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Hurricane Ike Causes Some 3,800 Layoffs at UTMB
The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, which was severely damaged by
Hurricane Ike...
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Shaking a Crying Baby Might Cause Brain Damage
Cologne, Germany - A crying baby should never be shaken as this can cause severe brain damage or...
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Pregnancy Overweight Bad for Mother and Child
A comprehensive study carried out by the Institute of Medicine has led the researched to the...
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One in Seven Female US Vets Reports Sexual Trauma
A report released Tuesday at a medical conference in San
Diego by the VA’s National Center for...
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Face Transplants Feasible, New Study Reveals
French transplant surgeon Dr. Laurent Lantieri and his colleagues have written a report on face...
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Studies Say Face Transplants Can Be Successful
Two studies published in the journal The Lancet suggest that
face transplants are no longer...
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Illegal Magic Mushrooms Compound Has Long-Lasting “Magic” Effects
An article published online this week in the Journal of
Psychopharmacology links psilocybin, the...
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PTSD Haunts One in Eight 9/11 Survivors
The September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center appeared to have left one in eight...
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Troops To Be Treated for Free by Private Therapists
As the U.S.
military is short on therapists, thousands of private counselors have decided
to...
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Survey Warns on Hospitals’ Disability to Handle Terrorist Strike
A new report released by the U.S. House of Representative on
Monday clearly states that emergency...
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Analysis Warns on Deadly Risks Carried by Blood Substitutes
Researchers warned on Monday on the use of certain experimental hemoglobin-based blood substitutes,...
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Army Funds Research Aimed at Developing New Ways to Help Wounded
As more and more soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan return home suffering
from serious...
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Study Says Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Are Depressed
An independent study released Thursday by the Rand Corp.
reveals that 20 percent of military...
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WHO: Domestic Violence Causes Women Physical and Mental Problems
New research reveals that women who are victims of domestic
violence hide wide-ranging physical...
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Another Face Transplant in France Gives Man New Chance
Another face transplant has been performed in France. A team of French surgeons, headed by...
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What Makes Us Resistant to Trauma Stress Disorder?
A new study reveals why some people are able to recover from
a traumatic event, while others...
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Partial Face Transplant Now Possible in the US
Brigham and Women’s Hospital was given permission by the New
England Organ Bank to be the first...
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Study Links Vets’ Symptoms to PTSD, Not to Brain Injuries
A new military study found that soldiers who suffered concussions in Iraq were not only at higher...
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US Troops Exposed to Undetected Brain Injuries
Army officials announced on Thursday worrisome figures about undetected brain injuries of U.S....
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New Findings About Spinal Cord Injuries
A new hope emerges for paralyzed people, as the UCLA scientists
have reported that they managed to...
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World
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Death Toll above 230 in Pakistan Earthquake
Islamabad - The official death toll from the devastating earthquake that hit south-western Pakistan...
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New York plans remembrances for 7th anniversary of 9/11
New York - Seven years after the September 11 terrorist strikes, New Yorkers on Thursday will...
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Driver of Tractor-Trailer Dies after Fall off Bay Bridge
The driver of a tractor trailer died early Sunday morning after three vehicles crashed on the...
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600-foot Crane Collapses at Texas Refinery Killing 4
A huge crane (600-foot; 182.8-meter) collapsed at a Houston chemical plant killing four people and...
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Police Captures Suspect in 8 Murders
Tuesday night, the man who allegedly killed 8 people from
both Illinois and Missouri
was arrested...
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Supreme Court: Child Rapists Can't Be Executed
Patrick Kennedy, a New Orleans resident who had been sentenced to execution for raping his 8-...
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Women Who Savagely Tortured 5 Year Old Have Been Arrested
Two women who the Los Angeles police say tortured a 5-year-old boy have been finally aprehended....
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Tornado Hits Iowa Scout Camp Killing 4 and Injuring 48
A powerful tornado hit a scout camp in western Iowa on Thursday morning killed four teenagers and...
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Drunk Driver Severely Injures Nassau Police Officer
It seems people never learn. After all these accidents
caused by driving under the influence of...
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Yankees Fan Drives Car into Red Sox Fans Killing One
Ivonne Hernandez, a 43-year-old New York Yankees fan, drove her car over a person and injured...
