Archive for March 6th, 2010

Spurs’ Parker breaks hand, could miss 6 weeks

San Antonio guard Tony Parker left Saturday night’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a broken bone in his right hand and could miss six weeks.

Iowa State puts away No. 5 Kansas State in OT

Diante Garrett scored five points in overtime and Iowa State stunned No. 5 Kansas State 85-82 on Saturday, snapping a 21-game losing streak to ranked teams.

Lessons at Indian Hospital About Births (source: New York Times)

A small, underfunded hospital in Arizona, with about 500 births a year, is outperforming richer institutions when it comes to keeping Caesarean rates down. (source: New York Times) – RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Police: 8 teens shot at roller rink

Eight teenagers were wounded in a shooting Friday night at a skating rink in Gary, Indiana, police said Saturday.

Coffee Not Linked to Heart Rhythm Emergencies (source: ABC News)

Contrary to conventional thinking, drinking lots of coffee appears to be associated with a lower risk of hospitalization for an arrhythmia, researchers found. Coffee – Cardiac arrhythmia – Health – Business [...]

Obama Wields Analysis of Insurers in Health Battle (source: New York Times)

Seeking support for an overhaul, the administration is pointing to a Goldman Sachs study suggesting investors buy insurance shares because rates are up and competition is down. (source: New York Times) – RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Icelanders reject plan to repay debt

Voters in Iceland went to the polls Saturday for a national referendum on whether to repay billions of dollars the country owes to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

WWII-era plane crashes in Gulf

A small plane crashed Saturday in the waters off Florida’s Panhandle, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

What’s inside Intel’s photonics lab (photos)

Inside Intel’s Photonics Lab in Santa Clara, Calif., researchers are seeking ways to enhance data transfer using silicon germanium optical transfer.

Health reform’s last stand: Obama abandons bipartisan effort – Feature (source: Earth Times)

Washington – After more than a year of ups and downs, bitter disputes and endless speeches, Barack Obama has had enough: The US president is launching one final push to get his ambitious and controversial health reform package through Congress. Obama… (source: Earth Times) – News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com