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Next online forum: stent and angioplasty concerns. If you have a question for Dr Thomas Stuttaford on this topic or wish to read other recent topics click here If Elizabeth Barrett Browning had lived in this century rather than the 19th, the nature of her illness would not have been debated for 170 years. Today’s abundance of medical expertise, and the latest high-tech equipment, would have solved the question of whether her trouble was a tubercular disease that had spread from her spine, asthma, or, as she believed, chronic heart disease. Elizabeth Barrett retired from the world and hid behind her ivy-covered attic windows of 50 Wimpole Street for years. She was sustained by opium and red wine and wrote great poetry even as she was predicting her imminent death.
Millrats defeat hoop Rainmen
The Manchester Millrats from New Hampshire defeated the host Halifax Rainmen 124-106 in American Basketball League action Thursday night at the Metro Centre. Forward Eric Crookshank and guard Jermaine Anderson led the Rainmen with 20 points apiece. For full story, read Friday's edition of The Daily News. .
Train derails, spilling coal and closing roads
ALBANY, Ohio (AP) � Authorities have closed a couple of roads in southeast Ohio�s Athens County after a coal train derailed.
County Emergency Management Agency director Fred Davis says they want to keep vehicles out of the area outside the town of Albany to make cleanup easier. He was able to say only that �several� of the 105 cars on the train went off the tracks before 6 a.m. Wednesday. Since the train was primarily carrying coal, Davis says no hazardous materials were involved. No injuries were reported. .
First Edition Cycling News for November 19, 2007
A war of words has erupted between American Jonathan Page and his Belgian Sunweb-Projob squad, with the outfit saying the cyclo-cross rider can't handle the pressure of a professional squad. Page was signed to a two year contract after his impressive second place finish at last season's World Championships, but has come under increasing pressure from the squad in recent races. The feud boiled over on the weekend with the squad sending its doctor around to Page's home in Oudenaarde to check if he was ill after the rider called in sick in the hours leading up to Saturday's GvA-trophy #3 in Hasselt. "Just a routine control," team manager Jurgen Mettepenningen told Cyclingnews of the reasons behind the visit. Page, who has failed to achieve the results his team was expecting to see this season, however didn't appreciate the doctor's visit.
SMOKED OUT: Diboll students hand out information on dangers of smoking, perform experiments to demonstrate those dangers
While one group of Diboll High School students marked Thursday's Great American Smokeout by handing out information about quitting smoking, another group was out behind the school building lighting up cigarettes. Diboll's Drug-Free All-Stars, along with the Region 5 Prevention Resource Center, were at Angelina College handing out information about the dangers of smoking and tips on quitting. .
Vaccination Recommendations: Are you a face of influenza?
We all know someone who needs to be vaccinated against the influenza virus this year. In fact, it is likely that you or a family member fall into one of the groups that health officials recommend receive influenza vaccination. While almost anyone can benefit from immunization, annual influenza vaccination is recommended for more than 200 million Americans annually. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people who have a high risk of developing complications from the influenza virus and for those who are most likely to spread the virus to people at risk. The target groups are: Adults and children with a chronic medical condition, such as heart disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, weakened immune system and diabetes; children six to 59 months of age; children six months to 18 years of age who are on long-term aspirin treatment; women who will be pregnant during the influenza season; adults 50 years of age and older; household contacts and caregivers of anyone in a high-risk group, including children younger than six months of age who are too young to be vaccinated; residents of long-term care facilities and nursing homes and health-care workers who come in contact with patients Influenza is not the common cold.
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