Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) — Brazil’s Air Force is setting up a
hospital to help victims of floods and landslides in the southern
state of Santa Catarina that have killed at least 109 people and
left almost 79,000 homeless in the past week.
The air force is using Hercules aircraft to transport parts
of the hospital to the town of Navegantes today, according to the
state’s official
. The hospital is expected to begin
operating Dec. 1 and will be Read the rest of this entry »
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Silverstone is best known for her work as ‘Cher,’ the quintessential Beverly Hills teenager with a heart of gold in “Clueless,” written and directed by Amy Heckerling. She soon formed her production company, First Kiss, in a multi-million dollar deal with Columbia Pictures, where she produced “Excess Baggage.” In addition, she co-starred in “Batman and Robin” and “Blast From the Past” opposite Brendan Fraser. Making her Broadway debut as “Elaine Read the rest of this entry »
Johnson rushed for 89 yards and one touchdown and added 72 yards receiving in
the Titans’ 19-16 win over the Green Bay Packers.
Johnson was selected from among five finalists through fan votes on NFL.com/rookies
and via Sprint wireless service. The other finalists were quarterback Joe Flacco
of the Baltimore Ravens, running back Matt Forte of the Chicago Bears, running
back Tim Hightower of the Arizona Cardinals and quarterback Matt Ryan Read the rest of this entry »
ST. PAUL–As the drug Salvia becomes more popular, some Minnesota
lawmakers want to put usage restrictions, while some researchers believe it could be an efficient medical treatment.
Salvia Divinorum is a member of the mint family that is dried and then smoked.
and it can be found in head shops around the Twin Cities.
There are over 5,000 videos on YouTube.com that show people tripping out on salvia.
Those videos prompted State Representative Read the rest of this entry »
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U.S. health regulators asked for additional information on its
experimental hepatitis B vaccine, Heplisav, and maintained a
clinical hold on the drug.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which placed a
clinical hold on the drug in March, asked for additional
clinical and safety information to help with risk assessment.
Heplisav was placed on hold — an FDA order to delay or
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The new Shorter College School of Nursing will be located in the former site of Coosa Medical Group in the rear portion of Riverbend Center.
Ledbetter Properties and Shorter College don’t have a signed contract yet, but it is in the process and will be done, Dawn Tolbert, director of institutional relations at Shorter, said Tuesday.
“That will be the home of our school of nursing,” Read the rest of this entry »
A decision on whether everyone should be on the organ donation register unless they opt out is due later.
The UK Organ Donation Taskforce – a government advisory committee – is expected to reject plans to introduce a system of “presumed consent”.
The prime minister and Chief Medical Officer believe it would tackle the chronic shortage of organs and save thousands of lives.
But the taskforce is likely to say it is too soon to change the law. Read the rest of this entry »
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — Two teenagers died and seven others were wounded after a gunman opened fire on a group of exchange students outside a nightclub in Portland, Oregon over the weekend, police said.
The assault claimed the lives of a 16-year-old American girl and a 17-year-old Peruvian girl, according to police spokeswoman Mary Wheat and an official with Peru’s consulate in Seattle, Manuel Velasquez.
The Peruvian national, who had been Read the rest of this entry »
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(NBC) — The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the way for the first-ever human trial of a medical treatment, derived from embryonic stem cells.
The company plans to start testing this embryonic stem cell therapy on patients with spinal cord injuries.
Members of one spinal cord injury peer support group are buzzing about Menlo Park Company’s efforts to use embryonic stem cell therapy on people with spinal cord injuries. Read the rest of this entry »