Where are Falcons in this week's NFC rankings? Oct 15, 2009
Brees will get the ball to the right spot barring a case of vertigo, which BTW, I hope he suffers from when he meets the Birds. Seems to me that the only truly legit team at this point is the NYG. I m a Falcon s fan but the jury is still out. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Health Calendar Oct 13, 2009
Inner Ear Disorders Support Group - 10 a.m.-noon, Athens Regional Medical Center, 1199 Prince Ave.; for Northeast Georgia residents who suffer from vertigo, imbalance and dizziness; www. dizzy-in-nega. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Raiders roll over Oct 12, 2009
N.J. - Any day now, Raiders coach Tom Cable should feel the vertigo. The more he tries to control the spin of his world, the wilder his world spins out of his control. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Wanted by Braves: Big bat, righty preferred Oct 9, 2009
Thanks, Al) a few years back on the Vertigo tour, in a more arena-like setting. Great show. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Get Your Head Out of the Game Oct 1, 2009
He now complains of vertigo, migraines, and dizziness. Turley played through those "dings," he alleges, because he got bad medical advice from team doctors. (Slate)
Returning soldier still fighting battles Sep 25, 2009
While enlisted, I lost most of my hearing in my right ear, I have had chronic headaches, vertigo, stress fracture in my leg, and countless other things. Did I file for disability. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
What is Botulism? Sep 24, 2009
Characteristic symptoms begin with vertigo, fatigue, and weakness. These are typically followed by blurred vision, dryness of mouth, and difficulty swallowing and speaking. (Suite101.com)
Families Fight for Hikers Held in Iran Sep 23, 2009
Three U.C. Berkley Graduates Have Been Detained for 54 Days, But Families Hold Out Hope. This undated photo provided Aug. 11, 2009 by the Shourd and Bauer families shows Shane Bauer, 00004000 right, and Sarah Shourd. (CBS News)
The Facts About Whiplash Injuries Sep 22, 2009
Neck Sprain is Commonly Caused by Automobile Accidents. Damage caused by sudden flexion or extension of the neck is responsible for a range of symptoms that can take years to develop. (Suite101.com)
Heart-felt thanks for another go at life Sep 20, 2009
I was out of puff bending over and got vertigo stepping over the front doorstep. My heart was ancient and tired of poison. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Reviews of 'Once You Go Back', 'A Dream of Undying Fame', and 'Waiting for Rescue' Sep 20, 2009
In prose alternately lyrical and pragmatic, Lucy Honig evokes above all the chaotic sense of vertigo that comes from suddenly feeling a shrinking Earth spin uncontrollably under our feet. Amanda Heller is a critic and editor who lives in Newton. (Boston Globe)
Holding on by a hair Sep 19, 2009
This is not the place for vertigo sufferers. Call me a superstitious fool but Im convinced that it really is a single strand of the Buddhas hair that is preventing the boulder from rolling down the mountain. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Whole-grain pasta getting easier to love Sep 17, 2009
Fred Brewer wrote on Sep 16, 2009 1:27 PM:" @Docwaters - There is an enormous amount of detail about comparisons between our health care delivery and that in other countries. Some of those details favor one, some the other. On the whole, however, I think our system comes up lacking. Our health care itself is probably fine, ranking favorably with all others around the world. It's the delivery, insurance, and prescription drug situations that are such nightmares by comparison with all other... (Montana Standard, MT)
Darker shade Sep 15, 2009
So a giant act of surrender is required to overcome the sense of vertigo that success can give you. Did the fame and success get on top of you. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Many Elderly Falls Due to Inner-Ear Imbalance Sep 13, 2009
"People with inner-ear balance problems regularly suffer dizziness or vertigo," says Dr. Yuri Agrawal, an otolaryngologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the study's lead author, "so it makes a lot of sense that they are more apt to fall down.". Agrawal's study, published in the May 25 issue of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, is among the first to highlight the prevalence of vestibular dysfunction. (Time.com)
Group weighs in on cellphone radiation debate Sep 12, 2009
