In May of 2008, a woman arrived at a Virginia hospital to receive treatment for pancreatitis. The woman also had prior history of lupus, insulin-dependent diabetes, Crohn’s Disease, acute renal failure, hypothyroidism, hypertension, and migraine headaches. The patient’s case of pancreatitis improved with a week’s stay at the hospital. The hospital planned to discharge her,…
One unfortunate consequence of osteoporosis is hip fractures. Thankfully, for the past two decades the rate of hip fractures has fallen drastically in Canada. A very similar pattern has been occurring in the United States. However, the cause of these trends is unknown. Factors that may be reasons as to why the rate of hip…
A tractor trailer crashed on I-40 in Johnston County closing all lanes temporarily. The 18-wheeler wrecked on a stretch of the interstate near Clayton, North Carolina (N.C.). The big rig went down an embankment, damaged a guard rail and leaked fuel around 7 a.m. causing a dangerous blockage for vehicles until responders were able to…
Three Disney workers have died this summer after being involved in accidents at the company’s parks in Florida (FL) and California (CA). The latest tragedy occurred August 18, when stunt player Anislav Varbanov suffered a fatal head injury while rehearsing for the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular at Walt Disney World in Orlando.Earlier, pirate re-enactor…
When the pilot of the twin engine Beechcraft Baron, George Maddox from Laurel, Md., went to land his plane about halfway down the runway in Teterboro, N.J., something told him to back out and try again without communicating a distress call to anybody. The plane flew over power lines and traffic lights before crashing into…