Written by Natán Calzolari Tranlated by Louella Mahabir On December 27, 2011, the Casa Rosada revealed that Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was suffering from a papillary thyroid carcinoma in the right lobe of her thyroid gland. The cancerous growth had been detected during a routine checkup on December 22. During the following days, the most […]
Renowned Natural Oral Health Dentist Offers Advice for National Children’s Dental Health Month, Makes Donation to Operation Smile
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, making it a great time to look at how families around the country are caring for their children’s teeth. Most parents believe they are doing the right thing by opting for popular brands of toothpaste and colorful products that will catch their child’s attention. Yet what these people […]
Knox and Sollecito: Dissection of a conviction
Introduction I am personally a firm supporter of Knox and Sollecito’s innocence, it should be known by now, but however I state it here again for all the readers who may be new to the case. I am also Italian-born and have always lived in Italy except for short periods abroad, so when I write […]
Is Prosecutor Giuliano Mignini Secretly Leaking Information To Amanda Knox Hate Sites?
This week, Ergon, one of the leaders of the anti-Amanda Knox hate group, Perugia Murder File (PMF), posted an email that he claimed to receive directly from Prosector Giuliano Mignini. Ergon also claims to have met Mignini in person while he was visiting Italy this past March. Giuliano Mignini is the controversial prosecutor that dreamt […]
Counter Arguments to ‘Ban Veil’ Controversy
The controversial issue of banning the veil has taken the Europe by storm. One after other country is endorsing the idea against some Muslim women the wearing of the veil that covers them from head to toe. There seem to be unanimity towards accepting the majoritarian view on such dress norms but there is […]
Medical Humdrum Hijacked by Politics and Emotion
Medical Hum-drum Hijacked by Politics and Emotion By Leo Kretzner, December 7, 2009. What does the average person want from medical studies?? A heaping order of certainty with some simple advice on the side, hold the nuance. Yet what do we usually get?? Relative odds and statistics covered with a creamy sauce of complexity. No […]