It hurts right here, Doc
In September, prominent California cardiologist Maurice Buchbinder had his privileges revoked at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla after he allegedly roughed up an unruly angioplasty patient during and immediately after the procedure. Full Story
The entrepreneurial spirit
• A Japanese clothing manufacturer, Kochou fuku, announced in August a line of air-conditioned shirts, with two tiny battery operated fans inside to evaporate perspiration (for the equivalent of about $95). One drawback: The shirt billows out, suggesting that the wearer is overweight. • Among the recent recipients of Marin County (Calif. Full Story
Frontiers of science
Noted Israeli plastic surgeon Eyal Gur said in August that he expects approval next year for his revolutionary breast-lift procedure ("an internal bra") in which an actual thin titanium bra-like frame is implanted just under the skin with silicone cups to hold the breasts up. Dr. Full Story
Voices
Last year, William McCartney-Moore, age 9, was rushed to the hospital in York, England, following a seizure and, after surgery, was mute for several weeks, until he finally spoke, not in his strong "Yorkshire" accent but in "the Queen's English" as his mother described it. Full Story
Endangered
• Biologists who have been studying "Lonesome George," the sole survivor of a species of Galapagos Island tortoises, told Reuters News Service in July that they are skeptical he will ever mate, even though he may live another 100 years. Full Story
Britain's housing crises
• Alex Baker, age 96, told London's Daily Mail in May that he is very happy to have lived all his life in the same Portsmouth house in which he was born (although the neighborhood has certainly changed a lot since 1911). Full Story
Fine points of the law
Frederick Cronin is challenging the suspension of his New Hampshire driver's license, claiming that his blood-alcohol reading (0.13) was not properly obtained. State law calls for two readings, with the second 20 minutes after the first, and Cronin claims that his second test was administered too soon. Full Story
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