Liquor + Paxil = Wow! Jun 17, 2008
While staring at a plate of artichoke hearts, my focus suddenly shifts, like the track-out/zoom-in camera trick in Vertigo. My brain is shifting out of Paxil gear and back to normal. (Slate)
Yes yes yes. 365 times. Jun 14, 2008
Annie even forced her husband to have sex during a bout of vertigo ... "The night he had vertigo, I said, 'I'm sorry, guy, but you've got to keep going.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Dad drama is a paean to paternal relationships Jun 14, 2008
Director Tucker also cribs Hitchcock's swirling embrace from Vertigo, but the steal is forgivable by virtue of its cathartic effectiveness. Much credit belongs to the actors. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
New Long-Term HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) Data Show Up to Seven-Year Efficacy with Combination Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis Jun 13, 2008
PARIS, June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seven-year rheumatoid arthritis (RA) data from open-label extension studies show that treatment with Abbott's HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) resulted in clinical remission among long-standing RA patients when used in combination with methotrexate (MTX). The percentage of patients achieving clinical remission continued to increase after two or more years of continuous treatment with combination therapy. (PR Newswire)
Data Show that Abbott's HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) Reduced the Signs and Symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis Up to Three Years Jun 13, 2008
PARIS, June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott announced new data from the open-label extension of the ATLAS (Adalimumab Trial Evaluating Long-Term Efficacy and Safety in AS) phase III clinical trial, which showed HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) reduced the signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for up to three years of treatment among 74 percent of patients tested. AS is a type of arthritis that primarily causes inflammation of the spine and the spinal joints. (PR Newswire)
HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) Data Show That Treating Early Rheumatoid Arthritis With Combination Treatment Resulted in Cost Savings From Improved Work Productivity Jun 13, 2008
Rheumatoid Arthritis is the Leading Cause of Work Disability in Europe PARIS, June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New data announced today showed that treating patients with early, active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with Abbott's HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) and methotrexate (MTX) resulted in an indirect cost savings of euro 4,845 (or approximately USD$6,086 using exchange rates at the time of the study) per patient per year compared to MTX treatment alone. These cost savings were attributed to improved... (PR Newswire)
West Linn couple sues driver who plowed into their family Jun 12, 2008
Tracy Herbert had a concussion, vertigo, abrasions, contusions and injuries to her spine, the suit says. Background. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
TODAY: Climate crusader on 9/11 reference Jun 11, 2008
For more than 20 years, he has been pursuing a passion he developed as a child despite having vertigo, the result of a bad fall he took while rappelling more than 20 years ago. He moved from mountains to buildings when he learned he could make films and earn a living that way. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Apology could become a defining television event of our time Jun 11, 2008
Here, a bunch of contestants who, with the exception of American Olympian swimmer Janet Evans, have no particular athletic prowess and most of whom suffer vertigo will receive eight weeks training to prepare for the final episodes in which they must perform their acts before a live audience. Watching advance footage of Brady Bunch star Christopher Knight crushing a middle-aged shoulder under the massive German wheel or the previously boastful R&B singer Blu Cantrell whimpering with fear at the... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Church headed to DL Jun 10, 2008
The pulsating began during the game Friday, and when Mets manager Willie Randolph asked him if he could pinch-hit, he said no. A teammate said on Friday that Church was suffering from vertigo -- compromised balance. But Church didn't mention vertigo on Saturday. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Man Scales Times Building and Is Arrested Jun 6, 2008
Climbing is my passion, my philosophy of life, Mr. Robert states on his , adding, Although I suffer from vertigo, although my accidents left me disabled up to 60 percent, I have become the best solo climber. The Web site states that in eight years, Mr. Robert has climbed more than 70 skyscrapers and mythical monuments around the world. (Yahoo News -- Climate Change)
ANOTHER ONE CLIMBS... DEVELOPING... Jun 6, 2008