In its review of literature, the Environmental Working Group said the evidence now shows that more than 10 years of cellphone use begins to increase chances of brain tumors, salivary gland tumors, migraines and vertigo and behavior problems in children. The group says the Federal Communications Commission's standards for cell phone radiation are outdated and don't account for increased cell phone use by younger children. (AZCentral -- Business)
Morneau trying to shake hitting slump Sep 2, 2009
It took a few days for the medicine from the doctors to get rid of his vertigo, but the first baseman said once it did, he was able to feel like himself again. Morneau was been working hard on his swing since taking a little more time off than usual. (MLB.com -- Minnesota Twins)
National Guideline Released For The Treatment Of Hoarseness Sep 2, 2009
(May 27, 2008) A new guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology found that the best treatment for vertigo is the easiest and quickest one. The disorder causes a feeling of spinning or whirling when. (Science Daily)
Immune System's Role In Bone Loss Uncovered; Finding Could Lead To New Therapies For Osteoporosis Aug 26, 2009
29, 2009) People who have osteoporosis are more likely to also have vertigo, according to a new study. Vertigo is an inner ear disorder that is a common cause of. (Science Daily)
Baker Wins Fifth Straight Decision Aug 21, 2009
But the first baseman was still bothered by random spurts of vertigo throughout the day Wednesday. DH 's left knee improved enough on Wednesday that Kubel was back in the lineup as the DH. After fouling a ball off the back of his surgically reconstructed knee early in Tuesday's game, Kubel said he didn't think he'd feel good enough to play Wednesday, but ice and anti-swelling measures provided him good range of motion and little soreness by Wednesday afternoon. (Minnesota, TheInsiders.com)
Mobile Phone Masts Are Dangerous - The Plain Truth Aug 21, 2009
The results of the questionnaire survey reveal that people living in the vicinity of base stations report various complaints mostly of the circulatory system, but also of sleep disturbances; irritability, depression; blurred vision; concentration difficulties; nausea; lack of appetite; headache and vertigo. The performed studies showed the relationship between the incidence of individual symptoms, the level of exposure, and the distance between a residential area and a base station. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
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Knowing whether you are describing lightheadedness or vertigo will help answer a number of questions ... Vertigo feels as if you and your surroundings are moving when they aren't. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Morneau out, Kubel, Gomez in for Twins Aug 20, 2009
Morneau said that he's been feeling good when he wakes up in the morning, but the vertigo sometimes returns when he's moving around. It comes and goes, he said, but the hard part is that he doesn't know when it might set in. (MLB.com -- Minnesota Twins)
Morneau misses game with ear infection Aug 19, 2009
The first baseman was given new medication in hopes of helping to get rid of the vertigo. Morneau was considered to be available only in an emergency situation for Tuesday's contest, and he'll be re-evaluated Wednesday. (MLB.com -- Minnesota Twins)
Wild claims, stalemates dominate health care debate, blogger says Aug 17, 2009
Exacerbating the defensiveness of the key players are unrealistic expectations and ideological positions that create a context of policy vertigo. For instance, given the current state of the economy and the federal budget, is it realistic to think that the universal extension of government-funded health coverage at this time is possible or advisable. (Boston Globe)
Learning the key risk factors for heat illness can save a life Aug 10, 2009
Symptoms include profuse sweating, malaise, headache, dizziness, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, vertigo, chills, muscle or general weakness, tachycardia and hypotension, visual disturbances and flushing of the skin. The patients should be moved to a cool area to rest, provided fluids, a cool cloth and protection from re-exposure for at least two to three days. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
The Arab World's Self-Inflicted Wounds Aug 7, 2009
Arab and European intellectuals seem to suffer from the same intellectual vertigo: They don't grasp the central religious rationale that has guided and legitimized successful democracies, namely, the idea of a loving God who has endowed every individual with natural rights and binding obligations. Chief among these rights is the freedom to seek spiritual truth without fear of penalty or coercion. (CBS News -- Politics)
