Florida bicycle safety activist killed on West Palm Beach road
Ray Howland aged 69, longtime bicycle safety advocate and West Palm Beach Bicycle Club president, was struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle while waiting on the shoulder during the Mount Dora Bicycle Festival. Authorities say the SUV turned wide into the road. The retiree had campaigned for safer roads since 1992 and survived a 1987 car collision. Circuit Judge John Phillips called his death tragically ironic.
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Tragic Bradenton crash kills mother and two daughters
A motorist struck Kari Spitzer, 24, Salene Rahming, 34, and Shianne Rahming, 14, as they walked to a Head Start program in Bradenton. The car veered off, hitting a tree and injuring the driver Damecn Chambers, 23, who said fatigue from an overnight shift delayed her sighting. Investigators seek whether the trio were on the shoulder or crossing toward the center about 100 yards away.
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Gilligan's Island named American cultural icon
AP reports Gilligan's Island earns American Icon Award from Women in Film and Video. Surviving cast members Bob Denver Tina Louise Rusell Johnson and Dawn Wells accepted aboard a Potomac River cruise noting the show's timeless humor and its enduring appeal as a safe nostalgic fantasy with no violence or peril.
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Glenn Drops From Melatonin Test Ahead of Space Flight
NASA removed 77 year old John Glenn from a melatonin sleep study aboard the Discovery mission after failing to meet one of about 200 criteria. Officials cited medical privacy and said there is no health threat. this raises questions about test suitability for an elderly subject and the experiment’s design.
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Viagra may cut demand for endangered wildlife parts
Report notes speculation that Viagra could reduce poaching by lowering demand for animal potency products such as rhino horns and bear gall bladders. Researchers like Frank von Hippel say Viagra’s cost and efficacy could deter the trade, though skeptics warn animal parts have other uses and results remain unproven.
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Herpes Found in MS Patients Raises Cure Hope
Researchers at the Institute for Viral Pathogenesis in Milwaukee report Human herpesvirus 6 detected in brains of eight of 11 multiple sclerosis patients and in the blood of 14 of 25, offering circumstantial evidence that a virus may trigger MS and damage nerve fibers, potentially guiding new treatments for over 300,000 affected in the U.S.
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Doctors Quit HMOs As Groups Defect Across States
Dozens of physicians in Colorado Georgia Texas and Florida have left health maintenance organizations citing low pay and heavy administrative demands. The moves widen tensions between doctors and HMOs while HMOs continue adding new members in most markets.
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