Robinson only focusing on
Robinson only focusing on new Bengals, Bettis (Journal-News)
CINCINNATI Asked about that day he was left sprawled and broken, Bryan Robinson head shaved, emotions now bared stood in silence for a couple of seconds. He didn t especially like the memory.
Teething problems for moms (Deccan Herald)
A study to be published in The Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery has found that periodontal disease can be an even more reliable predictor of premature birth than smoking.
Womanhood becomes country's LeAnn Rimes (The Morning Call)
It has taken country star LeAnn Rimes a decade to come full circle musically. That's not so very unusual for performers, except that Rimes just turned 23 in August.
New and old solutions to medical woes (INQ7.net)
MEDITRONICS, A NEW TECHNOLOGY from Switzerland, uses a metal rod that transmits a low-frequency energy deadly to parasites, viruses, fungi, bacteria and pathogens.
Chewing gum might help patients get home sooner (Pittsburgh Live)
Double your pleasure, double your fun -- and shorten your hospital stay with Wrigley's Doublemint chewing gum.
Research Finds Chewing Gum Accelerates Discharge of Patients from Hospital After Colon Resection (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Patients who chew a stick of gum for a few minutes a day can speed up the return of bowel function and get out of the hospital a day earlier after undergoing elective laparoscopic colectomy (surgical removal of a portion of the large intestine using the keyhole technique), according to research findings presented at the 2005 annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.
Stop the Torture of Our Babies! (AllAfrica.com)
Malik is a cool, handsome three year old boy. He is also my son. His canine teeth were crudely uprooted when he was only three months old. I am told the lady "doctor" who performed the operation used a sharpened bicycle spoke for a surgical instrument!!
Chewing Gum Speeds Surgery Recovery (HealthCentral.com)
THURSDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- New research has given doctors and their patients something to chew on: Patients who use chewing gum have shorter hospital stays after laparoscopic colon surgery than those who don't.
Quitting smoking may help bones heal faster (Albany Democrat-Herald)
WASHINGTON (AP) Smokers broken bones take a lot longer to heal. But scientists now are studying whether giving up cigarettes for even a week or two after a fracture might make the difference between a speedy recovery and months of easy-to-reinjure mushy bones.
Scott Hollifield (Opinion): Highlights of arcade: Fire, brimstone and laser weapons (The McDowell News)
Note to scientists: Do not develop affordable, readily available handheld laser weapons. That s it for this week. Thanks.