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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Nashville teen went to bed one day last week and woke up the next morning paralyzed from the waist down. Jessica Shainberg, 14, was experiencing tingling in her feet. Then, suddenly, she lost the use of her legs. She was rushed to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and diagnosed with transverse myelitis, or inflammation of the spinal cord.

I have two computers running XP. The most important one to upgrade right now is my desktop. I've gone back and forth trying to decide whether to go with 7 or 8. Furthermore the terminology being used for OS packages adds to the confusion for me. For example Starter, Builder, etc. Here is what my computer has. Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600 System Manufacturer Dell Inc. System Model Inspiron 530s System Type X86-based PC Processor x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 13 GenuineIntel ~1795 Mhz BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. 1.0.12, 3/1/2008 SMBIOS Version...

We have a Toy Rat Terrier {from a Chihuahua mix} we think is having a delayed reaction to her annual vaccines. Last Tuesday she had her Rabies, Bordetella/Kennel Cough, DA2PP, vaccines. Yesterday evening she started breaking out in bumps on her skin as well as vomiting and bloody stool with diarrhea. Normally I would assume it is a virus except for this part of her history last year. Last year she had the same shots and about a week later these same symptoms happened and had to be treated. The Vet at that time which was one open on a...

Police officers at the Pilot store at the corner of Park Road and the Parkway in Sevierville were intensely engaged with an employee Tuesday afternoon.

My wife was diagnosed a few months ago with Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Cancer is never good news but I understand this cancer is the one to have in the way of recovery and cure. She had her Thyroid Gland completely removed in November and underwent I-131 treatment Wednesday morning. A low to moderate dose we were told. She does have concerns about me which I feel are minimal risk issues but would like some help answering. First of all many if not most of the precautions she was supposed to take herself she can herself not do. She is a...

More people than ever could be using Tennessee's prescription-drug database under legislation expected to be proposed next year — everyone from medical examiners to judges and probation officers. Prosecutors say it's the only way to cut off the problem of pain-pill abuse at its source. The News Sentinel highlighted that problem in a series this year. "What we've got to do is make it harder to get these pills on the streets," said John Gill, special counsel to the Knox County district attorney general. "The database is not nearly as effective as it can be." Doctors, privacy advocates and others...

KNOXVILLE — The state Supreme Court this evening put the brakes on the planned execution of a Lake City man convicted in the 1986 killings of a Union County mother and daughter. Stephen Michael West was set to be executed Tuesday for the rape, torture and slaying of Wanda Romines, 51, and her 15-year-old daughter, Sheila Romines, in their Union County home.

Davidson found guilty Murder One all counts.

I went to a long time needed hearing test and I will be needing hearing aids in both ears. I know there is a ping list related to hearing issues and many in here who have hearing loss. I need some to find out some answers. First thing I'll do is give the results. All frequencies are from mild to profound loss. From 125 - 1000 Hz I'm at 40db or mild to moderate loss. At 2000 I'm best starting at 30db from 2000 to 4000hz I drop to severe at 70db, and from 4000 to 6000hz 90db dropping into...

Has anyone else been prompted to download this update in priority? Is it an absolute security issue or can it safely be ignored? I'm on dial-up with no other service available where I live. (KB951847) x86

Scott County Schools will be closed Friday because of an announced protest by a controversial Midwestern church, the district’s superintendent said this afternoon. “We have been notified that we have a group coming in from Kansas to picket our high school in the wake of our losing four students last week,” Superintendent Sharon Wilson said.

Is anyone else using Avast Free Virus Scan getting a Trojan alert on Super Anti Syyware.exe command? I'm getting it on the boot up scan and Avast has no way of marking it a false positive. Warning shows Win32: Trogan-Gen with no anme associated except the Spyware program.

Local officials on Wednesday gave state transportation authorities the nod to continue studying the proposed Knoxville Parkway as a toll road, despite vocal public opposition against the concept. "You never see one toll road," Holston Hills resident David Cochran told members of the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization's executive board. "They're like roaches. Once you see one, you know there's a bunch more coming." Members of the planning organization were asked to recommend that the Tennessee Department of Transportation continue to study the feasibility of making the parkway a pilot toll road for the state. After hearing from 30 speakers...

Oregon seen as model for state paying kin, friends instead of nursing homes By Tom Humphrey Sunday, February 3, 2008 Oregon's elder care program that Tennessee may use as a model Nursing home industry wants limits in lawsuits NASHVILLE - The state could pay Tennesseans to take care of relatives and friends rather than send them to nursing homes under one option with bipartisan support among legislators moving to reform state services to the elderly and disabled. A long-term care study committee is tentatively planning a trip to Oregon this month before completing its draft of recommendations on an overhaul...

After last week's debate Congressman Ron Paul came out on top of the 72,419 cast on the MSNBC website as of 8:10 Friday night with 32% positive rating. He also received the lowest negative rating of 29%.

Ten Republicans have accepted Nancy Reagan’s invitation to the debate: Sam Brownback, Jim Gilmore, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo and Tommy Thompson. The debate will air live on MSNBC from 8 to 9:30 p.m. EDT. Chris Matthews of MSNBC will moderate. Politico.com will stream the debate live online.

Excerpt: Without getting into the reasons why I’m not considering any of the other current presidential hopefuls please allow me to introduce you to a man who I believe has our country’s best interest at heart, Dr. Ron Paul. In my opinion he’s the statesman we need for the tough job of restoring our Constitution and our Republic.

Excerpt: The candidate is one of the most outspoken defenders of gun rights in Congress and has never voted for a bill restricting gun ownership. He thinks this week's tragedy at Virginia Tech could have been prevented if the university allowed students and professors to carry concealed weapons. "People are a little more cautious if somebody might have a gun there. A concealed gun carried by a responsible person, that might have ended the problem that they had at Virginia Tech, with one person being killed, or two people being killed," he said. Another signature Paul proposal is support for...

Texas Congressman Ron Paul's first extensive trip to Iowa has got to be considered a success especially after the massive crowd he received in Ames tonight. The room was set up for 200 people and it was standing room only. While the event was co-sponsored by the ISU College Republicans, it was a diverse crowd with about half of the room students and the other half non-students. Clearly, the Congressman's campaign has to be pleased with the initial public response to his presence. After I introduced the Congressman, he started his remarks by talking a little about himself but mostly...

More taxes won't resolve the financial woes, but stopping foreign aid would help, he said. ``The way to neutralize this is to send money to nobody,'' Paul said. Most American foreign aid never gets to the poor people it's intended to help, Paul charged.