Actor Patrick Swayze has been released from hospital one week after checking himself in with pneumonia, his publicist has confirmed.
Annett Wolf would not elaborate on the Dirty Dancing star’s condition, but said he was “well enough to have been released”, and was resting at home.
The 56-year-old has been battling pancreatic cancer for the last year.
Last week, he told TV interviewer Barbara Walters that he may only survive two years.
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Former state Sen. Vincent J. Fumo was upgraded to good condition this morning and is expected to be discharged from Hahnemann University Hospital this afternoon, according to a hospital spokesman.
Fumo is on trial in federal court on multiple corruption charges. On Thursday afternoon, he suddenly became pale, nauseated and dizzy. The trial was abruptly suspended and Fumo was taken to the hospital by paramedics.
Hahnemann said Thursday night that Read the rest of this entry »

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has been released from the hospital 12 days after undergoing a heart transplant.
Richardson left Carolinas Medical Center on Thursday after quickly regaining his strength following the surgery on Feb. 1. A team spokesman said Richardson has responded well and will continue to be monitored by doctors.
The full recovery period takes between three and six months.
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Most HIV-infected Texas prison inmates don’t fill their medical prescriptions once they’re released into the community, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch and Baylor College of Medicine.
The report, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Tuesday, found that only 30 percent of released Texas prisoners with HIV filled their prescriptions for anti-retroviral drugs within 60 days Read the rest of this entry »

A 16-year-old girl was being released from Madigan Army Medical Center today, after she was admitted early Sunday when she was found unconscious in a Fort Lewis barracks, a hospital spokesperson said this afternoon.
Another 16-year-old with her, Leah King, died Sunday in the case authorities say is drug-related.
Also today, a base spokesperson said the Army on Tuesday began inspecting more cars coming into the base — and doing more thorough Read the rest of this entry »

“I didn’t even know I was hit,” Winfield, 16, said. “When I got to the locker room, I took off my pants and saw the blood. Right away, I asked coach (Lewis Thorpe): ‘I’m still going to play on Thursday, right?’.”
The fifth-ranked Phoenix canceled practice Wednesday but will play at Public Red West rival Marshall on Thursday evening. Winfield said he will be on the bench for the game.
After Tuesday’s game at Collins–Lawndale’s home court, Winfield Read the rest of this entry »

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has been released from the hospital after suffering a seizure during an inaugural luncheon.
Sen. Kennedy’s office confirmed that on Wednesday morning he left Washington Hospital Center, where the 76-year-old had been resting overnight for observation. A spokeswoman said he was in good spirits and doctors wanted him to get some rest.
Doctors blamed fatigue for the seizure. Mr. Kennedy, first elected to the U.S. Senate in Read the rest of this entry »

FREEDOM – A Watsonville man in his 40s was stabbed three times early today while leaving a holiday party on Manfre Road, according to authorities.
The man was about to be picked up by a friend outside the house just after midnight when he was jumped by four or five Latino males, Sheriff’s Sgt. Christine Swannack said. The man was stabbed in the back of the neck, the abdomen and arm. He was taken to Watsonville hospital before being flown to an out-of-county Read the rest of this entry »

MONTREAL — An animal rights group says a vegetarian diet could be just the ticket to keeping obese cons behind bars.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has made the suggestion to the warden of Montreal’s notorious Bordeaux jail after the facility gave early release to Michel Lapointe, a 450-pound drug dealer nicknamed “Big Mike.” The institution declared it couldn’t accommodate his large frame.
Lapointe, who served 25 months in Read the rest of this entry »

EUGENE, Ore. — After using spike strips to force the suspect in a hit-and-run accident to stop, state police took the man to the Lane County Jail to book him for drunk driving and other crimes.
One catch: Jason Cord Menk blew a zero onthebreath test foralcohol.
Less than two days later, he was dead.
The 40-year-old Seattle, Wash., man led state police on a 55 mph chase for almost 10 miles on Interstate 5 last Tuesday following a 3:30 p.m. report Read the rest of this entry »