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Friday. Diprivan, an intravenous drug used in hospital operating rooms to knock out patients, is highly unusual to have in a private home. It is also known by its generic name Propofol. Sources told CNN Friday Jackson suffered from such a severe case of insomnia he traveled with a private anesthesiologist in the mid-1990s. Dr. Neil Ratner regularly helped "take down" and "bring him back up" during the pop icon's HIStory tour, sources told CNN. The revelation adds further evidence to the theory that prescription drugs played a role in the pop star's death. A California nurse has said Jackson begged her for Propofol for months. In a phone call from one of his staffers days before his death, she became convinced he had gotten his hands on some. Experts say the drug can lead to cardiac arrest, especially when combined with... [read full story]
ATLANTA, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Federal health officials said they are seeing an increase in serious pneumococcal infections around the United States, a finding described as "worrisome." "Flu infections can increase the risk of...
4:56am UK, Thursday November 26, 2009 Ian Woods, Sky correspondent in Australia Around 6,000 feral camels are rampaging through a remote Australian town in search of water, forcing the government to organise a mass cull of the...
November 26, 2009 [Pocket PC phone] | By Edward J. R. If you like doodling, er, drawing, then this app might be interesting for you. Also it may be useful for note taking in meetings, etc. More info from the vendor follows....
National Digest Annapolis Capital ATLANTA - There's no evidence that the swine flu vaccine is causing any serious side effects, US health officials said yesterday, in their first report on the safety of the new vaccine. Since...
