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Professorial “termites” and the ongoing prosecution of diversity ...

March 31, 2006

Online Journal - “Diversity Day.” Sounds like a good idea, but as 365Gay.com reported “for the second time Viroqua High School [in Wisconsin] has cancelled Diversity Day. . . . Speakers were to have included representatives of the African American, Latino ...

UTMB's research on erectile dysfunction and heart disease

March 31, 2006

KHOU - Lonnie Burgett is a happy man. He has been married to a 48-year-old Chinese schoolteacher for four months and he has a normal sex life. What's so remarkable about that? Burgett, 49, has severe heart disease and, less than a year ago, suffered from ...

Clinical Data initiates pivotal trial of antidepressant (Pharmaceutical Business Review)

March 31, 2006

Clinical Data has initiated patient enrollment in a pivotal phase III clinical research study of vilazodone, a novel dual serotonergic compound being studied for treatment of depression.

The long goodbye of a dying Art (Guardian Unlimited)

March 31, 2006

American columnist, Art Buchwald, has new lease of celebrity life after refusing dialysis.

Eugene Landy (Independent)

March 31, 2006

Eugene Ellsworth Landy, psychologist: born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 26 November 1934; four times married (one son); died Honolulu, Hawaii 22 March 2006.

Anorexic boy hopes to put others in the picture (The Scotsman)

March 31, 2006

A TEENAGE boy has described the three-year battle with anorexia which almost cost him his life - and released pictures which he hopes will save other youngsters from the same fate.

Florida woman gets probation in newborn drowning

March 31, 2006

KLTV - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A Florida woman who let her baby drown after giving birth on a toilet has been sentenced to five years probation. Twenty-three-year-old Shatoya Nelson was originally charged with first-degree murder, but pleaded guilty last ...

Mom Who Let Newborn Drown In Toilet Gets Probation

March 31, 2006

WHIO TV - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A Florida woman who let her baby drown after giving birth on a toilet has been sentenced to five years probation. Shatoya Nelson, 23, was originally charged with first-degree murder, but pleaded guilty last month to ...

The long goodbye of a dying Art (Guardian Unlimited)

March 31, 2006

American columnist, Art Buchwald, has new lease of celebrity life after refusing dialysis.

Eugene Landy (Independent)

March 31, 2006

Eugene Ellsworth Landy, psychologist: born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 26 November 1934; four times married (one son); died Honolulu, Hawaii 22 March 2006.

Anorexic boy hopes to put others in the picture (The Scotsman)

March 31, 2006

A TEENAGE boy has described the three-year battle with anorexia which almost cost him his life - and released pictures which he hopes will save other youngsters from the same fate.

Woman sues Episcopal diocese over alleged sexual abuse

March 31, 2006

ABC Action News - JACKSONVILLE - A 46-year-old woman has sued the Episcopal Diocese of Florida for $5 million, alleging she was sexually assaulted by a now-deceased priest at a church in 1969. The woman's suit filed Thursday in Duval County state court claims that the ...

Florida woman gets probation in newborn drowning

March 31, 2006

KBCI 2 Boise - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  A Florida woman who let her baby drown after giving birth on a toilet has been sentenced to five years probation. Twenty-three-year-old Shatoya Nelson was originally charged with first-degree murder, but pleaded guilty last ...

Woman gets probation in newborn drowning

March 31, 2006

ABC Action News - FORT LAUDERDALE - A woman who pleaded guilty to giving birth on a toilet and letting her baby drown has been sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to get treatment for depression, paranoia and anorexia. Shatoya Nelson, 23, of Fort ...

Woman who gave birth on toilet pleads guity in baby's drowning death

March 31, 2006

KTRK - (3/31/06 - FORT LAUDERDALE, FL) - A woman who pleaded guilty to giving birth on a toilet and allegedly letting the baby drown was sentenced to five years of probation. Circuit Judge Ilona M. Holmes on Thursday also ordered Shatoya Nelson, 23, to seek ...

Pumping Iron Lifts Breast Cancer Survivors Outlook

March 31, 2006

KABC - About 80 percent of women who took up twice-a-week weight-training saw improved scores on a quality-of-life survey, researchers said, in a study to be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Cancer. In contrast, 51 percent of participants in a ...

Sleep Apnea

March 31, 2006

Health Talk - Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. These episodes usually last 10 seconds or more and occur repeatedly throughout the night. People with sleep apnea will partially awaken as they ...

