Congress passed Ryan White Act: EMS played important role

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) advocates played an important role in last Friday's passing of The Ryan White Act HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009. " The reinstating of rapid notification for first...

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...

Daughter accused of leaving mom on maggot-filled bed

The daughter of an 83-year old woman has been accused of leaving  her mother in a bed infested with maggots. Concerned relatives had contacted the police when they were unable to reach her by phone. " SEATTLE – A Seattle woman faces criminal charges after police found...

Last One Standing!

(Anytown USA) -- Unless you live in a large urban area, or highly populated suburban community, chances are that you, your family and possessions are protected by volunteer firefighters and rescue personnel. In fact, current statistics show that of this nation’s 1,000,000...

Mum throws daughters from top-floor window to save them from house fire

A heroic mom, saving her beloved daughter from fire by throwing out the window. Amazingly she remained calm, quick thinking and move faster, just like wonder woman She suffered some minor injuries."A mother saved...

Paramedics on triple-0 calls used as taxi drivers

Pensioners using ambulances for free ride was disgraceful. What if someone else is killed or injured as a result of no ambulances available. " PARAMEDICS responding to emergency Triple-0 calls in Sydney's west are instead being used as de facto taxi drivers to local...

Holiday Briton dies as 'food bug' strikes four-star Italian hotel

A British man staying at the Grand Hotel Gardone on Lake Garda, near Brescia in northern Italy, has died from a food bug. 30 other British guests at the hotel have also fallen ill, though only one has died. The rest are suffering severe comiting and diarrhoea. "A...

Military involved in injury at high school graduation?

At the graduation today at James Logan High School, Union City, California, a woman was taken away by the paramedics. Lurking nearby the whole time was a member of the US military. What is the connection between...

Tiffany Hirst: the toddler left to die alone and unloved

"In a case of neglect that resulted in the death of Tiffany Hirst, 3, a court was told yesterday how passers-by used to see the gaunt face of the toddler staring through the window of her mother’s squalid flat."...

California: Fires Burn 30 Homes

" Fires that ignited along Interstate 5 in Stockton swept through a neighborhood and torched at least 30 homes, said a city spokeswoman, Connie Cochran. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries, she said, but...

Children Struggle With Death

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA Child witnessing the strangulation of their mother, at the hands of the father, one cannot imagine what goes on in the mind of a child.  One wonders what life...

Mexican Boy Glues Himself to Bed to Avoid School

Got to admit the kid has spunk. Good thing his hand was the only appendage he glued to the bed."A 10-year-old boy thought he had discovered a novel way of getting off school — glueing his hand to the bed. Diego...

Ground Zero's Silent Heroes

Mt. Sinai Study Fails To Enroll Out-Of-State 9/11 Responders by: Lou AngeliNew York, NY (September 6, 2007) -- On the eve of the 6th anniversary of the attacks on America, the Brooklyn Borough Hall will play host to a Congressional Sub-Committee which is scheduled to listen...

Porn Mogul Jim Mitchell Dies at 63

Jim Mitchell, more recently famous for the shooting of his brother Artie in 1991, has died at his home in Northern California. The Mitchell Brothers ran the O'Farrell Theater in San Francisco, pushing the limits...

Mystery Mojo Rising: Jim Morrison's death called into question

The death of Doors frontman Jim Morrison has long been one of rock's great mysteries. Morrison died in 1971 in Paris (he's buried in the famous Pere Lachaise Cemetary there); according to his girlfriend Pamela...

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