His Web site also says he climbs even though he suffers from vertigo and is "60 percent disabled" from previous accidents. It says he has been jailed many times but it does not matter because he "would rather stay in a prison than in a hospital.". (The Drudge Report)
Validation of a questionnaire measuring the regulation of autonomic function Jun 5, 2008
To broaden the range of outcomes that we can measure for patients undergoing treatment for oncological and other chronic conditions, we aimed to validate a questionnaire measuring self-reported autonomic regulation (aR), characterising a subject's autonomic functioning by questions on sleeping and waking, vertigo, morningness-eveningness, thermoregulation, perspiration, bowel movements and digestion. Methods: We administered the questionnaire to 440 participants, 316 women and 124 men: 95... (BioMed Central)
Spinning spells: Determining the symptoms of dizziness Jun 2, 2008
Kim, 34, just had a bout of vertigo, a sensation that the room or surrounding is spinning or moving ... Vertigo is a form of dizziness, a problem common among women ... Fortunately, people who are driving rarely feel dizzy or have vertigo. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Big Papi misses start on Sunday Jun 2, 2008
Just as Ortiz was forced out of the lineup, right fielder J.D. Drew -- who missed two games with vertigo -- was back in. Drew batted seventh on Sunday against Orioles lefty Brian Burres and hit a home run in the victory. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Ortiz feels pain in his wrist Jun 1, 2008
" . . . J.D. Drew felt better yesterday after having battled vertigo lately. He was out of the starting lineup for the third straight game, but entered last night's game in the ninth to play right field. "It's just an awful feeling you get from the vertigo," he said. Drew, who has battled the condition before, doesn't know why it happens. "Who knows. " he said. "Maybe something triggered it from the flying we do. (Boston Globe)
Video: Major Independent Trial Demonstrates Significant Anticancer Benefit of Zometa(R) in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Jun 1, 2008
The most common adverse events (greater than or equal to 15%) in bone metastases clinical trials, regardless of causality, with Zometa 4 mg (n=1031) were as follows: bone pain (55%), nausea (46%), fatigue (39%), anemia (33%), pyrexia (32%), vomiting (32%), constipation (31%), dyspnea (27%), diarrhea (24%), weakness (24%), myalgia (23%), anorexia (22%), cough (22%), arthralgia (21%), lower-limb edema (21%), malignant neoplasm aggravated (20%), headache (19%), dizziness (excluding vertigo) (18%),... (PR Newswire)
Ramirez joins 500-homer club as Red Sox drop Orioles Jun 1, 2008
Red Sox RF entered in the ninth inning after missing Friday's game with vertigo. All four of Roberts' homers have been solo shots. (USA Today -- Sports)
Dice-K put on 15-day DL May 31, 2008
Right fielder has been battling vertigo and was not in the starting lineup Friday night against Baltimore. Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. (ESPN -- Baseball)
More of this story May 31, 2008
Spiratos cited research conducted by New York pediatrician Nina Pierpont that alleges some people living within three miles of industrial-sized wind turbines experience numerous health problems, including sleep deprivation, vertigo, headaches and a persistent ringing in the ears. Dzykewicz again disagreed, saying he had never seen a scientific study alleging adverse health effects from wind farms. (Newport Daily News, RI)
AP: McCain Appears Cancer-Free, Healthy May 29, 2008
McCain first told a doctor about them in 2000 - a visit that also uncovered the melanoma - and intense testing concluded they were harmless vertigo. He didn't report any episodes at his most recent exam. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Simple move stops spins for vertigo victims May 29, 2008
New guideline says simplest treatment for vertigo is also the best ... But two months ago, when the 50-year-old Phoenix man woke up one Saturday reeling from vertigo, he had no idea what to do ... Within 10 minutes of walking into the lab at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Janisch was better, thanks to a simple technique that neurology experts have verified as the best way to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo BPPV a common cause of severe dizziness. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Barrow neurologist publishes guidelines for simple treatment of vertigo May 29, 2008
A Barrow Neurological Institute neurologist was a lead author in a study published in the May 27 issue of "Neurology" that offers guidelines to health care providers about how to treat vertigo easily and quickly. Dr. Terry Fife, who also has been on the faculty of the University of Arizona College of Medicine for 15 years, said the best treatment for vertigo does not involve drugs or complicated devices ... Fife and a handful of other authors of the evidence-based review study determined that... (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Best Treatment for Vertigo Is Easiest One May 29, 2008
TUESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- The best treatment for vertigo is the easiest and quickest one, according to a new American Academy of Neurology guideline. The guideline says many cases of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo -- an inner ear disorder that's a common cause of dizziness -- can be treated using a simple series of head and body movements performed by a doctor or therapist while the patient is seated on a bed or table ... There are several maneuvers that can be used to treat... (MEDLINEplus)
Head Positional Maneuvers Endorsed for Benign Vertigo May 28, 2008
Personalize Your Medical News. Wednesday, May 28, 2008. (MedPage Today)
Come on in, the water's lovely May 26, 2008
I'm not great at heights, but the constant roar of the falls somehow drowns out normal thought, and I can't hear my own vertigo, so I climb up. It turns out to be a good ledge for jumpers and non-jumpers alike - high enough to be thrilling, not so high that it's terrifying. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
Sir Ranulph Fiennes abandons Everest quest May 25, 2008
The adventurer, who had a triple heart bypass operation in 2003 and is currently in remission for prostate cancer, again suffered heart problems and vertigo, a spokesman said. The man, described by The Guinness Book of Records as the world's greatest living explorer, suffered a heart attack just 300 yards from the top in 2005. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Living • Uhles: Essential movies May 25, 2008
VERTIGO (1958): Alfred Hitchcock at his twisted, manipulative best. TOUCH OF EVIL (1958): A beautifully constructed Orson Welles gem that gives Citizen Kane a run for its money. (The Augusta Chronicle)
McCain in 'excellent health,' doctors say May 25, 2008
The former pilot also sometimes experiences occasional dizziness when he stands, a benign condition called positional vertigo, Eckstein said. "When he and many other people arise from sitting or lying down, they get a sudden whirling sensation which may last two to five seconds and then disappears," he said. (CNN)
Confessions Of A Coca Fiend May 25, 2008
It is also said to reduce stress, to aid digestion, to alleviate vertigo, to regulate the metabolism of carbohydrates and to work as an aphrodisiac. It supposedly cures attention deficit disorder, morphine addiction, dyspepsia, chronic fatigue, high blood pressure, bipolar symptoms, vocal chord irritation, headaches, impotence and even irritable bowel syndrome. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Budgeting for baby May 25, 2008
Within five minutes of my first venture into Pottery Barn Baby, I had a mild case of vertigo. I was dizzied by the $700 cribs. (The Palm Beach Post)
McCain's Medical Records Show He's Healthy May 25, 2008
McCain first told a doctor about them in 2000 -- a visit that also uncovered the melanoma -- and intense testing concluded they were harmless vertigo ... --He has suffered occasional bouts of dizziness, usually when standing suddenly, since 2000 that repeated tests concluded were harmless vertigo. (CNSnews.com)
McCain's Doctors Say Candidate Is Fit for Office With No Signs of Cancer May 25, 2008
The condition, deemed positional vertigo, developed when he turned or stood rapidly and eased as the day progressed. He had abnormal results on a blood sugar test, kidney stones and cysts, and the removal of several less-lethal basal and squamous cell skin cancers over the years, his doctors said. (Bloomberg -- US)
The golden touch May 24, 2008
In The Park, the eye falls the full length of the picture, headlong through space, from morn to noon, from noon to dewy eve, a summer's day, before Klimt rescues us from vertigo with a gratifying gulp, at the very last moment - returning us to the safety of suddenly recognisable reality. Gustav Klimt: Painting, Design and Modern Life in Vienna, 1900 is at Tate Liverpool from May 30 to August 31. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
John McCain's doctors give him clean bill of health May 24, 2008
The presumed Republican presidential nominee also suffers minor bouts of vertigo when he abruptly rises from a chair, though the condition is not an indication of any heart condition or precursor to a stroke, the doctors said. Despite his maladies, the senator from Arizona has extraordinary energy, even walking the Grand Canyon from one rim to the other two years ago, the doctors said. (Los Angeles Times)
Medical files indicate McCain in reasonably good health May 24, 2008
That 2- to 5-second "whirling" condition is known as "positional vertigo" and essentially is harmless, his doctors say. Missing from the roughly eight years of medical documents are many details related to McCain's Vietnam War injuries. (AZCentral -- News)
McCain, at 71, fit to lead, doctors say May 24, 2008
McCain has complained about dizziness, and Eckstein diagnosed him with "very benign positional vertigo." That means that when he gets up from sitting or lying down, he may experience a whirling sensation that lasts 2 to 5 seconds and then disappears. Eckstein said the vertigo does not indicate any vascular problem for the brain and it is not a precursor to having a stroke. (Chicago Tribune)
