http://www.dailyitem.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:16:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_327161651.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_327161651.html BRUSSELS — A man who emerged from what doctors thought was a vegetative state says he was fully conscious for 23 years but could not respond because he was paralyzed, his mother said Monday. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:27:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_327112509.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_327112509.html The cat world will spend the weekend looking for its top dog. The Western Hemisphere's largest show for felines, the Cat Fanciers' Association International Cat Show, is scheduled in Atlanta on Saturday and Sunday. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:09:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_325221027.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_325221027.html Not everything old is new again, but when it comes to jewelry and watches, Barry Knauer can usually make it so. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:29:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_324102147.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_324102147.html PORTLAND, Ore. — The holidays may not be so sweet this year.Nestle — which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. — says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:47:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_323104433.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_323104433.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won't get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:29:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_203142930.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_203142930.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:47:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_322094435.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_322094435.html CONCORD, N.H. — Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:20:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_321141842.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_321141842.html MARIETTA, Pa. — Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.Many could be on the market in five years or less. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:47:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_321114348.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_321114348.html MELBOURNE, Australia — A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery today to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain tissue. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:36:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_321103714.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_321103714.html NEW YORK — Is there an ungrateful teenager living in your house?Lisa Butler feels your pain. She started a Facebook group called UTIMH (Ungrateful Teenager In My House). Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:40:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_321083606.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_321083606.html Sitting in her star-patterned blue pajamas, Geraldine Ochenrider watched cooking shows and “The Price is Right” from her hospital bed. A dull humming sound hissed from the nearby oxygen tank and a hospital tray and portable toilet sat next to the bed. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:47:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_320104714.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_320104714.html WASHINGTON — America's small cities are losing some of their traditional appeal to upwardly mobile families seeking wholesome neighborhoods, a stable economy and affordable living. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:50:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_318190029.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_318190029.html Each year, hundreds of babies born at Evangelical Community Hospital go home wrapped in a hand-crafted blanket. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:34:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_314093609.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_314093609.html The owners of Vv Apparel know the importance of fortitude when it comes to establishing a business you believe in. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:31:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_314092720.html http://www.dailyitem.com/0113_health_fitness/local_story_314092720.html The Sunbury Area Health Foundation recently awarded more than $100,000 to local nonprofits during its second competitive grant round.