Palm reading Sep 20, 2008
Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, the team said they suspected the condition, known as palmar fasciitis, could be linked to cancer, found an ovarian mass and successfully treated the patient with chemotherapy. This phenomenon is known as a paraneoplastic syndrome - where symptoms occur because of a cancer but are not related to cancer cells present in that area of the body. (BBC News -- Health)
Team unearthing secrets of long war in Colombia Sep 2, 2008
That number is three times as high as estimates made by human rights groups in 2005 after a forensics team unearthed dozens of bodies at El Palmar, a farm in San Onofre, northeastern Colombia, that paramilitary forces had used as a base. The discovery made it clear that a cornerstone of the paramilitary groups' policy had been to wipe away any trace of their crimes. (Boston Globe)
Common Golf Injuries Jul 27, 2008
A small part of the hamate bone juts out from its palmar surface (the hook of the hamate), and is vulnerable to fracture during a forceful swing. Prevention: Attention to proper hand action during the swing can help prevent tendonitis and fractures of the wrist. (Suite101.com)
Stephania Bell: Taking an optimistic view on the future of Hampton Mar 7, 2008
The flexor muscles, or the muscles that work to flex the wrist and control grip, are on the palmar side of the forearm, and their tendon -- the part that attaches to the bone -- inserts near the inside of the elbow. Strength of the flexors is critical to countering torque produced at the elbow during the act of pitching. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Women Finds Surgical Cure for Excessive Sweating Sep 3, 2007
Court suffers from palmar hyperhidrosis or "excessive" hand sweating. It affects all of her daily activities. (Fox News)
Local Events May 28, 2007
Lindsay Merchant Committee's monthly sidewalk sale, no-host buffet lunch and fashion show -- 11 a.m., El Palmar Restaurante, 122 Honolulu St., Lindsay. Reservations are not required. (Fresno Bee)
Excessive sweaters struggle to stay dry Apr 24, 2007
Most extreme sweaters suffer from axillary hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating under the arms), followed by palmar and plantar sites (hands and feet). More men than women experience facial or scalp hyperhidrosis. (MSNBC -- International)
Bodies of six tourists retrieved in Spain Feb 12, 2007
Members of Spanish civil guards and rescue workers carry bodies in El Palmar, Spain's Canary Islands Feb. 11, 2007. The bodies of six tourists have been retrieved from a flooded cave in Spain's Canary Islands, emergency service officials said on Sunday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Fingerprint Technology Pioneered In Leicester -- To Identify The Dead Nov 30, 2006
A friction ridge is a raised portion of the epidermis on the palmar (palm and fingers) or plantar (sole and. . (Science Daily)
Army Steps Up Recruitment Efforts To Appeal To Young Hispanics Jun 11, 2006
" Judith Negron, who graduated in May from Wharton High School in New Tampa, will leave this month for nine weeks of basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. She wouldn't have joined without support from the home front. "With Hispanics, it's easier to complete a decision when your whole family is with you," she said. Negron, 17, plans to attend the military's language school in California and become an interpreter. Her career goals, however, were nearly derailed by a medical condition... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Postville man charged with attempted murder in Chickasaw County stabbing Jun 6, 2006
Schultz, also of Postville, was taken to Palmar Lutheran Health in West Union. He was listed in stable condition early Monday morning. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Foot-and-mouth disease hits Argentina Feb 9, 2006
Jorge Amaya, head of the Argentine National Service for Food Safety and Quality, confirmed Wednesday that they had found 70 animals with foot-and-mouth disease in the town of San Luis del Palmar, Corrientes, some 960 km northeast of Buenos Aires. Since the outbreak was detected on Saturday, Argentine authorities have cordoned off a 20-km area and ordered the slaughter of more than 3,000 animals in Corrientes, which borders Uruguay and Brazil. (Xinhuanet, China)
