Miscellaneous

• Wreck kills police officer

  Eddie Farah | December 26, 2006 9:08 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  John Allen a patrol officer with Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department toke a short break to go Christmas shopping on Wednesday, December 21, 2006. Riding his Suzuki motorcycle around 12:30 p.m., he switched lane when an SUV driven by 72 year old Daisy Mock, pulled out of a driveway into his laneAllen struck the back of the SUV, ejecting him from the bike. He was rushed to a local...

• Sick after visit to Olive Garden

  Eddie Farah | December 15, 2006 8:15 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The Olive Garden in Castleton, Indiana was the latest in a string of's where patrons became sick from food served. More than 300 people became ill reporting symptoms of nausea, vomiting, fever and diarrhea. Three patrons were hospitalizedThe health department and Olive Garden made a joint decision to close the restaurant based on what they believed was in the best interest of the public's...

• Stockbroker lawsuit

  Eddie Farah | December 07, 2006 9:21 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  On Thursday, the 2nd U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a ">lawsuit against major Wall Street firms accused of conspiring to manipulate Prices on newly issued shares during the stock market boom of the 1990s.Under current federal securities law the issue whether Wall Street banks are immune from antitrust liability was raised.Investors report they were pressured by the firms to buy...

• Surgery vs. therapy for Herniated Disks

  Eddie Farah | November 21, 2006 7:46 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, reports one of the most common surgeries are back surgery to repair a herniated disk. They further reported some patient's recover well by use of other treatments and physical therapyA herniated disk is when the material between vertebrae pushes against nerves, causing pain in the back or legs.Dartmouth Medical School, who joined in...

• Motorcyclist dies

  Eddie Farah | November 03, 2006 6:05 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  On Thursday, November 2, 2006 a motorcycle driven by 41 year-old Robert Haddock crashed off a ramp to interstate 95 just south of the Fuller Warren BridgeHaddock was riding his 2002 Suzuki motorcycle and it is believe that he lost control on a curve, hit a concrete barrier on the ramp plunged 50 feet to the ground. The motorcycle exploded into flames. Haddock was not wearing a helmet and died...

• Chest Scans may save lives

  Eddie Farah | October 30, 2006 7:59 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A recent study utilizing computerized screen for lung cancer strongly suggests that screening smokers for lung cancer and cave lives.In the study, early detentions of lung tumors by CT scans and prompt removal have an estimated 10-year survival rate of 92 percent. Dr. Robert Smith, director of screening at the American Cancer Society reported that screening might offer advantages in saving...

• Breast cancer more aggressive in black people

  Eddie Farah | October 23, 2006 7:57 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  According to a recent study for more than 2,000 women breast cancer may be more aggressive and harder-to-treat than those of other races.Dr. Wendy Woodward of the University of Texas compared records of black, Hispanic and white women. They found that tumors in black women were more aggressive, and significantly harder to treat. African-American women more frequently had ER-negative disease and...

• Suit against cruse lines dismissed

  Eddie Farah | October 20, 2006 8:10 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A lawsuit filed against Royal Caribbean by the family of Gregory A. Smith, IV, who disappeared from a honeymoon has been dismissed by a Miami judge.Maritime lawyer, Brett Rivkind told reporters although this a setback, the issue is going to be decided in an appellate court.Smith, of Greenwich, disappeared from the Brilliance of the Seas while on a honeymoon cruise in the Aegean Sea in 2005. ...

• Heart stents could lead to stroke

  Eddie Farah | October 19, 2006 7:34 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  According to a recent study the likelihood of implanting stents to open clogged arteries is more likely to cause strokes that the old-fashioned method of simply cleaning the arteries out surgically.These findings have been published in the New England journal of Medicine. A team led by Jean-Louise Mas of Sainte-Anne Hospital in Paris, France, no longer is enrolling volunteers in a study, which...

• School funding lawsuit appealed

  Eddie Farah | September 21, 2006 8:25 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  On Monday, a three-judge appellate panel asked for a new trial in a lawsuit challenging the state's funding formula by five county schools districted. At a later date, the 1st District Court of Appeals will rule whether to reverse a trial judge's decision made last year that ruled the five districted "failed to show what the Legislature did concerning the state's funding formula, was illegal or...