Saturday, June 7, 2008
alternative herbal treatments for blood cancer
clipped from www.foxnews.comTeen Refused Chemo, Beat Cancer With 'Alternative' Therapies
Friday, June 06, 2008
His case led to a state law named after him that gives Virginia teenagers and their parents the right to refuse doctor-recommended treatments for life-threatening ailments.
Cherrix completed radiation treatments last year. He has also used alternative herbal treatments.
Starchild Abraham Cherrix, seen here at age 17, won a court battle against Va. officials who tried to force him to undergo chemo.
His latest blood results show no indication of the Hodgkin's disease he's battled since 2005, and for the first time in two years he doesn't have to report those results to the Accomack County court.
Coromandel Express
salmon raw tomato saintpaul
clipped from origin.mercurynews.comContra Costa woman contracts salmonella linked to outbreak in other states
Contra Costa Times
WALNUT CREEK — A Contra Costa County woman has been identified as having the same type of salmonella connected to an outbreak in several other states.
The California Department of Public Health confirmed Friday that the woman had salmonella saintpaul, an uncommon strain that has been linked to raw tomatoes. The woman, who is older than 35, was not hospitalized and has recovered, Contra Costa Health Services spokeswoman Kate Fowlie said.
It is the first reported case involving a California resident. The strain is the same type of salmonella that has sickened 57 people in New Mexico, Texas and several other states, and 17 of those cases have included hospitalizations, officials said. Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in the very young and elderly.
Coromandel Express
Paving rails to africa
clipped from http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/rites-eyes-opportunities-in-south-africa-lead_10057353.htmlRITES eyes opportunities in South Africa (Lead)
By Fakir Hassen
Johannesburg, June 6 (IANS) RITES Ltd, the consultancy arm of the Indian Railways, is in talks with South African railway authorities to develop tailor-made solutions for their requirements, a senior RITES official said. "We have been in exploratory talks with them in certain areas," Sumit Sinha, executive director of RITES' expotech division, told IANS Friday on the sidelines of the three-day annual Africa Rail conference here.
"We have come to South Africa to renew our contacts and explore new opportunities here," he said. "We can have a win-win situation for both (South African company) Transnet and RITES."
RITES' move comes even as Lucky Montana, South African Rail Commuters Corporation chief executive, said local passenger train services would collapse soon if there was no government investment.
Gas price and lalloo fare
clipped from timesofindia.indiatimes.comRailway cares heart
clipped from http://www.business-standard.com/compindustry/storypage.php?leftnm=1&subLeft=1&chklogin=N&autono=325341&tab=r| Cardiac care goes on rails |
| BS Reporter / Chennai/ Bangalore June 07, 2008, 3:38 IST |
Well, that could be a reality if consumer appliances manufacturer BPL Limited succeeds in clinching a deal with the Indian Railways to install defibrillators — equipment that delivers a safe level of energy output required to revive a person who has suffered a sudden cardiac arrest — on trains in the country.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday, BPL Healthcare COO A Vijay Simha said, "We are holding discussions with the chief medical officer of the Railways in New Delhi. These defibrillators are ideal for installation on trains as well as railway stations as they can save many lives that are lost because of lack of timely intervention in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest."
Friday, June 6, 2008
E-paper is here
clipped from http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9091118&intsrc=hm_ts_headThe future of e-paper: The Kindle is only the beginning
Thin, flexible, low-power digital paper is just around the corner. Will your next book or newspaper be 'e'?
June 6, 2008 (Computerworld) Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle has turned a long underperforming category of tech gadget -- e-book readers -- into an overnight hit, and in the process has boosted interest in electronic paper display (EPD) technology. The Kindle and its rival, the Sony Reader 505, both boast e-paper displays that look unnervingly like printed pages and consume next to no power. However, today's EPDs -- and today's e-book readers -- are only the beginning.
New Products
clipped from news.thomasnet.com
Portable LED Probe illuminates hard-to-reach areas.
XP Special
Most major PC makers and retailers will stop taking orders for consumer-oriented desktops and laptops with the older operating system by the middle of June. The simplest option for getting a new PC -- heading to a big-box retailer -- will yield the spottiest XP options.
You already know the context. Microsoft is phasing out Windows XP in favor of Vista, and the OEMs responsible for the vast majority of PC sales -- such as Dell, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, and Lenovo -- are falling into line. Microsoft's basic policy sounds simple: "Windows XP will no longer be available for purchase from Microsoft for general retail and OEM partners as of June 30, 2008."
Grand Express link
clipped from http://www.grandtrunkexpress.com/This was the only train that served as the blood vein running from North to South for years until the Tamil Nadu Express was introduced. From coal driven this is now electric powered. It has AC class for the rich and unreserved coaches for the poor.
Lowest fares in the world: but make profi: Indian Railways
clipped from knowledge.insead.eduIndian Railways is the world's largest employer and one of the biggest and busiest rail networks in the world, carrying some 17 million people and more than one million tonnes of freight daily. It was, however, until very recently, a loss-making organisation, which was heading for bankruptcy. Starting his term in 2004 with a budget of just $200 million with which to save the national institution, India's Minister of Railways Lalu Prasad engineered a dramatic turnaround. Last year, Indian Railways' revenue came to $6
Indian Railways is one of INSEAD's biggest executive education clients, and the Minister visited the school's Asia campus as part of his tour of Singapore and Malaysia. During his visit to INSEAD, he told a gathering of MBA participants, alumni and executives about his strategy for bringing the rail network into the 21st century.
