Robin Gibb of Bee Gees fame died, at the age of 62, on Sunday Morning. He passes away after a long battle with cancer. Robin Gibb was one of the three brothers who were responsible for iconic songs such as “Saturday Night Fever”. Robin Gibb was the lead singer on several of the Bee Gees’ ... read more »
Biotechnology pioneer company Genentech is moving ahead with its latest advance in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. Data from its newest therapy, TDM-1, will be showcased at the premier annual cancer meeting in America called ASCO (American Society for Clinical Oncology) on June 1-5, 2012 in Chicago. Data is being presented from the pivotal ... read more »
Outraged parents Heather and Patrick Walker are looking for answers from the social networking giant Facebook as to why they took down the pictures she posted of her son, Grayson James Walker, who was born February 15, 2012 with a rare birth defect, and why she her account was later suspended. Baby Grayson, from Memphis, ... read more »
Grace and Myles Varley were being babysat by their grandmother last Wednesday when Myles began choking on a chicken nugget during dinner. Myles’ grandmother, Christine Doran, could not clear his airway and the boy passed out. With Myles limp in her arms, the grandmother could not call 911. Doran told Newsday that she frantically ran ... read more »
Following President Barack Obama’s recent statement in support of same-sex marriage, Saturday night the NAACP board of directors voted to support same-sex marriage and released a statement that “civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law” and citing the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as a reason for backing marriage equality. ... read more »
A teacher in Ontario, Canada is demanding that students who make false accusations be held accountable, after she was cleared of abuse charges that proved to be unfounded. Susan Dowell, a substitute teacher with 15 years of classroom experience, was on a one-day assignment at R.L. Graham elementary school when she asked a student not to ... read more »
CNN reports this morning that surveillance video shows that the bombing that killed a 16-year-old girl on Saturday is the work of one man, though the possibility of an accomplice has not been ruled out. The Mayor of Brindisi, where the school is located, originally stated that he believed the bombing was a Mafia strike. The school is ... read more »
Chronic loss of hearing is now more common than ever, and affects 10 million adults and 5.2 million children in the United States. There is no known cure for tinnitus (or ringing in the ears), the most common hearing loss disorder, and it is becoming ever more frequent in our society due to the rise ... read more »
In an article by Alexander Brookner in Life Extension Magazine, an older man describes his experience spending an evening in a nightclub with a group of doctors attending a medical conference in South Florida. They started the evening having good scientific discussions over drinks, with background music that was rather subdued. As the evening wore ... read more »
Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah, has been fined $15,000 for violating a federal law prohibiting the sale of soda during lunch periods. The school had complied by turning of soda machines located in the lunchroom during the 47 minute lunch period. However, they did not turn off the machine in the school’s bookstore. In ... read more »
A 3-day-old baby girl died at 11 p.m. Thursday evening after being attacked by her family’s pet dog while she was in her infant swing. Makayla Darnell, from Beaverdam, Ohio, suffered blunt force injuries to her head when the dog attacked her around 6:30 p.m.. “It all appeared to happen in a matter of seconds,” Steve ... read more »
A 16-year-old girl, Melissa Bassi, was killed by a bomb outside of her school in Brindisi, Italy on Saturday morning. Ten others were injured. At approximately 7:45am, the bomb, consisting of three containers of fuel, exploded on a low wall in front of the school entrance as children were arriving for Saturday morning classes. The ... read more »
China is planning to reinvestigate allegations that drug capsules being made in their country contain the remains of aborted humans. According to Deng Haihua, a spokesperson for the ministry of health, an investigation into similar allegations was made in August 2011 and, according to the official Xinhua News Agency, they found no proof that the ... read more »
A pair of brothers in Puyallup, WA, ages 9 and 12, will pitch their idea for “Super Clothes” to billionaire investor Warren Buffett in Omaha on Monday. Justin and Anthony Lundberg were chosen from among 3,000 other entries in the first Grow Your Own Business competition held by the Secret Millionaires Club. The online Club ... read more »
About 70 students at Rhinelander High School in Rhinelander, Wisconsin walked out of classes on May 9 to protest the pending layoff of four beloved teachers. Suffering from a $2 million budget shortfall, the district decided to layoff the teachers. The students wanted to stand up for the teachers. Student Dalton Rose told WJFW in ... read more »
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