Archive for June, 2009
Doctors want right to talk faith
Doctors are demanding that NHS staff be given a right to discuss spiritual issues with patients as well as being allowed to offer to pray for them.
Medics will tell the British Medical Association conference this week that staff should not be disciplined as long as they handle the issue sensitively.
The doctors said recent cases where [...]
‘No foul play’ in Jackson death
There was no sign of foul play in the death of Michael Jackson, coroners who completed a post-mortem on the singer’s body have said.
But toxicology and other tests have been ordered, and the cause of the 50-year-old’s death could take several weeks to determine.
Police also want to speak to Jackson’s doctor who witnessed his collapse.
Jackson’s [...]
Jackson family ‘want new autopsy’
From the BBC news report :
Relatives of Michael Jackson will seek a second autopsy on the star because they still have unanswered questions about his death, family friends say.
Veteran politician Rev Jesse Jackson, who has been counselling the family, said they were upset the official cause of death might not be known for weeks.
He said [...]
Understanding Autism Symptoms
One of the most difficult aspects of being a caregiver for someone with autism – whether a child or an adult – is the inability to understand what it’s really like for him. Autism is a condition that can be isolating for the person who has it, and autism symptoms are tough to understand from [...]
