| Panthers return to ice, reflect as Zednik upgraded to good condition
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- With minds still occupied by teammate Richard Zednik's gruesome neck injury, the Florida Panthers returned to practice Tuesday morning seeking to regain a needed sense of normalcy. Zednik remained hospitalized 1,350 miles away in Buffalo, where his condition was upgraded to good on Tuesday at Buffalo General Hospital. By late in the afternoon, he was moved out of the intensive care unit. The Panthers are hoping he will be able to travel home to South Florida this weekend. Zednik isn't believed to have suffered any long-term brain or nerve damage, and one surgeon described him as "very lucky." "It's a sign of how good medicine can be and how good medical people can be," Panthers coach Jacques Martin said Tuesday as the team skated for the first time since the accident, which became the NHL's dominant topic.
Suharto's condition improves
Suharto, 86, whose regime was widely regarded as one of the most brutal and corrupt of the 20th century, was hospitalized in critical condition just over a week ago with anemia and a low heart rate. After initially responding well to a blood transfusion and kidney dialysis, his health sharply deteriorated. On Friday, physicians described his state as "alarming," and family members and friends rushed to his bedside, some reciting prayers and verses from the Quran. Marjo Subiandono, the chief presidential doctor, said however there were signs of improvement overnight. Suharto was still on a ventilator, he said, but early signs of infection in his lungs appeared to be responding to antibiotics. The retired five-star general would remain hooked up to machines to avoid damage to his vital organs, the doctor added.
19 deaths at VA traced to poor care
The hospital undertook many surgeries that its staffing or lack of proper surgical expertise made it ill-equipped to handle, and hospital administrators were too slow to respond once problems surfaced, said Dr. Michael Kussman, U.S. veterans affairs undersecretary for health. .
FDA issues ANPRM to revise mandatory nutrients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in the Federal Register, Docket No. 2006N-0168, titled Food Labeling: Revision of Reference Values and Mandatory Nutrients. The ANPRM requests comments on what new reference values the agency should use to calculate the percent daily value (DV) in the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts labels and what factors the agency should consider in establishing such new reference values. In addition, FDA requests comments on whether it should require that certain nutrients be added or removed from the Nutrition Facts and Supplemental Facts labels. Current rules concerning DV have been in effect since 1993. Those rules were developed on diet and health information that was current at the time.
What's up in The Albemarle 02/23
Chowan GOP to meet. The Chowan County Republican Party will elect delegates to the county convention during precinct meetings at the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse on today at 9:30 a.m. For more information, call 482-2404 or e-mail rsteinburg@aol.com Polar Plunge in Albemarle Sound. The Chowan County Special Olympics will sponsor the first-ever Polar Plunge into Edenton Bay today, at noon. Registration for the event, a fundraiser for the Special Olympics, will begin in Colonial Park in Edenton at 11 a.m. The minimum donation to participate is $25. The first 100 plungers will receive a free T-shirt and goodie bag. For more info, call 482-4436, or e-mail Linda Hobbs at lhobbs@ecps.k12.nc.us. Home and gardening program. Little River Antiques Mall will host a home and gardening program today at 11 a.m.
With magical powers;
To some fans it will offer lifelong validation of allegiance to their team. As fans, as human beings navigating this thing we call day-to-day life, we need these moments of transcendence. They help us to put our own toils in a grander perspective; they remind us that we are capable of bigger things. They help us to celebrate our very ordinary human-ness while they illuminate the intricate ways in which sport and history weave themselves into the fabric of our society and into the threads of our being. Less often real life events perform the same function. It is rare that, through real events, we are able to transcend the mundane. It is unfortunate, and perhaps a barometer of the condition of our society, that events of such significance are usually, though not always, also tragic. There are times, however, when something so magical and mysterious happens that the whole world shines in a light of hope, however briefly.
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