Barry Knowles – dubbed ‘miracle man’ – is still alive to tell his story of surviving mesothelioma after being diagnosed with the disease six years ago. The 71-year-old’s miraculous survival could not be explained even by his doctors, who gave him only months to live. Knowles has now agreed to work with scientists, providing blood […]
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 […]
Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito and the Red Herring
Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said: “one can’t believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” One of the key items […]
New Avian Flu Outbreak Causes Deaths in China
Written by Owen A strain of avian flu never before seen in humans has so far infected 21 people [1], with six deaths [2], in China, putting health authorities on high alert and prompting fears among many Chinese of the disease spreading. The first reported death associated with the H7N9 virus was an 87-year-old man […]
J&K Health Minister visits Doda district hospitals, assess health care facilities
Doda/Jammu,August 31 (Scoop News) – To assess the health care facilities being provided to patients infected by Gastroenteritis (Diarrhea), which has spread in some parts of the Doda region, Minister for Health, Horticulture & Floriculture Sham Lal Sharma visited District Hospital Doda and took on spot review of the medicare delivery system being […]
The Day AIDS Arrived at My Baghdad Hospital
Following World Aids Day, an Iraqi doctor recalls his unsettling first encounter with the disease in sanctions-stricken Baghdad. By Alaa Yousif in Erbil (ICR No. 314, 4-Dec-09) I received my education in AIDS from a patient who died before the doctors treating him learnt of his condition. A poor, unemployed man in his […]