McCain's Healthy Prognosis May 24, 2008
They noted that McCain reports sleeping five to six hours a night, drinks two alcoholic beverages a month, and occasionally experiences vertigo when he stands, a common condition his doctors said did not put him at increased risk for stroke. A doctor's visit in March showed that he weighed 163 pounds, down six pounds from a year earlier, which he attributed to the campaign trail's "long days and frenetic pace.". (Time.com)
Room for hope in a scary world May 23, 2008
I HAD BEEN suffering a loss of balance for a few weeks and my doctor had given me pills for vertigo that hadn't worked. So he sent me for an MRI of my head, just in case. (Boston Globe)
A Look at McCain's Health Records May 23, 2008
He has suffered occasional bouts of dizziness, usually when standing suddenly, since 2000 that repeated tests concluded were harmless vertigo. In 2001, he had successful minimally invasive surgery to reduce an enlarged prostate, common in older men, and shows no sign of prostate cancer. (Newsmax)
Long time between Ramrez's long balls May 18, 2008
Coco Crisp (vertigo) was healthy enough to get the start in center field last night. Mike Lowell, 0 for 11 lifetime against Game 1 starter Jeff Suppan, came off the bench while Sean Casey got the start. (Boston Globe)
22 DRIVERS QUALIFY FOR INDIANAPOLIS 500; 33-CAR LINEUP IS FULL May 18, 2008
CHARLES BUCKMAN: The only problem I am having right now is a case of vertigo when I sit or stand up. Besides that my right arm is bruised all over, I have a fracture in my skull, my face is scraped, and I have to wear a neck brace for a month. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Brady remains driven to take care of all his Best Buddies May 17, 2008
(U2's "Vertigo" was playing on the PA.) "I think I just passed a state trooper," joked Brady, the honorary chairman of the cycling fund-raiser founded by Anthony Shriver for people with intellectual disabilities. Unaccompanied by his supermodel sweetheart Gisele Bundchen, Brady then surprised his five linemen, giving each of them an Audi Q7 SUV. (Only Dan Koppen, Stephen Neal, and Logan Mankins were present to accept their sweet rides, which retail for $42,500. (Boston Globe)
More Than Just Average May 15, 2008
Of the great performances, "Vertigo" is a standout, but two other Hitchcock performances are as well. Few ever point to "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956) as one of his best movies, but he beautifully conveys the sense of a dead marriage in his scenes with Doris Day, just as he subtly and inoffensively suggests a burnt-out sexual attraction for Grace Kelly in "Rear Window" (1954). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Hard work pays off for CSUN students May 15, 2008
"I lived a different life of not having the typical 'deafness' that the majority of the deaf population has. My doctors have often called me a 'medical mystery'-they have yet to discover a solution. Most deaf adults lack their hearing and that is all. My deafness is accompanied by severe tinnitus (ringing of the ears), vertigo, and severe inner ear pain that can take months to dissipate.". Because there is no cure and her symptoms come and go without warning, the Orange County resident sometimes... (Los Angeles Daily News)
Keep your cool! May 12, 2008
Exhaustion is often noted by headache, nausea, vertigo and weakness. "Nip it in the bud before it gets to this point," Drate cautioned. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
U2 Trumps Mariah, Kanye At Grammy Awards May 11, 2008
The "Atomic Bomb" single "Vertigo" won three Grammys at last year's ceremony, including best rock song. Asked backstage if U2 truly are the best rock'n'roll band in the world, guitarist the Edge replied, "We are tonight," to which Bono retorted, "You can't ask me to be humble at a moment like this.". (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
Hackett worth the weight May 10, 2008
Serially disgruntled readers have rightly questioned where this column gets off taking apart Adam Scott's putting stroke when the author's action is twitchier than a bomb disposal expert near a back-firing car, or how he dares impugn the courage of footballers who have taken a short step with the All Blacks front row bearing down when he would not risk vertigo rescuing a kitten from a tree. But the digits on my bathroom scales - available as soon as the dial stops spinning - are proof that I am,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
When to dial 911 for medical assistance May 7, 2008
Don't hesitate to call 911 if the patient experiences unilateral weakness (it usually is not on both sides), visual changes, facial drooping, slurred speech or vertigo. While waiting: The patient can take an aspirin. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Fifth birthdayMilestone for girl born early after mum's tumour found May 4, 2008
But her doctors had been unable to diagnose the cause, suggesting everything from vertigo and depression to an eating disorder. Missed diagnosis. (BBC News -- UK)