Glacier National Park: FDR's journey to the Sun - President's descendant retraces his trip in vintage motorcade Aug 6, 2009
Leroy Lott, who's 82 now but recalls with crystal clarity his time driving in 1949 and '50, remembers a mother and daughter gripped by vertigo as the driver rounded narrow, cliffy curves. They would not look down, he said. (Missoulian, MT)
Padres' Gonzalez making slow recovery Aug 5, 2009
That progression hit a road bump on Monday when Gonzalez experienced a setback in his vertigo symptoms. He tried to rest in a completely flat position, which caused a room-spinning perception which Gonzalez thought he had overcome in his rehabilitation efforts. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)
Tucsonans feel Gulf of California earthquake Aug 5, 2009
For a few seconds nobody really said anything just because sometimes you get an inner ear thing and you just get a little feeling of vertigo, Shirar said. Only this wasn't an "inner ear thing," but rather an earthquake in the Gulf of California with a magnitude of 6. (FOX 11, AZ)
White's psychological thrillers draw on his experience with MS Aug 4, 2009
" And neither can White, whose early symptoms of MS weakness, vertigo and fatigue were first ascribed to other minor health problems. Later symptoms included visual anomalies and partial paralysis. An MRI suggested a diagnosis of MS in 1986, and as time passed, his doctors determined he had the remitting, relapsing form of the disease. "It was clear at that point ... " White has experienced a wide range of MS symptoms over the years that fluctuate in severity but are generally mild, or at least... (USA Today)
Kitsch overflows at Niagara Falls Aug 2, 2009
On a two-day swing a visitor counted five wax museums, three commercially haunted houses, a village built of LEGO, three towers capable of satisfying anyone's urge for vertigo, King Kong on one building and Frankenstein holding a giant Whopper on another, a two-headed lamb, three electric chairs, a pair of shrunken heads and a bowling alley with giant TV screens affixed above the pins and filled with distracted bowlers who couldn't seem to figure out why their shots landed in the gutters. One... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Experimental obesity drug showing promise Jul 21, 2009
One patient reported heart palpitations, while another experienced poor circulation in the limbs and one had vertigo. The most common side effects were nausea, constipation and headache. (MSNBC -- Health)
NOTEBOOK Phils' Martinez could have rehab start this weekend Jul 21, 2009
Gonzalez, who was wearing a neck brace to help with vertigo, has regained 80 percent of the hearing in his left ear after not being able to hear at all. Gonzalez, who will not do any baseball-related activities for likely a week, was placed on 15-day disabled list Monday. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Decades after Apollo 11, NASA planning new missions to the moon Jul 18, 2009
These visuals are so good you can actually get a little vertigo, Moran said. Design and testing crews hope to have Orion ready by 2015. (KHOU.com, TX)
Scuba Diving With A Buddy Jul 18, 2009
Advantages Of Diving Underwater In A Scuba Buddy Pair. There are two main reasons for diving with a scuba dive buddy. (Suite101.com)
Bay Area's destination movie theaters Jul 18, 2009
Now playing: "The Hurt Locker"; "Moon"; "Away We Go"; "Vertigo" (midnight show only). Food pairing: June's homemade meat loaf at Hoffman's Bistro and Patisserie (Santa Cruz). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Texas Emerging Technology Fund awards millions to local tech firms Jul 16, 2009
5 million to help commercialize products to address spacial disorientation, vertigo and motion sickness in airplanes and vehicles. American Stem Cell is a biopharmaceutical company that is developing an enzyme treatment for cord blood stem cells. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Quentin over Fellini? "Annie Hall" over Antonioni? Jul 15, 2009
I'm totally OK with the conventional No. 1 choice, although I think "Vertigo" is several notches too high at No. 2 ... Vertigo (1958) Alfred Hitchcock 3. (Salon)
Downturn spurs Latinos to leave U.S. Jul 12, 2009
In three rooms and a bath next to the yard where his mother grinds corn and cooks over an open fire, he works to overcome the lingering cultural vertigo. "Sometimes I don't know just where I am," he said. (MSNBC -- Race)
