It sat in front of him, on top of a pillow that rested on a milk crate. He sprinkled baby powder on it — what looked like a huge watermelon encased in a compression bandage — but the unmistakable smell of urine couldn’t be completely smothered.
Tormented by disabling treatments, debilitating pain and relentless collection agencies, Ginger Fisher said last year that the interventions to keep her alive caused problems she wished neither she nor her family had to deal with.
Only 39 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she was 42 when she died recently.
Most men don’t do certain exercises because they think they look to “girly.”
They tend to avoid the abduction (outer thigh) and adduction (inner thigh) machines, apparently thinking they’re only for women. I hope that after reading today’s column, many men will leave their machismo at home the next time they work their legs.
Two studies last week raised gnawing worries about the safety of vitamin supplements and a host of questions.
Authorities say three people were killed when their small plane crashed as they attempted an emergency landing in the California desert near Barstow.
A 52-year-old man died after his minivan struck the entrance gate to the Desert Bloom residential community on Alta Drive near Mariola Street just after 7 a.m. Sunday.
The No. 77 was the lone car designation illuminated atop the infield scoring pylon. The sound of bagpipes playing “Danny Boy” and “Amazing Grace” echoed plaintively through the public address system.
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid said Sunday he owes his job to Latinos, the West’s growing political power who could be key to future Democratic victories and the re-election of President Barack Obama.
Tension and release is at the center of the angular, ambitious tunes from indie rock subverts Shellac.