MAASTRICHT - Twintig kinderen van 14, 15 en 16 jaar hebben in de afgelopen vier jaar een maagband in het Maastricht UMC gekregen. Komend jaar worden nog eens zeven kinderen geopereerd. De maagband zorgt ervoor dat zij minder trek hebben en flink afvallen. Extreem dikke kinderen krijgen in het Maastricht UMC een maagband. De ingreep is omstreden bij artsen.
Stronger Christmas trading shows new chief executive is winning back customers
“Big Bang Theory” Season 10 won’t air a new episode on Thursday, Jan. 12.
Bitcoin prices plummeted after China's central bank announced it was investigating exchange platforms trading in the virtual currency. The People's Bank of China (PBoC) said it had dispatched inspection teams to several of the country's major bitcoin trading platforms in Beijing and Shanghai. The move, announced Wednesday, has triggered fears Beijing is mulling a crackdown on the digital unit as part of its widening battle against money flowing offshore.
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A woman dies after her car crashes into a bus depot trapping 150 buses inside.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — That 24-hour travel odyssey hardly took a toll on the Portland Trail Blazers.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — That 24-hour travel odyssey hardly took a toll on the Portland Trail Blazers.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — That 24-hour travel odyssey hardly took a toll on the Portland Trail Blazers.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — That 24-hour travel odyssey hardly took a toll on the Portland Trail Blazers.
The scholarship program was created by the 2015 Legislature as an incentive for high school students to get degrees in postsecondary fields related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics and health care. Funding for the program was to come from Montana Lottery proceeds, but state education officials announced in December that the lottery didn't generate enough revenue to pay for scholarships that had already been awarded.
Great Britain's Laura Robson loses in straight sets in the first round of qualifying at the Australian Open.
Het Amerikaanse Congres heeft vandaag de eerste stap gezet op weg naar de ontmanteling van de 'Affordable Care Act', in de volksmond bekend als Obamacare. De Senaat stemde voor de opdracht aan congrescommissies om te beginnen met het opstellen van wetsvoorstellen, waarmee het ziektekostenstelsel dat door Obama is ingevoerd, ongedaan zal worden gemaakt.
Plus Sydney Thunder a step closer to playing Big Bash game in Canberra.
The US Forces in Afghanista (USFOR-A) confirmed the death of 33 civilians during an operation jointly conducted by Afghan and US forces in northern Kunduz province last year. “U.S. Forces – Afghanistan completed its investigation into an allegation that civilian casualties were caused by U.S. and Afghan forces during a joint military operation in Boz Read the full article...
ENSCHEDE - In de dierenopvang van Paulette Baake in Enschede zit sinds deze week een bijzondere gast: een Afrikaanse nimmerzat. Eentje van ruim een meter groot.
Dylan Roof receives the death penalty, Obama delivers his farewell speech, and Trump gives his first press conference in 6 months.
A driver has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a crash on a university campus.
Enter the blink-and-you'll-miss-it competition and you could have the new and improved Shacky on your property ... and a share of the profits.
WOERDEN (ANP) - Het aantal leegstaande winkelpanden in ons land is afgelopen jaar licht gedaald. Niet doordat de detailhandel het beter doet, maar doordat veel winkels zijn omgebouwd tot woningen of horecagelegenheden. Dat blijkt uit donderdag gepubliceerde cijfers van Locatus, een onderzoeksbureau dat gegevens verzamelt over de detailhandel in de Benelux.
What's not to like about a facility using Australian-patented technology to convert non-recyclable plastic into "road-ready" diesel and petrol with barely registrable noise and odour levels, and with negligible emissions of harmful chemicals?
SYDNEY — Second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska defeated a tired Barbora Strycova 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday to advance to the Sydney International final against either Johanna Konta or Eugenie Bouchard. Radwanska, who will be the third-seeded player at next week’s Australian Open behind No. 1 Angelique Kerber and second-ranked Serena Williams, took just 75 minutes to beat
A teacher has clever retort to a Queensland politician after being unhappy with his response to the furore caused by his Facebook post.
The NBA team tweeted that all the passengers are "OK."
