(6 stories) Study: 'Smart Drugs' Improve Surgeries

Offbeat - News October 16, 2011 See Offbeat Weather Study: 'Smart Drugs' Improve Surgeries (MyFoxPhilly) Surgeons given so-called "smart drugs" perform better, safer operations, a study by researchers at the Imperial College London and University of Cambridge has claimed. Army Museum's Oddities Resettled (MyFoxPhilly) The lead ball and several fragments of the 16th president's skull are on display at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring. Dawson stops Hopkins in bizarre 2nd-round finish (The State) Chad Dawson spent most of the past half-decade angling for a fight with Bernard Hopkins, believing he could define his boxing career by knocking out an ageless champion who had never been stopped. Man Stabs Son Over Stolen Lima Beans (MyFoxAtlanta) A Florida man was facing attempted murder charges Saturday after allegedly stabbing his son over a can of missing lima beans, local broadcaster Bay News 9 reported. Brothers Charged With Stealing Bridge (MyFoxAtlanta) Two brothers have been charged with stealing a western Pennsylvania bridge and selling the 15 1/2 tons of scrap metal for more than $5,000. Police say 24-year-old Benjamin Arthur Jones and 25-year-old Alexander Williams Jones of New Castle used a blowtorch to break up the bridge in late September or early October. Adult, baby zebra escape exhibit at Boston zoo (WBIR-TV Knoxville) An adult zebra and endangered baby zebra have escaped from an exhibit at a Boston zoo that was then evacuated. More Offbeat News...

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