Archive for July, 2005

A life of torture

Saturday, July 30th, 2005

Sunday Times.au - Australia … An orthopedic surgeon diagnosed Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, a neurological syndrome characterised by disabling pain. … The implant stimulates the nerves and it …

A disabled female sailor plans to sail the English Channel solo by …

Saturday, July 30th, 2005

BBC News - UK … Ms Lister has been a quadriplegic for four years, due to a progressive degenerative disease, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, which has worked its way up from her …

THINKING About China

Saturday, July 30th, 2005

Monthly Review - Herndon,VA,USA … At the same time, they are sympathetic to the plight of US workers and want … China has become the center of an East Asian regional production system, with firms …

GOOD for the economy

Saturday, July 30th, 2005

Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA … Perrin Tillinghast projects that the costs of the US tort system will be … more difficult for plaintiffs to bring frivolous suits in sympathetic jurisdictions. …

OUR addiction to foreign oil is destroying us

Saturday, July 30th, 2005

Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - GA,USA … What is nerve-racking, actually, is the denial and irresponsibility of this Congress … governments, we’ve overthrown ones we didn’t consider sympathetic,” he said …

ABOUT time Ulster big two call a ceasefire

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Unison.ie (subscription) - Ireland … John Bannon, for example, has been sympathetic to the robust approach taken by Armagh and Tyrone … The GAA could use a system similar to the player cam used by Sky …

THE Channel sailor whose breath will harness the wind

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Times Online - UK … At 17 consultants correctly diagnosed Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, a degenerative disease of the nervous system, but this was overruled by two psychiatrists …

ADDICTION: A Disease of Learning and Memory

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Am J Psychiatry (subscription) - USA … 34) and drug-associated cues (35–37) have been shown to produce drug urges and physiological responses such as activation of the sympathetic nervous system. …

SISTER Papers

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Penticton Western - Abbotsford,Canada … When I said “dumb enough to get stumped by my alarm system” of course I didn’t … It’s funny how sympathetic other people are when they learn you got ripped off. …

HOMELAND security efforts are better than nothing

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Washington Examiner - Washington,DC,USA … t like the idea that much myself — it just feels icky — so I’ma bit sympathetic. … if you want, but don’t underestimate the cleverness, the nerve, the sheer …