Kay Gilderdale, 54, has been arrested on suspicion of killing their 31-year-old daughter, who had suffered from myalgic encephalopathy (ME) – or chronic fatigue syndrome – for 16 years, according to the Times Online.
MSF doctor in Congo performs life-saving surgery by text message
December 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Médecins Sans Frontières has reported that one of its surgeons performed life-saving surgery on a teenage boy in the Congo using text message instructions from a colleague in London. According to MSF, Dr David Nott, while working in Rutshuru hospital, met a sixteen-year-old boy who had been caught in crossfire with his brother when an [...]
Obama’s first crisis: the White House dog
November 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
US president elect Barack Obama has decreed that one of the top criteria for a new White House dog was that it would have to be hypoallergenic, the Pet Care Examiner reports. His daughter, Malia Obama, is susceptible to allergies and has reportedly requested the Goldendoodle, non-shedding hybrid of the Golden Retriever and Poodle. Other [...]
Three Europeans share Nobel Prize in medicine
October 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
A German and two French scientists snagged the Nobel Prize in medicine this year. Germany’s Harald zur Hausen was honored for finding human papilloma viruses that cause cervical cancer, the second most common cancer among women. French researchers Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier were cited for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Dr Death shows off world’s most stylish comb-over
August 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
There’s no excuse for cheapshots about comb-overs, unless you’re talking about a man who’s allegedly preyed on the insecurities of thousands of women by promising to make them beautiful at a discount for 14 years, and who’s been being charged with disfiguring and endangering the lives of 96 women. That’s Michel Maure, the man who [...]
Mindless compulsive pleasure seeking
July 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Gambling, shopping, hypersexuality, pornography, overeating. According to Brain Stimulant: “Mindless compulsive pleasure seeking sounds like it’s kind of fun, but in reality it has completely destroyed some people’s lives.” The case against pharmaceutical companies over the link between gambling and dopamine agonists continues.
Raw footage of woman’s last minutes in NY hospital
July 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
ABC News is providing raw footage of a woman who collapsed in a waiting area in a New York Hospital as was left for 45 minutes before a medical professional came to her aid. Warning: the video is disturbing. The link directs you to the ABC News video section. Navigate to Top Videos and choose [...]
UK moves to one-egg IVF strategy
June 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Fertility experts in the UK have recommended that a one-egg approach to IVF be used in order to reduce multiple births, the BBC is reporting.
US life expectancy hits record
June 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Great, more Americans. (I’m an American; no need to be offended).
The woman who cannot forget
June 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
A woman in the US claims she can’t forget any experience from her life (though she can’t memorise a poem), and doctors have diagnosed her with hyperthymesic syndrome, after scans showed that parts of her brain are three times as large as other women her age. The idea that a person cannot only remember every [...]
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