In a stunning example of when treatment might be worse than the disease, a large review of Medicare records finds that older people with small kidney tumors were much less likely to die over the next five years if doctors monitored them instead of operating right away.Even though nearly all of these tumors turned out to be cancer, they rarely proved fatal. And surgery roughly doubled patients' risk...
Ex-Bell officials defend themselves as honorable public servants
Label: Business Less than three years ago, they were handcuffed and taken away in a case alleged to be so extensive that the district attorney...
Feb
11
With Pope’s Resignation, Focus Shifts to a Successor
Label: WorldL'Osservatore Romano, via Associated PressPope Benedict XVI announcing his resignation on Monday at the Vatican. At left is Msgr. Franco Camaldo, a papal aide. VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI’s surprise announcement on Monday that he will resign on Feb. 28 sets the stage for a succession battle that is likely to determine the future course of a church troubled by scandal and declining faith in its...
It's a Girl for John Cho
Label: Lifestyle Mom & Babies Celebrity Baby Blog 02/11/2013 at 06:30 PM ET Paul Drinkwater/NBCSurprise: Actor John Cho is a dad again!The Go On star and his wife welcomed a daughter recently, Cho’s rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.Baby girl is the second child for the couple, who are also parents to a son. No...
Pope shows lifetime jobs aren't always for life
Label: HealthThe world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be surprising is that more leaders his age do not, considering the toll aging takes on bodies and minds amid a culture of constant communication and change.There may be more behind the story of why Pope Benedict XVI decided to leave a job normally held for...
Boy with rifle, guns threatened to kill 23 classmates, police say
Label: Business A 12-year-old student in northern San Diego County has been admitted to a hospital for "evaluation and treatment" after being taken into custody on suspicion of sending an email threatening to kill a teacher and 23 students, the Sheriff's Department said.Detectives served a search warrant Saturday night at the student's home and seized several computers and "numerous"...
Feb
10
Syrian War Closes In on the Heart of Damascus
Label: WorldGoran Tomasevic/ReutersFighters from the Free Syrian Army's Tahrir al Sham brigade look at a Syrian Army base in the Arabeen neighborhood of Damascus. DAMASCUS, Syria — Unkempt government soldiers, some appearing drunk, have been deployed near a rebel-held railway station in the southern reaches of this tense capital. Office workers on 29th of May Street, in the heart of the city, tell of huddling...
Wiz Khalifa Wants Amber Rose to 'Stay Pregnant Forever'
Label: Lifestyle Mom & Babies Celebrity Baby Blog 02/10/2013 at 08:00 PM ET Lester Cohen/WireImageBump, there it is!With only three weeks left until baby boy’s big arrival, Amber Rose and her fiancé Wiz Khalifa graced the red carpet in coordinated black and white ensembles during Sunday’s Grammy Awards at the...
After early start, worst of flu season may be over
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — The worst of the flu season appears to be over.The number of states reporting intense or widespread illnesses dropped again last week, and in a few states there was very little flu going around, U.S. health officials said Friday.The season started earlier than normal, first in the Southeast and then spreading. But now, by some measures, flu activity has been ebbing for at least four...
Locals believe bobcat trappers are crossing the line in Joshua Tree
Label: Business JOSHUA TREE — Annica Kreuter's backyard on the edge of Joshua Tree National Park has been a perfect place to chronicle the adventures...
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