| Doctor is one of a kind in Sparks
Four months ago, Northern Nevada Medical Center welcomed a physician whose roots in medicine go back well into the 1600s; it also granted the Sparks community a specialist it needed. "The area has been increasing in population, and there has been a void for a urologist," Dr. Arnaldo Trabucco said. "I am the only urologist in Sparks." Trabucco, whose contributions to the field of medicine include published journals and textbooks and innovative devices that help correct stress-induced urinary incontinence and treat kidney stones, opened the Urology Institute, LLC in April. "We are especially pleased to have Dr. Trabucco open the only urology practice in Sparks on the Northern Nevada Medical Center campus," said Brandt C. Wright, NNMC CEO. The institute is designed to treat the full spectrum of male and female urology ailments through traditional surgery, laser surgery, prostatitis, interstitial cystitis and procedures for prostate disorders and endourology.
Lincoln had a facial defect: Study
CHICAGO: Artists, sculptors and photographers knew Abraham Lincoln's face had a good side. Now it's confirmed by science. Laser scans of two life masks, made from plaster casts of Lincoln's face, reveal the 16th president's unusual degree of facial asymmetry, according to a new study.
The left side of Lincoln's face was much smaller than the right, an aberration called cranial facial microsomia. The defect joins a long list of ailments - including smallpox, heart illness and depression - that modern doctors have diagnosed in Lincoln.
Lincoln's contemporaries noted his left eye at times drifted upward independently of his right eye, a condition now termed strabismus. Lincoln's smaller left eye socket may have displaced a muscle controlling vertical movement, said Dr Ronald Fishman, who led the study published in the August issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.
Regional agency helps blind stay independent
PLATTSBURGH "" Dolores Bradley enjoys a relaxing afternoon in front of the television with one of her favorite shows, "Murder She Wrote," playing. She can't visually follow the antics of super sleuth Jessica Fletcher in the popular TV series from the 1980s, but she listens intently to every clue uncovered by actress Angela Lansbury's character. Dolores suffers from macular degeneration and is legally blind. She describes her vision as like wearing glasses covered with a thick layer of Vaseline, but that has done nothing to impact her need for independence. "I love my children dearly, but I will not live with any of them," said the 80-year-old mother of four. "I like my freedom." Dolores, a retired history teacher of 34 years from New Jersey, moved to the North Country with her husband, Joseph, for their retirement years.
New Trend In Cosmetic Surgery: Hand-lifts
There's a new trend in cosmetic treatments: hand makeovers. A few injections and some laser treatments are giving people younger looking hands. Liz Weber isn't embarrassed to talk about the cosmetic work she's had done. "I've had Botox done for, like, seven years," she said. READ: Hand Makovers She was happy with those results but cringed every time she caught a glimpse of her hands. "They begin to look like your mom's hands," said Liz. "That's what freaks you out. It's like, 'I've got my mom's hands!'" Liz got what is, in effect, a hand-lift. Dermatologist Marilyn Berzin says she's seeing a dramatic increase in the number of patients looking to improve the appearance of their hands. "The face is looking like 40, but the hands are looking like 60 years old," said Dr.
At least eight die in car bomb attack in Kurdish section of Iraq
BAGHDAD | A car bomb killed eight people Friday in a northern Kurdish area, but Baghdad remained largely calm with a driving ban in effect and Shiite pilgrims headed home. U.S. military officials praised the performance of Iraqi security forces during the pilgrimage Thursday, which saw hundreds of thousands of Shiites march to a northern Baghdad shrine, undisturbed by serious violence. The driving ban and curfew imposed on Baghdad for three days was to lift at dawn today. "We have been in solely a support role, in the background only," said Col. John Castles, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. "And this is something that the Iraqis planned themselves, coordinated and then executed over a span of three or four days." Castles, whose soldiers are responsible for Sadr City, the Shiite slum where many pilgrims began their walk, also said that Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was thought to have returned to Iran.
General Dynamics takes interest in SEO Precision
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The Crosby meeting was followed by stops at SEOs Sherwood satellite office and exploratory meetings with administrators at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks and North Dakota State University in Fargo.
In order to develop commercial markets for its mirrors, SEO needs to partner with a larger company.
General Dynamics may just be that company. The corporation specializes in a wide range of new and advanced technologies, and it has taken an interest in SEO.
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Laser scans reveal how lopsided Lincoln’s face really was
CHICAGO — Artists, sculptors and photographers knew Abraham Lincoln's face had a good side. Now it's confirmed by science.Laser scans of two life masks, made from plaster casts of Lincoln's face, reveal the 16th president's unusual degree of facial asymmetry, according to a new study.The left side of Lincoln's face was much smaller than the right, an aberration called cranial facial microsomia. The defect joins a long list of ailments — including smallpox, heart illness and depression — that modern doctors have diagnosed in Lincoln.Lincoln's contemporaries noted his left eye at times drifted upward independently of his right eye, a condition now termed strabismus. Lincoln's smaller left eye socket may have displaced a muscle controlling vertical movement, said Dr. Ronald Fishman, who led the study published in the August issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.Severe strabismus leads to double vision and can be treated today by surgery.“Lincoln noticed double vision only occasionally and it did not bother him a great deal,'' said Fishman, a retired Washington, D.C., ophthalmologist and history buff.Most people's faces are asymmetrical, Fishman said, but Lincoln's case was extreme, with the bony ridge over his left eye rounder and thinner than the right side, and set backward.Lincoln's appearance was mocked by his political enemies, historians say.
Three men in a boat (to say nothing of me and my nose)
In some far away time, around April, I was asked if I would be interested in sailing in the Volkswagen Touareg King of Cowes Race. Unfortunately, like quite a few others in my line of work, I tend to express an interest in pretty much everything – well it would be rude not to. Then, later, if I am feeling particularly discerning, I manage to say: "No thanks, I don’t think I can manage to compete in an iron man charity triathlon this week." With zero sailing experience, I imagined that the organisers would probably expect me to have some pictures taken with beefy sailors and then on the day I would be one of 20 or so people on a huge boat, wearing a lifebelt wandering around below deck making tea for people. I had never been to Cowes Week properly and thought it would be a great way to see what the fuss is about.
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