USA
Tying in with Jeannie's previous post about the changes in child obesity trends, we have this story:
According to market research firm the NPD group, parents are feeding their children healthier snacks today than they were 20 years ago. Fruit has surpassed cookies as the number one snack food, and consumption of sodas, candy, cakes, and fruit juice is down. In their place, the NDP group found fruit rolls and gummy pieces, yogurt, crackers, granola bars, and water. Way to go, parents!
To read more, visit http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2008-06-10-kids-snacks_N.htm?csp=34
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Kerstin Fritzl Awakes from Coma
Vienna, Austria
Hospital authorities have confirmed rumors that 19-year old Kerstin Fritzl of the famed "cellar family" has awoken from her medically induced coma. This must come as a tremendous relief to the Fritzl family, who can hardly be expected to endure more tragedy and hardship than they already have.
Kerstin was admitted to the hospital in April due to a sickness that may yet prove to be a blessing in disguise. Unconscious and with multiple organ failure, Kerstin was the sole reason her mother and two brothers were finally freed from a prison within their own home. In hopes that Kersin will make a full recovery, one might come to see her life-threatening illness as the first in a line of events which leads to her whole family's rehabilitation.
Doctors placed Kerstin in a coma in order to stabilize her condition, and after weeks of treatment, initiated the awakening phase. As soon as Kerstin showed evidence of conciousness, she was rushed to a room designed to simulate the only home she ever knew, where her mother was waiting for her.
In the days and weeks to come, we must hope to hear more good news for the Fritzl family. In the opinion of this reporter, they're overdue.
To read more, visit http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/josef_fritzl/2101452/Josef-Fritzl--daughter,-Kerstin,-wakes-from-coma-and-is-reunited-with-her-family.html
(Or Google "Kerstin Fritzl." This is one Good News story everyone seems keen to share. -MG)
Hospital authorities have confirmed rumors that 19-year old Kerstin Fritzl of the famed "cellar family" has awoken from her medically induced coma. This must come as a tremendous relief to the Fritzl family, who can hardly be expected to endure more tragedy and hardship than they already have.
Kerstin was admitted to the hospital in April due to a sickness that may yet prove to be a blessing in disguise. Unconscious and with multiple organ failure, Kerstin was the sole reason her mother and two brothers were finally freed from a prison within their own home. In hopes that Kersin will make a full recovery, one might come to see her life-threatening illness as the first in a line of events which leads to her whole family's rehabilitation.
Doctors placed Kerstin in a coma in order to stabilize her condition, and after weeks of treatment, initiated the awakening phase. As soon as Kerstin showed evidence of conciousness, she was rushed to a room designed to simulate the only home she ever knew, where her mother was waiting for her.
In the days and weeks to come, we must hope to hear more good news for the Fritzl family. In the opinion of this reporter, they're overdue.
To read more, visit http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/josef_fritzl/2101452/Josef-Fritzl--daughter,-Kerstin,-wakes-from-coma-and-is-reunited-with-her-family.html
(Or Google "Kerstin Fritzl." This is one Good News story everyone seems keen to share. -MG)
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