Business Briefs May 3, 2008
Ryer has special interests in orthopedics, spine rehabilitation and vestibular, or inner ear, disorders that can cause dizziness, vertigo and imbalance. To make an appointment with Ryer or for more information on Rehabilitation Services at Luther Midelfort, call 715-838-6190. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
I wonder if God runs marathons May 3, 2008
April 21st, 5:45 a.m. It is Marathon Day and I wake up with vertigo, nausea and dizziness. I think to myself, what am I going to do now. (Easton Journal, MA)
Wagner returns to site of comebacker May 2, 2008
Trouble did develop, though, in the form of vertigo. Walking, let alone pitching, was out the question for a while. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Amid the Grand cru, a rich harvest of chefs in Bordeaux Apr 22, 2008
(And though ordering wine by the glass price unseen in Bordeaux might induce vertigo, the excellent selections are just 5 euros each. The wine list also has 15 bottles under 40 euros. (International Herald Tribune)
Health/Science calendar Apr 21, 2008
MON., APRIL 21 Anxiety on film Coolidge Corner Theatre will screen Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" (above) as part of its Science on Screen series. Psychoanalyst and psychiatrist Catherine Kimble discusses vertigo and anxiety. (Boston Globe)
Drug Side Effects Can Be Funny, Scary Apr 12, 2008
Then comes a long list of side effects that includes itching, vertigo, dizziness, tingling in extremities, loss of balance or coordination, profuse sweating, slurred speech, temporary blindness, heart palpitations and a warning, "Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.". Why The Warnings. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
The 10 Most Common Phobias Apr 11, 2008
Often confused with vertigo which is merely a dizzy or spinning sensation and not necessarily caused by heights. 7. (Suite101.com)
Plano author describes fight through catastrophic illness Apr 11, 2008
It s similar to having a stroke; I was unable to walk, I had severe dizziness, vertigo problems. I had weakness and numbness on the left side of my body, Duncan said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
U23D proves that Bono and friends are pioneers still Apr 10, 2008
U23D is billed as the world's first digital 3D live action movie -- it was made before the recent Hannah Montana concert film -- and was filmed during the South American leg of the Vertigo world tour in 2006 ... They include newer hits Vertigo and Beautiful Day alongside classic U2 moments Sunday Bloody Sunday, One and Where the Streets Have No Name ... But in saying that, musically where U2 were at in Vertigo really lends itself incredibly well to film. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Lost Highway: immaculate staging lost in pretension Apr 7, 2008
Shades of Vertigo, perhaps, but none of Hitchcock's command of narrative, tension or psychological insight. I find Lynch's wilful obscurantism random and meaningless - a stoned or oneiric game rather than an attempt to work out an intricate narrative or a philosophical issue, and therefore pretty tedious. (Telegraph.co.uk)
My private hell Apr 6, 2008
I did not feel a renewed connection with life, nor had the despair that had urged the gesture abated, yet the reasons for enduring would remain equally compelling and I was afraid that I would be caught permanently in this tension between the desire for oblivion and the need to carry on, as in Anne Stevenson's poem Vertigo. Mind led body to the edge of the precipice. (Guardian Unlimited)
That's amari: Italy's traditional bitter liqueurs find new life with American consumers Apr 5, 2008
One such drink, the Vertigo, is loosely based on a Dark and Stormy, with muddled Meyer lemon, ginger beer and Averna. The key to making a cocktail from an amaro, McDonnell says, is to build the drink based on the flavors already present. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Schultz's column Apr 4, 2008
Then the elbow, the oblique, the hamstring, the groin, vertigo, gout, brain freeze, demonic possession, high cholesterol, low biorhythms, closed chakras and going blind from sitting too close to the television. Mike Hampton isn t an injured pitcher anymore. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Fisher falters as Levet wins Andalucia Open playoff Mar 31, 2008
For 39-year-old Levet, a 2004 Ryder Cup player and runner-up in the 2002 British Open, it proved the completion of rehabilitiation from the vertigo that threatened to end his career in 2006 and kept him out of golf for six months. "When you look at 2006, just to be standing up was a victory and I am happy just to be able to play tournaments again," Levet said. (ESPN -- Golf)
The Wrath of the Apple Tribe Mar 26, 2008
I know there's something folksy about the Macbook Air music, and U2 sings Vertigo for old iPods, and there's a funny "Hi, I'm a PC and I'm a Mac" commercial campaign, but no actual slogans that have sloshed their way to my addled forebrain ... by vertigoCiel (Score:2) Sunday March 23, @08:07AM. (Slashdot)