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Pittsburgh police have arrested a 42-year-old woman accused of injecting herself with drugs meant for an ill teenager at Children's Hospital. According to police reports, Karen Remsing, of Vancouver, Wash., disconnected a computerized intravenous injection tube supplying medication to her...

London, England -- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, 85, returned home Monday after being hospitalized for two weeks with the flu. She was admitted to a hospital October 19, officials said. At the time she went into the hospital, a Downing Street spokesman told reporters, "We...

ACLU Files On Behalf Of Mom Who Tested Positive For Drugs After Eating Bagel The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the parents whose newborn daughter was taken away after the mother failed a hospital drug test because she had eaten a bagel. Elizabeth Mort gave...

Singer Celine Dion, 42, gave birth Saturday to premature twin boys. The yet-to-be named boys were delivered by cesarean section and are healthy, according to St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. One infant weighs 5 pounds, 10 ounces, while the other is 5 pounds, 4 ounces, the...

London -- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was admitted to a hospital Tuesday evening after a recent spell of the flu, officials said. "We understand from Lady Thatcher's office that she's been admitted to hospital for precautionary tests following her recent bout of flu," said a...

HAMBURG, Germany – Heavyweight Shannon Briggs is staying in the hospital because of an injury to his left biceps from his weekend loss to Vitali Klitschko. Briggs lost the WBC title fight by unanimous decision but did not go down despite being pounded by his Ukrainian opponent Saturday. In a...

A 54 year old woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she had a near death experience.. Seeing God she asked "Is my time up?" God said, "No, you have another 43 years, 2 months and 8 days to live."...

Zsa Zsa Gabor to be released from hospital LOS ANGLES, Calif., Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has been cleared by her doctors to leave the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, her publicist says. The Hollywood veteran has been hospitalized for the past three weeks since breaking her hip in a fall from...

Jarreau itching to get back on tour MARSEILLE, France, U.S. soul singer Al Jarreau remains hospitalized in France but is on the mend and eager to start performing again, his manager said. The entertainer was due to sing at a festival in the Alpine town of Barcelonette last week when he began...

New children's hospital for Montreal MONTREAL, Shriners Hospitals for Children says it will construct a $100 million hospital in Montreal on land adjacent to its current 85-year-old facility. The new facility will replace the Montreal's Children's Hospital, which is in need of repair, as part...

Johns Hopkins Hospital ranked U.S. best NEW YORK, For the 20th year in a row, Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore is ranked at the top of the U.S. News Media Group's best hospitals rankings. U.S. News Media's honor roll of the nation's best hospitals for 2010-2011 is an elite group of 14...

Man who tried self-amputation while trapped reflects on his survival From Cassie Spodak (CNN) -- A Connecticut man who attempted to amputate his own arm after it was trapped in a furnace credits "human spirit" for his survival. "Human spirit, its strong," Jonathan Metz, 31, of West Hartford...

Uninsured more likely to die in hospital BOSTON, (UPI) -- An analysis of U.S. hospital discharges found those who were uninsured had a 52 percent higher risk than others of dying in the hospital, researchers said. Lead author Dr. Omar Hasan of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's...

Doctor slams hospital's 'please' policy WORTHING, England, (UPI) -- A doctor at a British hospital said a new rule requiring doctors to write "please" on blood test request forms could put patients at risk. Administrators at England's Worthing Hospital confirmed the new policy of refusing...

1 dead, 10 sick from tainted drugs at rave DALY CITY, Calif., (UPI) -- One party-goer died and 10 others were sickened, five critically, apparently after taking tainted drugs at a huge rave in Daly City, Calif., police said. Those who fell ill were among about 16,500 people who attended the...

Bono discharged from Munich hospital DUBLIN, Ireland, (UPI) -- Irish rocker Bono has been discharged from Munich's Ludwig Maximilians-University Hospital after undergoing emergency back surgery. The news was announced on the Web site of Bono's rock band U2 Tuesday. The musician had the...

SAN'A, Yemen – Security and hospital officials say an al-Qaida prisoner receiving treatment in a Yemen hospital attacked guards, killing one and wounding another, while trying to escape. He was caught after a chase. Hospital officials said the patient snatched a gun from one of his guards, shot...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A motorcycle patrolman was rushed to the hospital with an inflamed appendix. The doctors operated and advised him that all was well. However, the patrolman kept feeling something pulling at the hairs in his...

ghosts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An extremely modest man was in the hospital for a series of tests, the last of which had left his bodily systems extremely upset. Upon making several false alarm trips to the bathroom, he decided the...

10 kids fall ill at daycare after drinking windshield wiper fluid mistaken for Kool-Aid -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Hospital officials in Arkansas say 10 youngsters were sickened after they...