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Pensioner had surgery under hypnosis

She hypnotised herself before the "keyhole" surgery which involved a surgeon drilling into her knee and inserting a camera to look for causes of pain.

The Hunger

andmonkey was determined to quit his blog. Sniping away at life and politics in Egypt had become too risky, he said, even under the cover of his anonymous online moniker. Too much of a chance the government thugs would hurt him or someone close to him, or smash his computer equipment. He wasn’t alone in his worry. The dozen or so bloggers who had gathered in the offices of a fledgling Cairo newspaper were freaked out by the four-year prison term given to a twenty-two-year-old former law school student for criticizing President Hosni Mubarak and for “religious incitement.� The blogger had called Mubarak “the symbol of tyranny� and said Muslims who attacked a Coptic Christian church had “revealed their true ugly face.� He had blasted Al-Azhar University, a revered center of Islamic learning, as “the other face of the coin of

AIIMS marks global first with robotic surgery

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Wednesday claimed to have performed world's first robotic surgery to remove a tumour in the bladder, which was leading to hypertension in a patient. The surgery was performed on Tuesday and doctors said that patient's blood pressure was normal after the surgery. "He is recovering well and will be ready to leave for home in two to three days," said NP Gupta, Head, Department of Urology, AIIMS. He said that in normal surgery long incision are required and the patient takes up to ten days to recover.

Classic Shooters Heretic and Hexen Released Under GPL

phanboy_iv writes "Fans of both of the Raven classics, Heretic and Hexen, have been trying for almost a decade to convince Raven Software to release engine source code for the games under the GPL, much like the DOOM engine on which both of them are based. Well, they finally did it! Source code is available at Sourceforge. Both of these games have had the source available for a while, but under a restrictive license that hindered ports and modifications. Now, thanks to dedicated fans, that's no longer a problem."

UK Guy Who Hacked Into US Military Computers Overplays His Hand; Loses Extradition Appeal

From the very beginning it had seemed like the US was overhyping the fact that they had tracked down UK-based Gary McKinnon, as the guy who had hacked into various military computer systems. They claimed he had caused millions of dollars of damages, and even called him "the world's biggest hacker." Of course, the details suggest he was more like a big idiot. He got high, decided that the US was hiding secrets on aliens, and hacked into a military computer system to try to find the details -- and then (according to his own explanation) hit the wrong button and thought "oh, bloody hell." So, he clearly did something wrong: he broke into US military computer systems. He clearly deserves to be punished for it, but he's definitely overplayed his hand as well in response.

NASA shoots down Mars rumors: we're not sure what we've got

Over the weekend, rumors started rebounding around the Internet: initial work from the Mars Phoenix lander had found something that was evidence relevant to the possibility of life on Mars, and the President had been briefed. Before the jokes regarding the President and intelligent life had subsided, other rumors suggested that NASA had found a toxin that was incompatible with life. NASA decided to end the speculation, and dragged members of the Phoenix team into an early-afternoon press conference. Phoenix may have found an abundance of a specific chemical on Mars, but the researchers involved aren't even sure what it is yet.

eBay Beats Tiffany In Net Trademark Case

sm62704 notes a Reuters story reporting that eBay has beat Tiffany in court in a "knockout" decision. If this had gone the other way, not only would eBay be in trouble (especially after the loss of a similar case in France), but so would Net commerce as a whole. Tiffany seems certain to appeal. "All of Tiffany's trademark infringement claims against eBay were rejected — a knockout blow to the four-year-old lawsuit that had been closely watched by Internet companies as well as luxury goods makers seeking to stop the sale of counterfeit products online. Tiffany & Co had alleged that eBay turned a blind eye to the sale of fake Tiffany silver jewelry on its site. EBay had countered that it was not in a position to determine which goods were knock-offs.

ECS GeForce 8800GT 256MB Linux Review

"The GeForce 8800GT has been supported by NVIDIA's proprietary Linux driver for many months now, which enables full 2D and 3D acceleration along with X-Video support, but no XvMC support. The obfuscated xf86-video-nv driver does support this card but only with 2D acceleration. Finally, there is support through the Nouveau driver but that is reverse-engineered and still very much under development. We had tested this card with the NVIDIA 173.14.09 display driver. Another note about the NVIDIA support under Linux is that their PureVideo and PureVideo HD technologies are sadly not available under this operating system."

Robotic Surgery Extends Benefits to Bladder Cancer Patients

Robotic surgery, largely pioneered for prostate cancer surgery, is rapidly being adapted for use in other areas, including for bladder cancer patients. Urologic surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center now have significant experience -- and have demonstrated considerable success -- with robotics for removal of the bladder, also known as cystectomy.

