Tips For Medical School Interview}

More On This Topic: Sydney In Home Care Submitted by: Jonny Martin Unlike other undergraduate degrees in the UK, medicine does not accept students without passing a medical interview. And for many students, its a win or lose situation. You can hope that you impress them enough, and if not, theres always next year. Its the deal breaker, and were sure you want to get the best tips in order to...

Nigeria votes in parliamentary elections

Sunday, April 10, 2011 Voting in parliamentary elections that took place on Saturday in Nigeria has concluded and votes are being counted after the first part of a three-round election. The day of voting passed fairly peacefully, with only two instances of violence. In Maiduguri, at least three people were killed after a bomb went off, and a hotel in the city was set on fire. Elsewhere, a...

On the campaign trail, July 2012

Sunday, August 5, 2012 The following is the ninth in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a brief mention of some of the month's biggest stories. In this month's edition on the campaign trail: the rules of third party candidate polling are examined, a third party activist causes four other...

Has Your Society Influenced Spanish Culture?

More On This Topic: Lunchtime Website By Joseph Shalita The Spanish culture for many centuries has been known for the warmth and welcoming that many people have always enjoyed. Their wonderful generosity and friendliness what draws people to the people of the Spanish-speaking world and why learning Spanish is so popular today. The world has also been influenced by the culture by the people in...

Bird flu spreading through Indonesia and China

Thursday, February 9, 2006 Two Indonesian women, 23 and 27, have tested positive for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. They are in "serious condition but seem to be improving," said Hariadi Wibisono, a senior health ministry official. They are being treated in the designated bird flu hospital, Sulianti Suroso in eastern Jakarta. It is believed that both women had contact with infected poultry....

Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control

Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not a statistically significant sample. If this surgical...

Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nations Series begins in Sydney

Friday, September 20, 2013 Cathedral Square, Sydney, Australia —Wikinews attended the Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nations Series in Cathedral Square, Sydney, ongoing from Wednesday. This is the first time an international wheelchair rugby event has been held outdoors, and in this arena. Three nations are competing: the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The venue is Cathedral...

A Close Look At Network Marketing

More On This Topic: Sydney Financial Advisor By Akhil Shahani Network marketing or direct selling companies are part of a global, thriving industry employing more than 43 million people and generating sales of over $ 75 billion. Network marketing owes its success to the following: Promoters of a product are necessarily users. Therefore, their word carries a higher degree of credibility, than in...

Fourth U.S. state governor orders net neutrality in government contracts

Sunday, February 18, 2018 On Thursday, Phil Scott of Vermont became the fourth governor in the United States to sign an executive order requiring all companies providing Internet access to state agencies to abide by net neutrality for all customers in his state. He said he did this because Vermonters rely on Internet access without blocking, throttling and paid prioritization, threatened by the...

Study links foie gras consumption with Alzheimer’s, arthritis, diabetes, other diseases

Wednesday, June 20, 2007 A study published on June 18 in the American Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found a link between the consumption of foie gras and other meat products and a number of diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus type 2, tuberculosis, and amyloidosis. The link exists in genetically susceptible individuals. The study...