April 22, 2008

AHA Says Children Should Be Screened For Heart Problems Prior To Ritalin

Children should be screened for heart problems before they are prescribed drugs like Ritalin recommends the American Heart Association. While rare in children those with heart disease could suffer from sudden cardiac arrest from the medication.

Prior to being given drugs for hyperactivity and attention-deficit disorder patients should be given a through heart exam including an [...]

April 22, 2008

Eh, Did You Hear About Bob And Doug Mackenzie?

Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis’s famous characters Bob and Doug Mackenzie are about to hit the small screen in cartoon form. Global Television has acquired a cartoon based on the Second City Television characters.

The new cartoon will hit the air waves next year.
The “hoser” boys debuted in 1980 during SCTV. The skit was partly created [...]

April 22, 2008

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal In 11 Death Row Cases

Eleven death row appeals were rejected by the Supreme Court on Monday. The justices’ had been expected to decline the cases that sat before them today.

The cases were from Georgia, Ohio, Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, Arizona and Texas. The Supreme Court’s earlier decision on lethal injection is why these cases were on appeal. When the Court [...]

April 22, 2008

Faulty Stun Grenades Stem From Navy Contractor

Pyrotechnic Specialties Inc. has been accused of selling faulty stun grenades to law enforcement agencies. The Georgia military contractor’s product left three FBI agents injured.

The grenades were rejected by the U.S. military after personnel were injured. That didn’t stop the company from offering the devices to American law enforcement companies.
The officials of Pyrotechnic Specialties Inc. [...]

April 22, 2008

Torontonian selling house for $1

Do you have a Loonie? If so, you have enough to purchase a east-end Toronto home. Omar Ibrahim is hoping that his listing price will create a bidding war on a home in an area that generally lists for $340,000.

Ibrahim’s real estate agent may just think his client is a little off the deep end [...]

April 22, 2008

British Columbia’s Bountiful Community Is Watching Texas FLDS Case Closely + Update

The residents of Bountiful, British Columbia are praying for their United States “relatives.” Bountiful is home to Canada’s version of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Located just a kilometer from the United States border this small community is one of the most private locations in Canada. It is also an area [...]