Robotic surgery extends benefits to bladder cancer patients at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

Robotic surgery, largely pioneered for prostate cancer surgery, is rapidly being adapted for use in other areas, including for bladder cancer patients. Urologic surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center now have significant experience -- and have demonstrated considerable success -- with robotics for removal of the bladder, also known as cystectomy. Their findings are published in a recent edition of the peer-reviewed publication, the British Journal of Urology-International.

PSP Mobile Phone finally coming under Sony Ericsson umbrella?

We had earlier heard rumors about Sony’s lack of interest in bringing its PSP phone under the Sony Ericsson umbrella and now there is some leaked information that the PSP phone will be made by Sony Ericsson. The display of the phone could be rotated to turn the phone into a PSP console. The 4.3-inch TFT LCD 480 x 272-pixel screen will be developed for full PSP experience.

Robotic surgery extends benefits to bladder cancer patients at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell

NEW YORK (July 30, 2008) -- Robotic surgery, largely pioneered for prostate cancer surgery, is rapidly being adapted for use in other areas, including for bladder cancer patients. Urologic surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center now have significant experience -- and have demonstrated considerable success -- with robotics for removal of the bladder, also known as cystectomy. Their findings are published in a recent edition of the peer-reviewed publication, the British Journal of Urology-International.

Robotic surgery now benefits bladder cancer patients

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Robotic Surgery Done On Bladder Cancer

The number of medical experts using robotic approach to perform various Robotic Surgery Done On Bladder Cancersurgeries is increasing continuously. Various medical experts opine that the use of robot during surgery helps in resolving medical complications.

Benefits of Robotic Surgery

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Surgery for kidney cancer is going high tech. Clinical research shows robotic surgery has many advantages for the patient including reduced pain and quicker recovery.

Police: Gunman had party boss' name on note

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) -- The killer of Arkansas' Democratic Party chairman had written his victim's name on a Post-It note and had two sets of car keys from his victim's car dealership, but links between the men and a motive for the slaying remains a mystery to investigators.

New Zealand Under-19s Find Form At Worcester

George Worker narrowly missed out on a century as his 96 helped New Zealand Under-19s close day one of their second 'Test' against England Under-19s at New Road, Worcester.

Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 Demo Now Available to Wii Owners Via Nintendo Channel

IRVINE, Calif. - July 10, 2008 Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced that a demo of Trauma Center®: Under the Knife 2 for Nintendo DS™, a direct sequel to the 2005 medical action smash hit, is now available for a limited time as a free download for Wii™ owners via Nintendo Channel. Experience a fast-paced operation from the full version as you race to save the patient’s life! With numerous enhancements, including new difficulty modes and new operations, Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 offers handheld surgeons a lot to be excited about.

Yahoo-Google deal comes under fire from Microsoft

A proposed online search advertising deal between Yahoo and Google came under fire at a US Senate hearing as Microsoft claimed that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang had himself admitted that the agreement would hurt competition.

Yahoo-Google deal comes under fire from Microsoft

A proposed online search advertising deal between Yahoo and Google came under fire at a US senate hearing as Microsoft claimed that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang had himself admitted that the agreement would hurt competition. Speaking before the senate's judiciary committee, Microsoft's general counsel Brad Smith recounted a June 8 meeting at the San Jose airport involving Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang and other company executives during which Yang allegedly said a Google-Yahoo deal would be anti-competitive.

Yahoo-Google deal comes under fire from MS

A proposed online search advertising deal between Yahoo and Google came under fire at a US Senate hearing as Microsoft claimed that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang had himself admitted that the agreement would hurt competition.

Alleged thief stuck under trash bin for 12 hours

This handout photo released Thursday, July 31, 2008, by the Dillon County Sheriff's Office, shows the legs of a man who became stuck under a trash bin after what deputies called an attempted copper theft gone wrong. Gibson Cook, 56, was rescued from under a trash bin Wednesday. Deputies said he bropke into a landfill Tuesday evening.

Bavarian State Orchestra Announces First Recording Under Kent Nagano

Bruckner’s 4th Symphony, to be released under the Sony BMG label in the autumn of 2008, marks the Bavarian State Orchestra's first CD under Music Director Kent Nagano.

Yahoo-Google deal comes under fire from Microsoft

SILICON VALLEY: A proposed online search advertising deal between Yahoo and Google came under fire at a US Senate hearing as Microsoft claimed that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang had himself admitted that the agreement would hurt competition.

Yahoo-Google deal comes under fire from Microsoft

SILICON VALLEY: A proposed online search advertising deal between Yahoo and Google came under fire at a US Senate hearing as Microsoft claimed that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang had himself admitted that the agreement would hurt competition.

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