More than 1800 veterans may get infected by hepetitis and HIV after visiting the dentist at John Cochran Veterans Administration Hospital on Gran. According to a KSDK NewsChannel 5 report, this unfortunate incident happened because the staff breached normal operating protocols and had washed the dental instruments by hand instead of sending them to the [...]
Caffeine can help increase muscle power by up to 6% during strenuous physical activities. This is according to a new study from the University of Coventry’s Department of Biomolecular and Sports Science, in which they tested the effects of caffeine on both the power output and endurance of the lower leg muscle in mice. The [...]
Mark Brunell, the ex-Jaguars football player, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. According to the Florida-Times Union, Brunell has declared assets of $5.5 million, but has $24.7 million in liabilities as listed in his bankruptcy filing. Brunell got into trouble because of several personal guarantees that he undertook on commercial loans involving millions of [...]
General Motors is issuing a recall for more than 2,000 vehicles in Korea due to manufacturing defects. According to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, the GM recall is being issued by its South Korean unit, GM Daewoo Auto & Technology, and will cover 840 vehicles comprising of their CTS, DTS and Escalade [...]
ROCK ISLAND, IL. – Karting race “King of the Streets” at this year’s Rock Island Grand Prix, Sept. 4-5, will feature many of the top shifter kart drivers in North America. Racing under Superkarts! USA S1 rules, this year’s kart race will be sponsored by McDonald’s Restaurants, and will feature the popular 125cc stock moto [...]
SAN DIEGO, CA – A new antipsychotic drug known as CYP-1020 has been found to help improve cognition in schizophrenia patients during a Phrase 2b clinical trial. In a six-week, double-blind, placebo and active-comparator (risperidone) controlled multisite phase 2b clinical trial conducted under a U.S. Food and Drug Administration Investigational New Drug Application (IND) at [...]
American Idol has lowered the age restrictions for participants aspiring to be the next singing sensation. According to a statement from Fox, the new American Idol minimum age limit will be 15 years old, down from the previous limit of 16 years. However, there will be no change to the maximum age limit, which remains [...]
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM – Car insurance company Swinton Insurance has revealed one in five motorists still do not have a firm grasp of what is the legal drink-drive alcohol limit. In a survey of 1,256 online customers by the car insurance retailer, 20% of UK drivers wrongly believed the legal alcohol limit to be 80mg [...]
CLEARWATER, FL – The Moorings premier yacht charter company sponsored Sailability Greater Tampa Bay in a charitable mission and sailing charter to the British Virgin Islands, where the group donated much-needed mobility equipment to a local special needs school. Going beyond just yacht charter, The Moorings company is involving themselves increasingly in community programs. During [...]
UNITED KINGDOM – Car insurance quotes may increase by as much as £74 annually if the government goes ahead and increases the insurance tax as is widely anticipated. The emergency budget, due to be announced on Tuesday 22nd June 2010, has raised concerns amongst the insurance industry that it will contain an increase to the [...]