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View Article  Video of Some of the Worst Red-Light Runners of 2008








SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To accompany your New Year’s driver safety stories, American Traffic
Solutions (ATS), which serves more than 130 communities in North America
with red-light and speed camera programs, has posted video examples ...   more »

View Article  Your Health in the Information Age
How You and Your Doctor Can Use the Internet to Work Together

You, your doctor and the Internet -- your new healthcare team; learn how to use the Internet to make yourself better.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., ...   more »
View Article  Women in Mauritania receive treatment for obstetric fistula
Women in Mauritania are provided surgery to counter the effects of
obstetric fistula. Many are ostracised by their families and often suffer in
silence due to the shame associated with the condition that causes chronic
...   more »
View Article  Tips for Keeping 10 Common Health-Related New Year’s Resolutions
Resolutions 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--It’s that time of year again. Everyone is vowing to strive for a healthier life in the coming year, after indulging during the holidays. People typically have well-meaning aspirations when it ...   more »
View Article  Indian surgeons remove six-foot iron rod from a man's body
A team of Indian surgeons successfully operate on a construction worker to
remove a six-foot iron rod from his stomach.

PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (DECEMBER 17, 2008) ANI -
In a miraculous feat, a team of ...   more »
View Article  First US patient gets new face 'to face the world'
A team of U.S. doctors perform the first near-total face transplant in the
United States.

CLEVELAND, OHIO, UNITED STATES (DECEMBER 17, 2008) NBC -
Surgeons have replaced 80 percent of a woman's face, transplanting
bone, ...   more »
View Article  Wine that reduces the risk of heart attack
Australian Doctor Philip Norrie claims to have made a wine containing 100
times the normal level of resveratol, said to act as a
"pipe-cleaner" for the arteries.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (DECEMBER 15, 2008) NETWORK TEN -
...   more »
View Article  A fruit fly’s immune system can tell time
Snoring or Soaring? Strength of Fruit-Fly Immune System Varies With Daily Cycle, Stanford Researchers Find

STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A fruit fly’s immune system can tell time, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found, ...   more »