Houston Astros' Roger Clemens, right, singles off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Matt Morris in the third inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005, in Houston. The Cardinals catcher is Yadier Molina, left. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck).
HOUSTON -- Roger Clemens would love to carry his hometown Houston Astros to their first World Series, and he put them...
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Atlanta Hawks center Jason Collier, right, is shown defending Orlando Magic's Jameer Nelson in an exhibition game Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005 in Atlanta. Collier died early Saturday morning, Oct. 15, 2005 a team spokesman said. He was 28. Collier, a five-year NBA veteran, died of a possible cardiac arrest, said Arthu Triche, a spokesman for the team. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
ATLANTA -- Atlant...
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Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi, who sustained a minor stroke in February, still holds out hope of playing this season. He is eligible to be activated off the "physically unable to perform" list as early as Monday, but a return this year still appears to be a longshot.
Robert Kraft, the team's owner, sent Bruschi to some specialists last week, and the word was they gave him a positive r...
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A dreaded case of tonsillitis once required a visit to the hospital for an operation.
Tonsillitis occurs when bacteria and viral infection overwhelm the tonsils. Specific symptoms that last longer than 48 hours are a good indication of tonsillitis. These include:
Red and swollen tonsils, and enlarged jaw and neck glands
Surgery to remove the tonsils was once the first treatmen...
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Heim was born in Austria and joined the Waffen SS after the Anschluss.
Despite not having completed his medical degree from the university of Berlin, he was made the doctor at Buchanwald and Mauthausen death camps, where he conducted "medical experiments" on Jewish prisoners.
Some of these experiments included performing surgery on prisoners without giving them any anesthesia and in...
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In what may spell good news for women at advanced stages of breast cancer, researchers have discovered that curcumin - the main ingredient in the common Indian spice turmeric - is an "effective preventive."
Researchers at the University Of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Centre have found that curcumin, which gives curry its yellow colour, inhibits metastasis in the lungs of mice afflicted with...