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Entries from January 2008

Every year 7,000 children sent to the ER from cold medicines

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

A new report has been released which has revealed that every single year, cold medicines cause more than 7,000 emergency room visits for children.
Every single year more than 7,000 children get rushed to emergency rooms after suffering bad reactions from taking cough and cold medicines.
This report has been released just as the Food and Drug […]

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Tags: Health

Bird Flu kills 100 in Indonesia and more death expected

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

The human death toll from the H5N1 bird flu virus has hit 100 in Indonesia, the hardest hit country in the world.
Two people, a 9-year-old boy and a 23-year-old woman, both died over the weekend due to being infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus.
Joko Suyono of the National Bird Flu Center confirmed the deaths, […]

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Tags: Health

WBBM-Channel 2 news anchor, Randy Salerno dies in snowmobile crash

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

WBBM-Channel 2 news anchor in Chicago, Randy Salerno died in a snowmobile crash on Thursday in Wisconsin.
The Chicago Sun-Times made the report which also stated that his friend, Scott. D. Hirschey, has been accused of killing the news anchor due to alcohol use while driving the snowmobile.
45-year-old Salerno had his suddent death on Thursday when […]

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Tags: Entertainment

Rambo, Meet the Spartans

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

The spoof film Meet the Spartans barely beat out Sylvester Stallone and Rambo in the box office over the weekend.
The 20th Century Fox film, which was a spoof on the epic film 300 from one year ago, managed to beat out Rambo as it took in $18.7 million in its opening weekend. The Lionsgate […]

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The Coen brothers won the top prize at the Directors Guild of America awards

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

The Coen brothers won the top prize at the Directors Guild of America awards for their film, No Country for Old Men.
Ethan Coen and his brother Joel were presented the big award for their achievement with No Country for Old Men.
Ethan stated “Oh, we get two of them,” upon receiving their awards.
The Coen brothers beat […]

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The oldest son of Marlon Brando, Christian Brando, dead at 49

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

The oldest son of Marlon Brando, Christian Brando, passed away at the age of 49.
Brando was sent to the hospital for pneumonia on January 11th according to an attorney for the Marlon Brando estate, David Seeley.
He was in a coma and on a ventilator at the time of his death on early Saturady.
Seeley stated “This […]

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Tags: Entertainment

Birth control pills can protect against ovarian cancer

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

A new study has revealed that birth control pills actually protect women against ovarian cancer.
The study found that women who have been taking birth control pills for over 15 years could be protected from ovarian cacner for up to 30 years from when they stop taking the pills.
Valerie Beral was the lead author of the […]

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Tags: Health

Turtles cause nationwide salmonella outbreak

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

A nationwide salmonella outbreak which caused over 100 people to become ill has been linked to pet turtles.
Federal health officials have come out and stated that the 100 people who got sick from the salmonella outbreak came from 33 states. Most of them have been children thus far.
No one has died from the latest […]

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Tags: U.S. · Entertainment

Palm to close shop on retail stores

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Palm has stated that they have plans to close shop on their retail stores in an effort to try and compete better.
They stated that they want to focus on fewer programs, and in order to do this they will be closing all eight of their Palm-branded retail stores, along with 26-stores within Airport Wireless shops.
Palm […]

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Tags: Sci/Tec

Still plenty of speculation on Heath Ledger’s death

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Sources connected with Heath Ledger say he may have died from a heart attack because of the small amount of drugs in his system.
The level of toxicity (caused by medication) in Ledger’s blood was low enough that it may not have caused his death.
The revelation sheds new light on the actor’s death which, so far, […]

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Tags: Entertainment