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Brittany Murphy dies at 32

Actress Brittany Murphy died in the morning of December 20, 2009 due to cardiac arrest. She was found unconscious in the shower by her mother. She was  taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and was pronounced dead on arrival. She was survived by her husband Simon Monjack, her family and friends. Murphy was known for her movies such as Clueless, 8 mile, Just married, Little black book and the voice

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June 2009 Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam Results

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Saturday night that 32,617 out of  77,901 nursing examinees passed the Philippine Nursing Licensure Examination last June 6 and 7. Golda Manto Yap of the Felipe R. Verallo Memorial Foundation in Bogo, Cebu topped the list. The June nursing board examination was administered in Manila and 10 other regional offices including Baguio, Cebu, Da

Farrah Fawcett dies at 62

Actress Farrah Fawcett dies at 62 after battling cancer for almost 3 years. She died before 9:30 am, Thursday, June 25, 2009 in a Santa Monica Hospital. Her longtime partner Ryan O’neal  and her best friend Alana Stewart was at her deathbed. “After a long and brave battle with cancer, our beloved Farrah has passed away,” O’Neal said. “Although this is an extremely

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WHO elevates Influenza Pandemic alert from Phase 5 to Phase 6

In less 6 weeks, Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, announced that she elevated the pandemic alert from Phase 5 to Phase 6. It means that the Influenza A H1N1 virus have sustained community outbreak in many countries and in 2 different WHO regions. “Moving to pandemic phase six level does not imply we will see increase in number of deaths or very severe case

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Who killed Bill?

David Carradine who played Bill in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill (2003 and 2004) was found dead on his hotel room in Swissôtel Bangkok, Thailand. He was 72. Initial police reports say that he committed suicide but autopsy revealed that he died of Asphyxiation. Carradine’s family suspected that a foul play may have been involved. They asked the help of FBI for assistance. CarradineR

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Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam June 2009

In two weeks time, a total of 78,574 nursing graduates will take the Nursing Board Exam this June 6 and 7, 2009. According to Philippine Board of Nursing member Marco Sto. Tomas, Manila has the biggest number of examinees at  42,338 followed by Baguio and Cebu. Board members will go on quarantine from May 27 to June 8 to safeguard the integrity of the examination. We will be posting the latest RE

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ESPN Interview with Floyd Money Mayweather Jr Heats Up

An interview with Floyd Money Mayweather Jr heats up as an ESPN Broadcaster brought up who is the best pound for pound fighter in the world. It was recalled that when Mayweather Jr retired from boxing, Manny Pacman Pacquiao was declared as the best pound for pound fighter. Mayweather continued to defend his thrown as best fighter in the world. Floyd Mayweather ends the argument by pointing to Mann

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What is Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome?

Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome is characterized by a triad of port-wine stain, varicose veins, and bony and soft tissue hypertrophy involving an extremity. The syndrome was first described in 1900 by two French physicians named Klippel and Trenaunay. They termed the syndrome “naevus vasculosus osteohypertrophicus.” In 1907, Parkes Weber, unaware of Klippel and Trenaunay’s report, de

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Free Celebrex, Viagra for 12 months

Pfizer, the world’s premier biopharmaceutical company, announced today that they are giving away 70 primary care medicines to recently unemployed loyal customers and families for 12 months. The medicines include diabetes drugs, anti infectives, and antidepressants, plus brands such as Lipitor, Celebrex and even Viagra. People who qualify will receive their Pfizer medicines for free for up to

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Sony Ericsson Free Laptop Promotion: A Hoax

A colleague of mine sent a forwarded email saying that Sony Ericsson is giving away a free laptop! All you have to do is to forward the same email to 8 people on your list and you will receive a certain Ericsson T18 laptop. However, if you forward it to 20 people, you will get the Ericsson R320 laptop. Forwarded emails usually end up in my Trash folder but I couldn’t resist opening this one

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