when he was rushed in with heart, lung and...

Health of Indonesia`s Suharto improving : doctors

"The ex-president has been in hospital for 17 days with severe heart, lung and kidney problems and suffered multiple organ failure before showing solid signs of recovery in recent days. "The general condition shows improvement, his level of consciousness is good, Mardjo...

Soeharto`s life expectancy only 50 percent

"Former president Soeharto`s life expectancy is only 50 percent, Head of the Presidential Medical Team, Mardjo Soebiandono, said at Pertamina Hospital here Sunday.Soeharto`s health condition has been deteriorating since Sunday morning as his blood pressure has dropped and the...

Indonesia`s ailing Suharto still critical: doctor

"Indonesia's ex-dictator Suharto was to undergo several medical tests on Thursday as the health of the 86-year-old remained critical, one of his doctors said.Suharto, who held Indonesia in an iron grip for 32...

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