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Depleted uranium found in Gaza victims

"Medics tell Press TV they have found traces of depleted uranium in some Gaza residents wounded in Israel's ground offensive on the strip. Norwegian medics told Press TV correspondent Akram al-Sattari that some...

Journey to unlock 'out of body' mysteries

"Journey to unlock 'out of body' mysteries Penny Sartori's research led to a book on near death experiences In September, medical teams at 25...

How organic agriculture is creating new export opportunities for African farmers

"The staunchest supporters of each of the two sides in what I call Africa's 'agro-ideological debate' are unlikely to see eye to eye any time soon, so deep is their suspicion of each others' motives. To advocates of intensive 'green revolution' revolution methods, Africa's...

Wife of Fritzl returns to visit the "dungeons"

The wife of Josef Fritzl is reported to have returned to the house and visited the dungeon in which her daughter was confined. Collecting toys and belongings from the underground cells,"she spent about an hour at...

Teen Gives Birth in Shower, Walks to Hospital

Like something from a Stephen King tale a 17 year old California girl gave birth to an 8 pound 3 ounce little boy in the shower of her Long beach home this week. With her home phone disconnected and not wanting to...

western medicine is a wisdom and power that is deliberately stymied by medica...

For too long medical 'authorities' have focused on curing desease, while denying the wisdom of age-old prevention and health maintenance practices. Here is another excellent source of essential insight."Despite...

Gender influences ICU care

"Older women with heart failure and other critical conditions receive less life support and die more than men in intensive care units, according to a disturbing new Canadian study.  This difference was most pronounced among women over age 50, who were 32 per cent less...

Montreal drug raid results in police shootings

UPDATE: One of the wounded officers has died. 42-year-old Daniel Tessier is now the second Laval police officer killed on the job. The other officer, Stephane Forbes, was shot in the arm and is expected to make a...

Activists Lobby Congress to Create US Department of Peace

"After three days of intensive workshops and presentations from leading peace-building and conflict-resolution experts, The Peace Alliance wrapped up its national 2007 conference by sending more than 600 citizens representing 47 states to lobby more than 250 members of...

Medicine at the top of the world

"Medicine at the top of the world Jan 4th 2007 From The Economist print edition An expedition to Everest may improve the chances of people in intensive care LYING in an intensive-care ward is a world away from...

Jakarta bird flu hospital "overwhelmed" with patients

"One of two hospitals designated to treat bird flu cases in the Indonesian capital has been overwhelmed with patients with symptoms of the disease, a doctor said on Monday. In response to a new surge in cases, two Indonesian ministers said the government was pressing for a...

Germ outbreak reported at L.A. hospital

"A hospital has closed its neonatal and pediatrics intensive care units to new admissions after a potentially fatal bacterium sickened seven children, including an infant who may have died from the infection, officials said. White Memorial Medical Center shut down the...

World's Largest Cruise Ship Docked With 2nd Virus Outbreak

"he world's largest cruise ship was held in port Monday for intensive cleaning after a second outbreak of gastrointestinal illness in two voyages sickened 108 people."

Baby treated for high alcohol level

"An investigation is under way into how a little girl wound up with so much alcohol in her that she'd be more than four times over the limit for drunken driving. The two-year-old is in a Colorado hospital's intensive care unit, where officials say she was brought in with a...

exam strategy

"A very good article written by Sorabh Babu Maheshwari, IAS Topper 2000 outlining the do's and dont's for the exam. This stuff deserves our precious time. So find some time to read it. ===================================================== The path to the coveted Civil...

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