Medical advice via internet injurious to health

LONDON – Patients using internet search engines to find a remedy for their injuries or illnesses may end up getting wrong or incomplete diagnoses.

A report in the latest issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery suggests that injuries are aggravated when patients attempt their own treatments.
Information about the most common sports injuries …. Read the original article  : here.

Freed Lockerbie bomber may live another 20 years, admits ‘embarrassed’ specialist

LONDON – The cancer expert, Professor Karol Sikora, who predicted that the Lockerbie bomber would die within three months of his release from prison has admitted he could live for another twenty years or more.

According to The Sun, Sikora, who had earlier diagnosed Abdelbaset Al Megrahi with terminal cancer, faced calls to apologise to … Original source on Gaea Times at : Freed Lockerbie bomber may live another 20 years, admits ‘embarrassed’ specialist.

Startled horses pulling wagon bolt during Iowa July Fourth parade, killing 1 and injuring 23

Horses bolt during Iowa parade; 1 killed, 23 hurt

BELLEVUE, Iowa – Sandie Crilly was helping her 8-year-old son, 12-year-old niece and 2-year-old granddaughter pick up Tootsie Rolls from the ground during Bellevue’s annual Fourth of July parade when someone yelled to get out of the way.
Looking up, she saw two panicked horses dragging a carriage … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Startled horses pulling wagon bolt during Iowa July Fourth parade, killing 1 and injuring 23.

Pregnant women should be given vitamin D supplements

LONDON – All pregnant women should be given vitamin D supplements to safegaurd their babies’ life, as lack of it could be life-threatening for a newborn.

Researchers say women who do not have enough vitamin D can experience complications in pregnancy which could be life-threatening for a newborn. It could also lead to the development of … Read more >>>.

Police: 2 horses become uncontrollable during Iowa July Fourth parade, injuring 24 people

Horses take off, injure 24 people at Iowa parade

BELLEVUE, Iowa – Two horses running out of control trampled children collecting candy and other onlookers along a Fourth of July parade route in a small Mississippi River town in eastern Iowa on Sunday.
Twenty-four people were injured, including at least two children who were in critical condition, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Police: 2 horses become uncontrollable during Iowa July Fourth parade, injuring 24 people.

Newspaper: Horses spooked during Iowa July Fourth parade injure more than a dozen people

Spooked horses take off, injure Iowa parade-goers

BELLEVUE, Iowa – Two horses became spooked during a Fourth of July parade in eastern Iowa and ran out-of-control along the parade route, jumping curbs, hitting signs and cars and trampling onlookers, an Iowa newspaper reported Sunday.
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reported at least 13 people were injured, including several … Original article on : Newspaper: Horses spooked during Iowa July Fourth parade injure more than a dozen people.

Wyoming officials say mother institutionalized after daughters’ mutilation ready for release

Mom charged in children’s mutilation may be freed

EVANSTON, Wyo. – Wyoming mental health officials are requesting the supervised release of a woman who was institutionalized for the beheading and mutilation of her two young daughters.
Fifty-eight-year-old Laura Lee Rice has spent the last 20 years in the Evanston mental hospital. She was found not guilty by … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Wyoming officials say mother institutionalized after daughters’ mutilation ready for release.

Brain chip may help paralysed patients move bionic limbs

LONDON – Scientists have developed a brain chip that will help paralysed patients operate their bionic limbs.

The technology employs tiny microchips to sense nerve messages, decode the signals, and turn thought into movement.
The scientists hope that within five years they will be able to offer patients with damaged spinal cords robotic devices that will … Read more >>.

Kenyan prime minister leaves hospital 6 days after procedure to drain fluids from his head

Kenyan prime minister leaves hospital
NAIROBI, Kenya – A spokesman says Kenya’s prime minister has been discharged from the hospital six days after doctors drilled a hole in his head to drain fluids that were putting pressure on his brain.

Prime ministerial spokesman Dennis Onyango says Raila Odinga was released from the hospital Sunday morning and is …. Source  : Kenyan prime minister leaves hospital 6 days after procedure to drain fluids from his head.

Strategy needed to tackle lifestyle diseases: President

MUMBAI – President Pratibha Patil Sunday called upon the medical community to evolve a comprehensive strategy to tackle the emerging threat of lifestyle diseases and provide health care to the rural areas.

Inaugurating the 1,500-bed SevenHills Hospital, billed as the largest private sector health care facility in Asia, Patil said lifestyle-related ailments like diabetes and heart … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Strategy needed to tackle lifestyle diseases: President.