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Officials with the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) say that they are currently making final preparations in advanced of a planned crash of an American out-of-control satellite. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is currently in an unstable orbit, which makes it very difficult for orbital sci... |
20 September 2011
11:02 GMT |
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A team of scientists, including a University of Michigan researcher, developed a disaster-response planning model that considers human decisions made in real-time, before establishing an effective law-enforcement strategy during evacuations.The model they developed is for pedestrian traffic but could also be applied ... |
5 November 2010
05:00 GMT |
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A new study carried out by the University of Michigan Health System suggests that chest compressions before defibrillation in sudden cardiac arrest cases is just as effective as immediate use of an electrical defibrillator.Because not many people having a cardiac arrest outside the hospital survive, U-M physicians th... |
9 September 2010
05:19 GMT |
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In April this year, Poison frontman Bret Michaels was rushed to the hospital after complaining of severe headaches. Upon admission, doctors determined he had brain hemorrhage and proceeded to operate on him instantly to solve the problem. Just the other day, Oprah aired an interview with Michaels after he left the ho... |
21 May 2010
02:59 GMT |
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Stress may be taking a heavy toll on Susan Boyle again, although, hopefully, this time, things are not as bad as when she was still in the run for the number-one spot in Britain’s Got Talent competition. Reports in the British media say the singer had to be rushed to the hospital over the weekend for stomach pa... |
20 October 2009
09:46 GMT |
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Tori Spelling of the original “90210” fame has been admitted, sent home and then readmitted to the hospital after complaining of serious stomach pains that no doctor seems to be able to diagnose. Although she is in much pain, the star’s representative says fans should not be worried, as also does he... |
1 October 2009
04:24 GMT |
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The UK is the hardest hit territory by the swine flu epidemics, which has made it clear to two of the biggest airlines that steps must be taken to prevent people with the virus from traveling to other parts of the world, or for those to enter the country. Thus, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have announced that ... |
21 July 2009
15:31 GMT |
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German experts at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft are currently working on a new satellite positioning system, aimed at providing emergency rescue workers with an invaluable tool in the exercise of their profession. The GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) would provide each team member with the real-time location of e... |
10 May 2009
06:12 GMT |
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While Daisy de la Hoya’s name might not ring a bell with most people, she is somewhat of a major star in the television world, having already starred in “Rock of Love” and getting her own dating series on VH1. According to TMZ, the controversial star was rushed to the hospital in the early hours of ... |
8 May 2009
08:47 GMT |
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As a rule, Peter “Pete” Burns usually makes the news with eccentric headlines such as “Burns paid £1 million for botched surgery on his lips,” or “Burns in court again,” in other words, either for his many plastic surgeries or for his brush-offs with the law. This time, it&rs... |
17 March 2009
09:36 GMT |
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Over the weekend, singer Usher’s wife, Tameka Foster, suffered serious complications while undergoing plastic surgery in a hospital in Brazil. With Usher rushing to be by her bedside and her condition still uncertain, the couple’s publicist refused to disclose any information to the media, saying the two ... |
11 February 2009
06:11 GMT |
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It’s not uncommon for women (or men, for that matter) to want to look like the stars we see on TV and in magazines every day. For some, this desire is taken even further, up to the point of undergoing plastic surgery to get at least one feature of their idol, such as Jennifer Lopez’s posterior, Brad Pitt&... |
11 February 2009
02:53 GMT |
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Days of torrential rain have turned a significant part of Brazilian soil into a swamp and prompted massive floods and landslides in several areas of the country. From preliminary estimates, authorities reported 59 dead and nearly 44,000 uprooted by the massive weather anomaly, which struck the state of Santa Caterina... |
25 November 2008
09:06 GMT |
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I have no idea what has been going on in the mind of the world's biggest celebrity trainwreck of all times, but on the other hand, I'm not sure I even want to understand any of the things going on in Britney's head. So better let the facts speak for themselves and then, if we still have a sense of real... |
24 January 2008
09:42 GMT |
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I don't know what some people are thinking! I keep wondering - are some people really that evil, or is it all because of their stupidity? How can you shut down access to 911 calls? What can be in that person's head to do such a thing? I keep hearing more and more cases about people who want to do damage to ... |
27 September 2007
14:41 GMT |
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Ladies, gentlemen, prepare yourselves for some pretty hardcore wilderness survival training... This scares the s**t out of me! They could use this wacky tent to make a cool remake of the Blairwitch Project. If not, then just to act cool in front of nerdy friends. Even if it doesn't have an integrated lithium bat... |
14 September 2007
09:21 GMT |
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Verizon Wireless has just added one more phone model to its already large line of handsets. The Coupe is a device that brings some basic features in a slender case and also adds some easy access emergency keys to make sure that the user receives help when he needs it most.There are more than 30 Verizon Wireless mobil... |
6 September 2007
06:50 GMT |
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He is one of the most famous comedians around and probably the most hardworking. Dave Chappelle has been exhausted ever since he dropped out of his Comedy Central show in mid-season. In 2005 he also had a few problems that resulted in a visit to a shrink about stress-related problems and exhaustion, but he seems not ... |
18 July 2007
11:12 GMT |
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Berg Insight has conducted a new research which has brought them to the conclusion that by the year 2011, there will be 52 million machines using mobile phones connected to worldwide networks.The study took into consideration the fact that at the end of year 2006 there was an approximate number of 8.5 million cellula... |
15 May 2007
04:13 GMT |
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