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Miami Metrorail Closed after Man Jumped on Tracks
Authorities reported a man jumped off a platform and in
front of an approaching train at the Miami...
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Fugitive Marine Arrested in Mexico
The three-month international manhunt for the Marine who allegedly killed his pregnant colleague...
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Missing Utah Girl Found Dead
All hope has faded Tuesday night for those involved in the search of the 7-year-old Utah girl....
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Baby Suffering Burns while in Incubator Seems to Be Doing Well
The newborn baby, who suffered burns when a fire broke out
inside the oxygen hood he was wearing...
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School Bus Overturned in Riverdale; There Are No Casualties
This morning a school bus
transporting 45 people overturned in Riverdale, and the driver and...
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Virginia Tech Student Dead, 1 Hospitalized in Campus Crash
A Virginia Tech student was killed and another severely injured
Saturday night when a motorist...
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Texas Father Turned Himself In after Stomping His Child
The father of a 3-month-old boy found murdered near Galveston seawall turned himself in to police...
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Hilton Gets Life in Prison for Killing and Beheading Hiker
Gary Michael Hilton, the man accused for killing hiker Meredith Emerson, pleaded guilty on...
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Police Searching for Father of Child Found Dead near Road
Texas police managed to identify the father of the baby recently found dead on the side of a...
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Man Jumps Off The Bridge After Killing His Wife
An executive of a failed subprime mortgage company jumped
off a bridge after he killed his wife in...
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Woman Walks Children on I-495, Murder-Suicide
A woman with a brief history of mental illness walked with her niece and nephew on Interstate 495...
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Four Decomposed Bodies Found in Washington DC Home
The nearly decomposed bodies of four sisters were discovered
Wednesday by the U.S. marshals
who...
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Texas Man Allegedly Killed His Girlfriend Then Boiled Parts of Her Body
Local police officials arrested a man from Tyler, Texas
accused of murdering, mutilating and...
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Chad Court Sentences French Aid Workers to Eight Years Hard Labour
Six French aid workers were sentenced Wednesday by a Chadian court to eight years of hard labour...
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Two Teens Kill 6-Year-Old with Mortal Kombat Moves
Two teens killed a seven-year-old girl after performing on her some moves from the Mortal Kombat...
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Missing Canoeist Arrested Three Days After His Reappearance
The missing canoeist, who reappeared after five and a half
years, was arrested by police on...
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Body Fitting Description of Alabama Senator’s Grandson Discovered
The body of the young grandson of Alabama state senator, Jim Preuitt was
discovered at 1,000 feet...
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Nun Pleads No Contest to Allegations of Sex Abuse
A septuagenarian Roman Catholic nun pleaded no contest Monday to indecent behavior with a child for...
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Dubai Bridge Collapse Kills 7 and Injures 15
A bridge that was under construction in Dubai collapsed near luxury hotels and high-rises in the...
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Newsom’s Victory in San Francisco Race for Mayor’s Office
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom won more than 77 percent of
the votes with just 48,104 ballots...
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Specials
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British Girl Bravely Refused Heart Transplant
Hannah Jones was diagnosed with leukemia when she was 4 years old. Chemotherapy put her into...
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Update: Police Seeks A Plausible Reason For Anne Pressly's Attack
Little Rock, Ark., anchorwoman Anne Pressly's condition was declared stable today after she was...
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Barker and DJ AM to Face Tough, Painful Recovery Period
Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and famous DJ Adam Goldstein were both very lucky to have...
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Toxicology Tests Ordered in the Death of Dr. Dre’s Son, Andre Young Jr.
Although an autopsy of Dr. Dre’s son has been conducted, it
did not reveal the official cause of...
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Rap Artist Dr. Dre’s 20-Year-Old Son Found Dead
Andre Young Jr., the 20-year-old son of Grammy award winning
hip hop artist and producer Dr. Dre,...
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Christina Applegate’s Beau Found Dead in His Apartment
Lee Grivas, Christina Applegate’s boyfriend, was found dead
in his apartment in Hollywood
on July...
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Report: Mental Disorders Affect 1 in 5 War Veterans
The latest research into the consequences of the Iraq or Afghanistan
war concluded that 300,000 of...
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