Tampa General starts procedure on wrong patient

"TAMPA -- Staff at Tampa General Hospital mistakenly started performing a cardiac catheterization last week on the wrong patient, hospital officials said Wednesday evening.The man was not harmed, and the hospital is conducting an internal investigation. Staff members failed...

The Clintons & Monsanto-A Profitable Family Affair

Though this article deals only with Bill Clinton's sleezy yet profitable involvement with Monsanto, GMO's, and mega-agribusinesses, Hillary's self-serving ongoing involvement with Monsanto is also well...

Inhalable Tuberculosis Vaccine Developed

"""Imagine a world where vaccines are no longer injected - and can be used effectively in the battle to prevent tuberculosis infection. Imagine a world, where vaccines can be transported without worrying that it will be destroyed by heat. Imagine a world, where virtually...

Hepatitis C Warning - Endoscopy Center of Nevada - Thousands at Risk

"The Southern Nevada Health District alerted patients that had received injected anesthesia medicine during medical procedures at the Endoscopy Center of Nevada, located at 700 Shadow Lane, of high risk exposure and...

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. Botox...

Gotti bride hires civil rights firm to stop seizure of ex-hubby's property

"Victoria Gotti has hired a prominent civil rights law firm to stop the feds from seizing $8.7million in property owned by her ex-hubby, the Daily News has learned.Victoria Gotti The firm, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady, also is representing former baseball trainer...

Glow In Dark Pig genes passed on to piglets

"A cloned pig whose genes were altered to make it glow fluorescent green has passed on the trait to its young, a development that could lead to the future breeding of pigs for human transplant organs, a Chinese...

Pete Doherty Caught On Movie Shooting Heroin

"Pete Doherty has been caught injecting heroin on film, just hours after claiming he was drugs free. The Babyshambles rocker is shown in the footage - shot on a mobile phone at his Wiltshire home on Friday - 'cooking up' the class A drug in a spoon before filling up a needle...

Madonna Shoot up aboard a Trans-Atlantic Flight

"Madonna has stunned fellow passengers by pulling out a syringe mid-flight and shooting up with vitamins, news reports say. Sources claim that Madge endured a seven-hour long trans-Atlantic flight without any food before giving herself the shocking shot. "Just before landing...

World shares fall on credit fears

"World shares fall on credit fears Analysts say markets will remain volatile in the near future Markets have faltered in Friday trading, a day after markets in the US and Europe suffered heavy losses amid fears of a global credit crunch. In morning trade the London FTSE 100...

Tummy fat 'can grow new breasts'

"Fat from the tummy or bottom could be used to grow new breasts in a treatment which could be carried out in an hour - or a lunch break. Scientists say they can create a fat mixture with concentrated stem cells, which, when injected into the breast, apparently encourages...

Gang Arrested for Spreading HIV During Drug Rapes

This is a very disturbing crime, in that it turns its victims into potential killers themselves. "Dutch police said on Wednesday they had arrested three men accused of drugging gay men at sex parties, raping them and...

Simple Injection Shows Promise for Treating Paralysis

" Paralyzed lab rodents with spinal cord injuries apparently regained some ability to walk six weeks after a simple injection of biodegradable soap-like molecules that helped nerves regenerate. The research could have implications for humans with similar injuries. "It will...

Eco-friendly Building Materials

I used to work in real estate, and I'm here to tell you that the sheer amount of drywall used in apartment renovation alone is staggering. The real mission is convincing penny-pinching (to put it nicely) management companies to pay a bit extra for a more responsible...

Stocks narrowly mixed after Google data

"Stocks rose moderately Thursday as Wall Street balanced enthusiasm about robust consumer spending figures with disappointment in Google Inc.'s profit report, which dragged on technology stocks. The muted performance followed Wall Street's best day of the year on Wednesday,...

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