Emergency surgery for attack man
A 33-year-old man undergoes emergency surgery after being attacked at his home in Cornwall.

Zimbabwe declares cholera national emergency
The Zimbabwean government has declared a national emergency in the face of a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 560 people, the state-owned newspaper The Herald said Thursday.

Doctor shuffle expected to end emergency closures
With the reduction of hours in the emergency department at Community Hospital in western P.E.I., officials say changes to doctors' shifts should mean no unexpected closures at the emergency in nearby Western Hospital.

DR Congo refugees in Uganda need food, emergency supplies
CARE International - UK Congolese refugees flooding into transit camps in neighbouring Uganda desperately need food and emergency supplies, says CARE International emergency staff in Matanda transit camp. CARE has already distributed 2,000 tarpaulins in the camp, after more than 11,000 people arrived here in the past week, fleeing the violence in the North Kivu region of DR Congo. 

Coastal Jackson Co. hires new emergency director
Associated Press - December 5, 2008 8:44 AM ET PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - The new emergency management director in 1 of Mississippi's three coastal counties says he wants to put more effort into...

Coastal Jackson Co. hires new emergency director
The new emergency management director in one of Mississippi's three coastal counties says he wants to put more effort into letting people know how to prepare themselves for hurricanes and other disasters.

Obituary: Doctor led efforts to improve emergency care in region
Dr. Kenneth Ozawa Born: July 21, 1931 Died: Nov. 29, 2008 Remembered for: Family medicine specialist and civic volunteer who led early efforts to improve emergency care services and disaster preparation in the Sacramento region Survived by: Wife, Leatrice Ozawa of Sacramento; daughters, Dede Fernandez of Sacramento, Emi Johnston of Fair Oaks and Carole Opsahl of ...

Mothers Who Need Emergency Obstetrical Care Are Increasingly At Risk
The changing face of obstetrical medicine in Canada may put women and their babies who need emergency obstetrical care at risk. As the current generation of Ob/Gyns retires, residents and new graduates have signaled that they are not willing to sacrifice family life and put in long and demanding hours that currently characterize the practice of obstetrics.

State funding sought for emergency vests
Cumberland County is seeking a $5,000 grant from the state Department of Community and Economic Development to purchase 250 traffic safety vests for emergency service field units.

Epidemic forces Zimbabwe to declare health emergency
Zimbabwe declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health-care system, and state media reported Thursday the government is seeking more international help to pay for food and drugs to combat the crisis.

Caught On Tape: Pilot, Dog Make Emergency Landing At NC Airport
A pilot and his dog had to made an emergency landing at a regional airport in Sanford, North Carolina after the landing gear failed.

Zimbabwe declares cholera emergency
Zimbabwe has declared a national health emergency days after playing down an escalating cholera outbreak that has already claimed more than 500 lives. The move appeared aimed at winning aid from countries and organisations that have been isolating Robert Mugabe's regime. Britain joined the EU and other international organisations in immediately pledging assistance. Gordon Brown said the UK ...

Two Sibir airline planes made emergency landings, none hurt.
YEKATERINBURG, December 5 (Itar-Tass) -- A Sibir airline Boeing-767 with 92 passengers aboard made an emergency landing in Yekaterinburg's airport Koltsovo on Friday because of smoke smell suspicion. The airliner was on a Krasnoyarsk-Moscow flight, the airline press service told Itar-Tass.

Zimbabwe declares national health emergency
Zimbabwe has declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and health care system collapse, and is seeking more international help to pay for food, drugs and hospital equipment, the state-run newspaper said Thursday.

Zimbabwe declares national health emergency
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 (12:15 a.m.) Zimbabwe declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health care system, and state media reported Thursday the government is seeking more international help to pay for food and drugs to combat the crisis.

Langham named as emergency director
The Board of Supervisors appointed Pascagoula native Donald Langham as director of Jackson County Emergency Management on Monday in an attempt to "promote from within," board President John McKay said Thursday.

State certifies Cape emergency plan
SOUTH DENNIS ?The Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee has received full certification from the state for its plan to address a hazardous materials spill or other emergency.

Zimbabwe declares national health emergency
HARARE , Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe has declared a national emergency over its cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health system due the country?s economic crisis.

Zimbabwe declares national health emergency
HARARE, Zimbabwe ? Zimbabwe declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health care system, and a government-run newspaper reported today that more international help is being sought to pay for food and drugs.

U.S. Auto Chiefs Appeal to Congress for Emergency Aid (Update4)
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The Big Three automakers renewed their plea for an emergency federal bailout, as the head of General Motors Corp. told a deadlocked Congress the industry has made some wrong turns and economic forces pushed it ?to the brink.?