Woman Sues Episcopal Diocese Over Alleged Sexual Abuse

March 31, 2006

WFTV - The woman's suit filed Thursday in Duval County state court claims that the Rev. Joseph Noll molested her when she was 11 years old during a three-week period in 1969 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Mission, which closed several years ago. Noll died in ...

'Anorexia almost killed me' (Daily Mail)

March 31, 2006

A teenage boy has spoken of his three-year battle with anorexia which almost cost him his life. Joe Rogers, 16, weighed just six stone when the eating disorder was at its worst, almost causing his weakened heart to give in

 NEW GP CONTRACT COMBINES BETTER PATIENT CARE AND GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY (Government News Network)

March 31, 2006

Changes to the new GP contract coming into force tomorrow (1 April) will deliver significant improvements in the range and quality of GP services for NHS patients at little extra cost, according to Health Minister Lord Warner.

Mom Who Let Newborn Drown In Toilet Gets Probation

March 31, 2006

KSAT 12 - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A Florida woman who let her baby drown after giving birth on a toilet has been sentenced to five years probation. Shatoya Nelson, 23, was originally charged with first-degree murder, but pleaded guilty last month to ...

Florida woman gets probation in newborn drowning

March 31, 2006

News 25 - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A Florida woman who let her baby drown after giving birth on a toilet has been sentenced to five years probation. Twenty-three-year-old Shatoya Nelson was originally charged with first-degree murder, but pleaded guilty last ...

Change in direction

March 31, 2006

Press Republican - PLATTSBURGH — The first time Michael Shutts stood before a judge, there was no mental-health court like the one now operating in the City of Plattsburgh. “The court didn’t take into account his mental illness,” said Michael’s father, Don ...

• Case Study: Antidepressants

March 31, 2006

MSNBC - About half the patients who take antidepressants for depression do not get better after initial treatment and should try a different medication. While the study does raise questions about the effectiveness of treatments, don't give up right away ...

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-03-31 17:03 GMT: Alliance Unichem to launch generic medicine range in France tomorrow (Interactive Investor)

March 31, 2006

PARIS (AFX) - Alliance Unichem PLC said it is to launch tomorrow a range of low-cost generic medicines in France bearing its brand names and expects sales to hit a total of 15 mln eur by the end of the year.

'Anorexia almost killed me' (Daily Mail)

March 31, 2006

A teenage boy has spoken of his three-year battle with anorexia which almost cost him his life. Joe Rogers, 16, weighed just six stone when the eating disorder was at its worst, almost causing his weakened heart to give in

Woman Gets Probation in Newborn's Drowning

March 31, 2006

ABC News - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Mar 31, 2006 (AP) — A woman who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for giving birth on a toilet and letting the baby drown was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to get psychological treatment for depression, paranoia ...

Woman Accused Of Letting Newborn Drown In Toilet Released

March 31, 2006

Click10.com - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A Fort Lauderdale woman charged in the death of her newborn daughter who drowned in a toilet is out of jail. A Broward Circuit judge ordered 23-year-old Shatoya Nelson to be released after 19 months in North Broward ...

Woman Gets Probation In Newborn Toilet Drowning

March 31, 2006

WFTV - Broward Circuit Judge Ilona M. Holmes also ordered Shatoya Nelson, 23, to seek immediate psychological treatment for major depression, paranoia and anorexia. Nelson, of Fort Lauderdale, told investigators she did not know she was pregnant until she ...

Gleason gave too much, says friend and former president

March 31, 2006

Des Moines Register - Dr. Stephen Gleason wound up in a dark place after dedicating his brilliant energy to helping others, former President Bill Clinton said Thursday. "Sometimes when people give so much, over and over and over again, they don't keep enough back for ...

'Kong,' 'Geisha' get special treatment

March 31, 2006

Contra Costa Times - The two holiday films once predicted to dominate the major Academy Award categories -- only to have to content themselves with wins in technical categories -- arrive on DVD this week. "King Kong" and "Memoirs of a Geisha" are packaged as special ...

HIV/AIDS (Gay)

March 31, 2006

Washington Blade - COFFEEHOUSE FOR WOMEN With HIV/AIDS, sponsored by Women's Collective. Meet, share, talk. Refreshments. Children welcome. Saturday, April 1, 3-6 p.m. Brooks Mansion, 901 Newton St., NE, next to Brookland Metro. 202-483-7003. FREE ANONYMOUS HIV TESTING ...

