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My back pain was so bad I had to walk sideways

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For nearly 18 months, Foreigner’s guitarist Mick Jones lived with back pain so crippling that the only way he could walk was sideways; he would often scream involuntarily in agony.
It reached the stage where he […]

Space shuttle returns to earth

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida: The space shuttle Endeavour glided to a safe landing here at 12:32 p.m. Eastern time, apparently not much worse for wear.
After two weeks of analyzing, worrying and ultimately taking no action to repair a small but deep gouge in the Endeavours underside, NASA flight controllers gave the go-ahead for the […]

New reports: Fewer HIV cases in India

NEW DELHI (AP) The experts’ consensus was that India had the most HIV cases in the world Д 5.7 million Д and that number could rise if aggressive measures weren’t adopted.
On Friday, that consensus changed dramatically when international AIDS experts and Indian health officials revealed new data showing India to have less than […]

Sleep bruxism: An age-old and troubling sleep disorder

NEW YORK: I grind my teeth at night. Have for years. Its my secret shame. But now I have the comfort of knowing that at least 8 to 10 percent of the adult population shares my malady.
Its called sleep bruxism, and it refers to the grinding or clenching of teeth. Theres a waking version, […]

Livestock may help treat ailments

DES MOINES (AP) Livestock whose genes have been manipulated could play a critical role in developing new medications and cheaper treatments for human ailments, scientists said Monday.
However, the use of transgenic animals, which have foreign DNA integrated into their genetic information, remains controversial and faces regulatory, economic and societal challenges.
Education about the […]