Mummy expert has lessons for living Oct 27, 2009
Intrigued by his father's medical books as a boy, he learned about the superior vena cava, the palmar plexus and the adductor tubercle early in life. Wade even mummified a dead rat for his ninth-grade science project. (CNN)
Hospital named most beautiful Aug 13, 2009
Palmar, Alaska, Santa Clara, Calif. Omaha, Neb. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
21 killed as bus falls into river in J&K's Kishtwar district May 4, 2009
The matador, which was going from Kishtwar to Palmar, fell into the river at Banderkoot at 8. 30 am, police said. (India Times, India -- Community News)
At least 22 dead in Kashmir bus accident May 4, 2009
The bus was on its way from Kishtwar to the nearby village of Palmar when the driver lost control. The communities are located about 155 miles (250 km) from Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. (CNN -- International)
How to Get Rid of Hand Eczema Mar 2, 2009
Recurrent focal palmar peeling. Hyperkeratotic palmar eczema ... Dry palmar eczema (wear and tear hand dermatitis). (Suite101.com)
Too Much PlayStation May Cause Painful Lumps Feb 26, 2009
Called "PlayStation palmar hidradentitis" by the scientists, the skin disorder can cause painful lesions on the palms similar to patches found on the soles of children's feet after taking part in heavy physical activity, they said. "The tight and continuous grasping of the hand-grips together with repeated pushing of the buttons produce minor but continuous trauma to the (palm) surfaces," Vincent Piguet and colleagues at University Hospitals and Medical School of Geneva reported in the British... (MEDLINEplus)
Game consoles 'cause skin sores' Feb 25, 2009
The condition, dubbed PlayStation palmar hidradenitis, is described in the British Journal of Dermatology ... They said 'PlayStation palmar hidradenitis' could now be added to the list. (BBC News -- Technology)
PlayStation Skin Disease Feb 25, 2009
The British Journal of Dermatology has released reports about a new skin disorder brought on through excessive gaming, and have dubbed it PlayStation palmar hidradenitis ... Until recently, gaming addiction was thought to only include psychological symptoms, but now physical ailments such as PlayStation palmar hidradenitis and Wiitis, the acute tendonitis associated with playing the Nintendo Wii, have begun to surface. (IGN Gear)
5 ailments your gadget can cause Feb 10, 2009
The most common manifestation is a sharp click felt on the palmar side of the thumb, (the side which you would use to make a thumb imprint), when flexed. It feels as if the thumb is stuck or as if its snapping or clicking when you flex it. (India Times, India)
