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Medical updates from a Rome hospital say that Pope John Paul II rested comfortably last nigh and is breathing unassisted. The 84 year-old pontiff was given a tracheotomy to ease his briefing after another bout with the flu.
A Vatican spokesman said the Pope's heart and blood circulation were good and there was no sign of bronchial pneumonia infection - a complication of the operation.
Yahoo! News - Pope Breathing Unassisted, Advised Not to Speak
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Micheal Jackson's leagal troubles may not end with his trial for child molestation.
The family of a heart attack vicitim at the same hospital that treated Jackson for the flu say their mother was moved from a trauma room in order to treat the aging pop singer.
According to family members Manuela Gomez Ruiz, 74, was moved from the primary trauma room and removed from a machine ventilator, with her breathing instead assisted by a hand pump, until she was moved to a smaller room.
Hospital reports say that Jackson arrived complaining of abdominal pain with a temperature of 96.9 degrees which is lower than normal. The initial report says that Jackson could have left the hospital at anyqime and did not require hospitalization.
Doctors at the Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria assured Judge Rodney Melville that Jackson was indeed sick. The question remains how sick and did he need a trauma room for the flu.
Ruiz later died of complicationd from her heart attack. Family membes say that Jackson's arrival at the hospital distracted the doctors and other emergency room personnel from treating Ruiz. Daughter-in-law Anna Ruiz said, "He walked in. When I saw him he was walking unassisted."
The Ruiz family is considering suing Jackson, the hospital, and hospital personnel.
ABC News: Family: Heart Attack Victim Moved for Michael Jackson
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