Health precautions before you fly Jul 9, 2009
Symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, sweating, and vertigo. It can be minimised by intake of suitable foods and fluids. (India Times, India)
'Murder' actress cheated benefits Jul 4, 2009
The court heard Stocker told benefits officials in 2001 that she suffered from vertigo, panic attacks, agoraphobia, disorientation, a chronic paralysed right leg and arthritis. It is very sad to see a lady of your age in this court and somebody of positive good character having overcome terrible difficulties in your life. (BBC News -- UK)
Healthy habits still pay off at 88 Jul 3, 2009
Watching Will Henderson of Waikiki standing on one leg on a BOSU ball, one would never guess that he was diagnosed with vertigo more than 40 years ago ... He attacks his vertigo head on, challenging his body to achieve better balance. (Honolulu Advertiser)
AP: Jackson Finished New Video Before Death Jun 30, 2009
Last year, U2 released the concert film "U2 3D," a film of the band's 2005-06 Vertigo tour, shot at several shows in South America with 3-D technology. At the time, guitarist The Edge told The Associated Press the 3-D technology allowed "the songs to shine through.". (Click2Houston, TX)
Wanna Go To Wiihab Jun 30, 2009
Older patients with vertigo and dizziness are also seeing results, as are patients recovering from strokes or spinal and brain injuries. Even Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, is using the Wii with rehabbing soldiers. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Fundraiser will help keep dogs and cats out of shelters in memory of one very special dog Jun 26, 2009
The vestibular disease gave their Buggy Girl vertigo for up to two weeks at a time. She also suffered from doggie dementia and would lose track of where she was and then panic. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Health Tip: Why Is the Room Spinning? Jun 24, 2009
MedlinePlus: Health Tip: Why is the Room Spinning. Health Tip: Why is the Room Spinning. (MEDLINEplus)
What causes troubles with my balance? Jun 23, 2009
Some of the most common reasons for balance difficulties include vertigo (an inner-ear malfunction), motion sickness, Meniere's disease, heart abnormalities, low blood pressure, medications, joint damage and anxiety disorders ... Some, such as the side effects of medications or joint damage, are fairly easily dealt with, while others, such as vertigo and Meniere's, are notoriously more difficult to treat. (Erie Times-News, PA)
U.S. Open doesn't need Tiger Woods Jun 22, 2009
Derailed by injuries, vertigo and personal issues, Duval has slipped to 882nd in the World Golf Rankings. He hasn't posted a top 10 finish in 113 PGA Tour events and is on his last leg as a tour pro unless he can win a tournament or finish in the top 125 on the tour money list to keep his tour status. (AZCentral -- Sports)
NOTES FROM BETHPAGE: Rejuvenated Duval back in the swing of things Jun 22, 2009
" PANORAMA: TWITTER TIME: LOPRESTI: Duval's giant fall hasn't looked good. He's made nine cuts in his last 33 tournaments. The last time he finished in the top 20 was 50 events ago in the 2006 U.S. Open; he hasn't cracked the top 10 in his last 120 events. Injuries to his wrist, shoulder and back led to bad swing changes; vertigo and personal problems led to more bad rounds. But he never gave up. "I just knew that I had developed some very bad swing problems and through it had lost all... (USA Today -- Sports)
Phobias From A to Z Jun 21, 2009
vertigo insectophobia. insects iophobia. (Time.com)
'Magic age' a myth in pilot-safety debate Jun 20, 2009
Commercial pilots older than 40 are required to undergo physicals twice a year, according to the FAA. Among the requirements, they need at least 20/40 vision, 70 percent reception in one ear and a bill of health free from vertigo, speech and equilibrium disturbances, psychosis, bipolar disorder and substance dependence. One of the few age-specific requirements is that first-class airline transport pilots must take an electrocardiogram once at age 35 and annually after they turn 40. (CNN -- US)
Peter KingMONDAY MORNING QB Jun 17, 2009
"It was never even remotely threatening with Donovan and [agent] Fletcher Smith. It was literally quite cordial. At the end of the conversation we had with them after the season, they said, 'Would you be interested in looking at the contract?' And we said yes.'' Banner said it took six or seven conversations with Smith to get done. The reason it hadn't been done earlier is because McNabb, from 2002 to 2006, missed 20 games due to injury, and the Eagles just didn't know if he could stay healthy.... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
