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 Pope Benedict XVI, who is presently on a 4-day state visit to the United Kingdom, today met with five victims of the child-sex abuse scandal that has rocked the church in recent times. The victims, four women and a man, had a 40 minute session with the Pope at the residence of → Read More  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Recent studies show that the number of uninsured has increased by 16.7 percent and there are talks that affordable health insurance may just be a viable solution. This is amidst fears that the increase in government health subsidies provided by Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP will force private insurance companies to re-evaluate their → Read More Comments are closed  Individuals with a specific gene variety develop Alzheimer’s disease faster than others according to U.S. researchers. The finding, which was made public on Thursday, may lead to development of drugs that will keep dementia at bay. Researchers say a mutation of the gene that controls tau – the protein linked with Alzheimer’s → Read More Comments are closed  Cancer, kidney failure, toxicity of the spleen and fertility problems – these are some of the ailments linked to chemicals used in fracking, so proclaims Eric Jones, Co-Chairman Green Party of New York State. In a letter published by Buffalo News yesterday, Jones called for a permanent ban on the natural gas → Read More 2 comments - (Comments are closed)  A doctor is being sued after he was found to have branded a patient’s first name into her uterus during a procedure, something she found later on when she was looking over copies of the ultrasound pictures following it. Ingrid Paulicivic was having a procedure done in an Orange County hospital in → Read More One comment - (Comments are closed)  Public concern is on the rise following announcements from medical authorities that “Superbug” infections have been reported in California, Massachusetts and Illinois. The bacteria, which carries the gene NDM-1 (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1), is known to be resistant to many antibiotics, hence, its name. Fox News earlier posted an article on five → Read More One comment - (Comments are closed)  A drug resistant “superbug,” said to have come all the way from India, have infected people in three states – California, Massachusetts and Illinois, according to reports from health officials. The new superbug, which contains the gene known as NDM-1 (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1) has shown resistance to antibiotics. Wire reports say → Read More Comments are closed  When Michael Douglas appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman earlier in the year, he elicited gasps from the audience when he revealed he had stage IV throat cancer. The revelation left many people wondering about this lesser-known cancer. In an earlier column, we wrote about the common symptoms associated with → Read More One comment - (Comments are closed) |
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