RAMSAY PUT ME ON DOLE (Daily Record)

March 31, 2006

A RESTAURANT owner claims chef Gordon Ramsay left her homeless and on the dole. Ramsay moved in on Sue Ray's business, Bonapartes, in the first programme of his Kitchen Nightmares series in 2004.

Fort Lauderdale woman gets probation in newborn drowning

March 31, 2006

Sarasota Herald Tribune - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A woman who pleaded guilty to giving birth on a toilet and allegedly letting her baby drown has been sentenced to five years of probation. Broward Circuit Judge Ilona M. Holmes also ordered Shatoya Nelson, 23, to seek ...

Teenagers Across The US Are Losing Out On Quality Of Life Because Of A ...

March 31, 2006

Medical News Today - A new poll of teenagers across the US finds that many of them are losing out on quality of life because of a lack of sleep. The results, announced today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), cite sleeping in class, lack of energy to exercise ...

Teenagers Across The US Are Losing Out On Quality Of Life Because Of A Lack Of Sleep, New Study Shows (Medical News Today)

March 31, 2006

A new poll of teenagers across the US finds that many of them are losing out on quality of life because of a lack of sleep. The results, announced today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), cite sleeping in class, lack of energy to exercise, feelings of depression, and driving while drowsy as only some of the consequences for insufficient sleep... click link for more info.

'When we turn the current on, the patients report the emptiness suddenly disappears' (Guardian Unlimited)

March 31, 2006

Sufferers from depression who do not respond to existing treatments could soon benefit from a new procedure in which electrodes are inserted into the core of the brain and used to alter the patient's mood.

'Patients report the emptiness suddenly disappears' (Guardian Unlimited)

March 31, 2006

Operation offers hope to the previously untreatable.

'When we turn the current on, the patients report the emptiness suddenly disappears' (Guardian Unlimited)

March 31, 2006

Sufferers from depression who do not respond to existing treatments could soon benefit from a new procedure in which electrodes are inserted into the core of the brain and used to alter the patient's mood.

'Patients report the emptiness suddenly disappears' (Guardian Unlimited)

March 31, 2006

Operation offers hope to the previously untreatable.

Solving the mystery of fibromyalgia

March 31, 2006

Southern Illinoisan - You go to the doctor complaining of throbbing, burning muscle pain throughout your body, overwhelming fatigue, and anxiety that makes it extremely difficult to do even the everyday things like housecleaning, playing with the kids and exercising ...

Teenagers Across The US Are Losing Out On Quality Of Life Because Of A Lack Of Sleep, New Study Shows (Medical News Today)

March 31, 2006

A new poll of teenagers across the US finds that many of them are losing out on quality of life because of a lack of sleep. The results, announced today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), cite sleeping in class, lack of energy to exercise, feelings of depression, and driving while drowsy as only some of the consequences for insufficient sleep... click link for more info.

'When we turn the current on, the patients report the emptiness suddenly disappears' (Guardian Unlimited)

March 31, 2006

Sufferers from depression who do not respond to existing treatments could soon benefit from a new procedure in which electrodes are inserted into the core of the brain and used to alter the patient's mood.

'Patients report the emptiness suddenly disappears' (Guardian Unlimited)

March 31, 2006

Operation offers hope to the previously untreatable.

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March 31, 2006

Winchester Star - The Winchester Area/Dr. Robert C. Green Chapter of the American Diabetes will meet at 7:30 p.m. April 13 at Millwood Station Fire and Rescue Building on Costello Drive. Mended Hearts Chapter 173 will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the third-floor ...

SoapBox: Don't Let an 'ADD' Diagnosis Shunt You to the Sidelines

March 31, 2006

Pasadena City College Courier Online - ADD is a made-up term to convince society to lower expectations of itself, to suppress the weak-minded into depression and to expand the business of insecurity and fear. Powerful people find it important to keep the majority of society convinced that ...

Industry leaders buoyed

March 31, 2006

Gazette - Derived from human embryonic stem cells, precursor neural cells grow in a lab dish and generate mature neurons (red) and glial cells (green). With the General Assembly this week earmarking $15 million for stem cell research, many experts say that ...

RAMSAY PUT ME ON DOLE (Daily Record)

March 31, 2006

A RESTAURANT owner claims chef Gordon Ramsay left her homeless and on the dole. Ramsay moved in on Sue Ray's business, Bonapartes, in the first programme of his Kitchen Nightmares series in 2004.


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