TEAM NEWS: Gareth Bale passes late fitness test to start for Tottenham against Werder Bremen as Rafael van der Vaart misses out
Peter Crouch starts in only change from Arsenal win
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Colorado Man Shoots Himself While Sleepwalking
Boulder, CO, United States (AHN) – A Colorado man shot himself in the knee Tuesday morning while sleepwalking.
Sanford Rothman, 63, woke up to a bang around 2 a.m. and realized he was shot. He told investigators no one else was in the home and couldn’t clearly recollect how the incident occurred.
Rothmann, who takes prescription medication for pain, also keeps a 9mm gun near his bed. Investigators say no drugs or alcohol played a role in the bizarre incident.
He was treated at nearby Boulder Community Hospital and released.
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Anthrax Outbreak Infects 500 In Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) – An outbreak of anthrax among cattle in Bangladesh has infected more than 500 people on Tuesday, according to a local health official.
Hundreds of cows have died across the country while infected humans suffered wound-like lesions that are not fatal, health ministry director Mahmudur Rahman reported.
Infections in cows are being addressed by vaccinating the animals, Rahman said. The disease spread apparently due to the slaughtering of infected cows. Handling or eating infected animals transmits the deadly bacterium to humans.
Cattle are infected with anthrax by ingesting the bacterium that naturally exists in soil.
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Hair Transplant and Hair Loss in Women, News Segment ABC
A woman shares her experience of shedding her wig after a hair transplant with Dr. Samuel M. Lam of Plano, Texas. Although hair loss remains principally a problem that plagues the male gender, women are not immune from this affliction. In fact, women typically lose 100 to 125 hairs per day and may exhibit noticeable thinning as they mature. Unlike men who lose hair, female hair loss may not be as socially acceptable. Typically, a global thinning occurs with the most dramatic loss around the top of the head. However, women can also show another type of hair loss that occurs in the frontal hairline or just along the temporal hair-bearing area. Although many external factors may influence hair loss, inherited genetic factors in women remain a principal reason for hair loss in the general population. Typically, hair loss begins to be noticeable in the late twenties and accelerates after the onset of menopause, as imbalance of male to female hormone levels may preside. Dr. Lam graduated as Valedictorian from Cistercian Preparatory School and completed his undergraduate degree at Princeton University and his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine, both with honors. He trained for six years in head and neck surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York City and then completed a prestigious fellowship in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery in which he refined his technique for hair restoration. Dr. Lam has written over 100 scientific …
