Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not […]
Continue Reading...What Can Be Done To Eliminate Debts You Incur After You File For Bankruptcy?
Get More Information Here: Debtor Finance Classic Funding Group Debtor Finance byAlma Abell Bankruptcy provides people with the opportunity to get a fresh financial start. Depending on the type of bankruptcy they file, this means the debts are dismissed or that they are structured into a court-approved repayment plan including terms the debtor can reasonably […]
Continue Reading...Interpol orders arrest of Wikileaks founder to face rape charges
Thursday, December 2, 2010 International police cooperation organization Interpol has put Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowers’ website Wikileaks, on its most-wanted list after a court in Sweden announced he was wanted for alleged sex crimes. Wikileaks is this week releasing more than 250,000 secret “cables” between US diplomats. Two weeks ago, Swedish authorities ordered […]
Continue Reading...Help For Thinning Lashes With Latisse
bytimothyharvard Women may experience thinning eyelashes on the upper and lower lids as they age. A new product, Latisse, is available to help address the issues of thinning upper lashes although it is not specifically for use with the lower lid eyelashes. Keep in mind, when blinking, the contact between your upper and lower lashes […]
Continue Reading...Magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Virginia felt up and down U.S. east coast, Pentagon evacuated
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 A 5.8 earthquake struck 4 miles southwest of Mineral, Virginia, 80 miles south of Washington D.C., at 1:51 p.m. EDT (17:51 UTC) and lasted for 15–30 seconds. The quake had a magnitude of 5.8 with an epicenter 27 miles (43 km) east of Charlottesville, Virginia. A 2.8 aftershock was reported at 2:46 pm EDT (18:46 […]
Continue Reading...Several groups seek to purchase Saturn auto brand
Thursday, May 7, 2009 Penske Automotive Group, Inc., an Ohio-based investment group and Telesto Ventures have indicated separately that they are interested in purchasing the Saturn auto brand from General Motors (GM). According to The Wall Street Journal, Nissan-Renault is interested in purchasing Saturn. Bloomberg, however, indicated that Nissan-Renault may be a partner of Penske’s […]
Continue Reading...Three Things To Expect From Direct Cremation Service In Ledyard
Get More Information Here: Cattle Yards Build Cattle Yards byAlma Abell Before a person passes, they should have their funeral expectations set so their family knows what their wishes are. While a burial is one of the most common methods, others may choose a different route. They may not want their family to carry the […]
Continue Reading...Eight mountaineers missing on Mont Blanc in French Alps after avalanche
Sunday, August 24, 2008 Rescue crews have called an end to the search for eight mountaineers who went missing on the French side of Mont Blanc after an avalanche that occurred on at 0100 GMT August 24. Eight other climbers were also injured. Five of the missing are said to be Austrian and three were […]
Continue Reading...Wikinews 2014: An ‘Original reporting’ year in review
Wednesday, December 24, 2014With the English-language Wikinews continuing to increase the amount of original content published, we take a look back at some of the eighty-plus original reports from our contributors during 2014.
Continue Reading...Parents prosecuted after homeopathic treatment leads to daughter’s death
Friday, May 8, 2009 Thomas Sam, 42, and his wife Manju Sam, 36, from Sydney, Australia, are undergoing trial for manslaughter by gross negligence for the death of their nine-month-old child, Gloria. She died from infection caused by severe eczema after they shunned effective conventional medical treatments for homeopathy, a form of alternative medicine that […]
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