Global network formed to improve hearing implant outcomes Jun 16, 2009
As a leader in medical discovery and health research, London Health Sciences Centre has a history of over 30 international and national firsts including the world's first invasive inner ear surgery for vertigo in normal hearing ears, and attracts top clinicians and researchers from around the world. As a regional referral centre, London Health Sciences Centre cares for the most medically complex patients including critically injured adults and children in Southwestern Ontario and beyond. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Bono's China Fantasy Tour Seeks U.S. Debt Relief: William Pesek Jun 16, 2009
Communist Party bigwigs expecting to hear Vertigo and I Will Follow from the U2 frontman are getting an earful about debt relief. Only, they arent inclined to follow the curious Irishman with the tinted glasses. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Jun 6, 2009
Her extremities went numb, she had vertigo and trouble breathing. Two months later, her right arm still doesn t work well enough to put a clip in her hair. (Suite101.com)
"Space Headache" a New Type of Astronaut Affliction? Jun 5, 2009
Three-quarters of those affected had no nausea, vomiting, vertigo, or other symptoms of space motion sickness. As a result of the survey, Vein is proposing that "space headache" be classified as a new type of ailment linked to human spaceflight. (National Geographic)
Canakinumab in CAPS Jun 4, 2009
Two serious adverse events occurred during treatment with canakinumab: one case of urosepsis and an episode of vertigo. Conclusions Treatment with subcutaneous canakinumab once every 8 weeks was associated with a rapid remission of symptoms in most patients with CAPS. (ClinicalTrials. (New England Journal of Medicine)
'Space headaches' a problem for astronauts: report Jun 3, 2009
In addition, none of the headaches appears to have been caused by motion sickness, whose symptoms are typically nausea, vomiting and vertigo. Only two of the headaches, both of them occurring during launch, matched international criteria for migraines. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Space headache a real phenomenon Jun 3, 2009
More than three-quarters of the 21 headaches documented by 12 of the astronauts in the latest study had none of the associated main symptoms of space motion sickness, such as nausea, vomiting or vertigo. Nine of the headaches were triggered during launch, nine during the stay at the space station, one during activities outside the space station and two during landing. (BBC News -- Science)
New Space Headache Category Proposed Following Astronauts’ Survey Jun 3, 2009
When each headache was assessed, 76 per cent demonstrated no association with the main symptoms of space motion sickness, such as nausea, vomiting or vertigo. Although headaches in space are not generally considered to be a major issue, our study demonstrated that disabling headaches frequently occur during space missions in astronauts who do not normally suffer from headaches on earth says Dr Vein. (Science Daily)
FANTASY CLICKS: MLB players to ride, avoid in week ahead Jun 2, 2009
but I'm also starting to wonder if Votto indeed has vertigo -- the same troublesome condition that effectively ended Nick Esasky's in 1990. Should I decide to trade Votto (8 HRs, 23 runs, 33 RBIs, 2 steals. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Side Effects of Neurontin in Childr... Jun 1, 2009
Vertigo means a feeling of dizziness and can be a common side effect to many prescription drugs. Neurontin can make one feel lightheaded at times and can be an uncomfortable feeling, but normally it goes away on its own as the body gets used to the prescription drug. (Suite101.com)
Twellman leads return to form May 31, 2009
A neck injury from last season led to a host of problems for Twellman, from bouts of vertigo to nausea. While Twellman worked with doctors to get a handle on what he described as whiplash-like symptoms, the Revolution searched for a combination of players to provide an offensive boost. (Boston Globe)
Sir Ranulph Fiennes May 29, 2009
"I get vertigo and don't like looking down," he says of his time at the summit. "But if you are there, you might as well look once." The day after returning to the U.K., the veteran explorer spoke with TIME about his heart attack, his fears and how his family's struggle with cancer motivated his latest and greatest expedition. (Time.com)
