Friday, September 3, 2010

Medi-Fax Atlas Series - Recent Cases

Editor: Dr. Chris Ekong


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Hospitals Atlas Rounds Links

The Medi-Fax Canadian Hospitals Web Directory is a listing of some Hospitals in Canada which also have web sites. The Hospitals are listed alphabetically as well as by location.

Medi-Fax Atlas Series is a series of Virtual Atlases of Neurosurgical disorders. Contributors are neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuropathologists and radiologists from Canada and the United States. The site is primarily for neuroscientists but anyone is welcome to visit.

This is a teleconfrence neuro rounds with participants in various neurosurgery centres across North America. Interesting cases are presented on the internet & teleconfrence calls simultaneously. Participants communicate by voice teleconfrence call and see the slides, CT, MRI, and x-rays presented on this site.

Reuters: Top News
Obama says to address new economic ideas next week
9/3/2010 11:46:39 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy after August data on Friday showed again that jobs -- the central issue in November elections -- were being created too slowly.


Strong 7.4 quake hits New Zealand near Christchurch
9/3/2010 10:57:40 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A strong earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, just 4 miles southeast of Christchurch, in the middle of the night local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said Friday.


U.S. and Israel spying behind BlackBerry woe: Dubai police
9/3/2010 8:30:42 AM
DUBAI (Reuters) - Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the United States to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind the Gulf state's moves to curb the smartphone, Dubai's police chief said.


Payrolls data offer ray of hope for recovery
9/3/2010 11:44:13 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to prop up economic growth.


Weakening Hurricane Earl swipes U.S. east, no big hit
9/3/2010 11:36:11 AM
MANTEO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl slapped North Carolina's coast with heavy wind and surf on Friday and then weakened as it swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a much tamer storm than feared.


Pakistan's Taliban threaten attacks in U.S., Europe
9/3/2010 11:13:42 AM
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's Taliban threatened on Friday to launch attacks in the United States and Europe "very soon."


Special Report: Outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads
9/3/2010 11:18:14 AM
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together.


BP oil spill costs hit $8 billion as ends rig probe
9/3/2010 9:09:22 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc said the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion as the oil giant prepared to release the findings of an internal probe into the causes of the disaster.


UPS cargo jetliner crashes in Dubai, 2 killed
9/3/2010 11:52:57 AM
DUBAI (Reuters) - A 747-400 Boeing cargo plane operated by United Parcel Service Inc crashed in an air force base near Dubai's airport after takeoff on Friday, the U.S. parcel delivery company said.


Dutch cabinet talks collapse 3 months after vote
9/3/2010 11:32:14 AM
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Talks to form a right-leaning minority Dutch government collapsed Friday when a populist anti-Islam party pulled out of talks to support the coalition.