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14
Dec
2012
2:18pm, EST
New York pet hospital specializes in high-tech treatment
All photos by John Moore / Getty Images
Veterinarian Philip Fox mounts a heart monitor on the side of Oliver, a golden retriever, at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, Dec. 10, 2012.

John Moore, Getty Images — The non-profit Animal Medical Center, established in 1910, has 80 veterinarians in 17 specialty services that treat up to 40,000 animal visits annually. Clients bring in their pets from around the country, and world, to the teaching hospital on Manhattan's Upper East Side for specialized high-tech treatment. The American Pet Products Association estimates that Americans spent more than $50 billion on their pets in 2012, $14 billion of that in veterinary care alone.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Images made available to NBC News on Dec. 14
Anesthesiologist Patty Fontana calms Cody, who had been sedated to take x-rays of his hip, at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, Dec. 10.
Veterinarian Josh Steinhouse retrieves surgical instruments while operating on a dog at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, Dec. 12. A team of veterinary specialists removed bladder stones from the pet during the surgical procedure in the hospital's $3.5 million hybrid operating suite, the only one of its kind in the U.S.
A bearded dragon stands under a heat lamp before receiving an ultrasound test for pregnancy at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, Dec. 12.
Veterinarian Laura Proietto speaks with a pet owner about his dog's condition at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, Dec. 12.
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18
Oct
2012
11:50am, EDT
Tedworth House rehabilitates returning wounded vets
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Military amputee Steve Arnold uses a hand bike in the new Help for Heroes' Tedworth House rehabilitation center for wounded servicemen and women during a press preview day on Oct. 18 in Tidworth, England.
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Luke Simmott sits in a wheelchair as he talks to visiting media in the new Help for Heroes' Tedworth House rehabilitation center on Oct. 18.
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Cyclist Mark Cavendish watches as skier Graham Bell (left) shows amputee Andy Barlow how to ski on the new Skiplex slope that has been installed at the new Help for Heroes' Tedworth House rehabilitation center.
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A injured serviceman laughs as he uses a exercise bike in the new Help for Heroes' Tedworth House rehabilitation center.
Help for Heroes' Tedworth House rehabilitation center in Tedworth, England just completed a multi-million dollar renovation and opened its doors to the media today.

According to the website: Its purpose is to inspire our wounded, injured, sick and returning veterans to lead active independent and fulfilling lives which will enable them to reach their full potential and to support them, and their families, for life.

Tedworth House, is the flagship recovery center of Help for Heroes, a charity which provides direct, practical support, primarily to those wounded in current conflicts.
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A wounded serviceman stands on prosthetic legs as he talks to visiting media in the new Help for Heroes' Tedworth House rehabilitation center for wounded servicemen and women during a press preview day on Oct. 18 in Tidworth, England.
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God bless these guys. Give them everything they need.
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24
Sep
2012
2:18pm, EDT
Turkish hospital gives Syrian refugees a place to heal
Katarina Pleskot Kollarova/ ISIFA via Getty Images
A wounded Syrian refugee shows his injuries after receiving medical treatment at the Reynhali State Hospital, on Sept. 20.
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A wounded Syrian refugee tries to walk after he received medical treatment at the Reynhali State Hospital, just a few miles from the border with Syria, on Sept. 20 in Reyinhali, Turkey.
Wounded Syrian refugees are cared for at Reynhali State Hospital, just a few miles from the Syrian border in Reynhali, Turkey. As the conflict in Syria intensifies, ambulances continue to carry sick and wounded people from the border every day, although the hospital capacity is only 200 beds. The problem is not only capacity but where the Syrian refugees should go after treatment. Most of them will wait for a solution to the Syrian crisis at refugee camps.
--Reported by Getty Images
Editor's note: The eastern European photo agency ISIFA made these pictures available to NBC News via Getty Images on Sept. 24.
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A wounded Syrian refugee shows his injuries after receiving medical treatment at the Reynhali State Hospital on Sept. 20.
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A wounded Syrian refugee lies on a bed after receiving medical treatment at the Reynhali State Hospital on Sept. 20.
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A wounded Syrian refugee shows his injuries after receiving medical treatment at the Reynhali State Hospital, on Sept. 20.
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A wounded Syrian refugee shows his injuries after receiving medical treatment at the Reynhali State Hospital, on Sept. 20.
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A wounded Syrian refugee shows his injuries after receiving medical treatment at the Reynhali State Hospital, on Sept. 20.
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To the Attention of the NBCNews: Correction required: the statement "cared for a State Hot Reynhalispital" and receiving medical treatment at the "Reynhali State Hospital" are totally wrong and should be corrected based on the right facts. Correction: The Rehab Center is owned and operated by U …
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5
Aug
2012
12:38pm, EDT
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Iraqi Salman al-Khafaji, right, treats a man at his clinic in central Baghdad on June 27. Dozens of patients flock to the clinic of the former nurse each day, believing that the octogenarian would end the suffering from the burns and skin diseases that doctors failed to treat.
Healer in Baghdad fills in some of hospitals' gaps
"Sometimes I receive people suffering from burns who have come directly from Yarmuk hospital, or Medical City, or others," he says, referring to some of the city's largest hospitals.
"They need constant care for long sessions, and that is not always available in hospitals."
The walls of Khafaji's house in Karrada, Baghdad's main commercial district, are lined with framed verses from the Koran and also paintings of the Virgin Mary.
-- Reported by AFP
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....and they say Americans are overweight, like we're the only ones.
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9
Mar
2012
11:03am, EST
Toxic dyes in Holi celebrations kill 1, hospitalize hundreds
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Vaishnavi Borde, a nine year-old Indian child, who is undergoing treatment after suffering from allergic reactions from colored powder thrown during the Holi Festival, reacts during a blood test at a hospital in Mumbai on March 9. A teenage boy has died and hundreds of others have been hospitalized in Mumbai due to suspected contaminated paint used in the Indian "festival of colour" Holi, a report said.
Rajanish Kakade / AP
Relatives of 13-year old Viky Walmiki, who died from poisoning from colored powder and water used during Holi celebrations, gather outside his house in Mumbai, India, on March 9.
By Natalia Jimenez, NBC News
What traditionally are lighthearted Hindu celebrations of the arrival of spring, became deadly when hundreds of children came into contact with toxic colors used in the festivities. Viky Walmiki, 13-years-old, died after he was taken to the hospital with poisoning symptoms while celebrating in Mumbai. According to the Times of India, more than 200 people were admitted to hospitals "after they complained of giddiness, burning sensation on skin, nausea and vomiting." It is possible that leather tanners from a local dump got mixed up with the colors the children used to splash each other. Mumbai's Dharavi neighborhood is home to a leather tanning industry.
The annual festival always provides colorful scenes of people splashing each other with colored powders and dyes.
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Police take notes as they speak to children suffering from poisoning from colored powder and water used during Holi celebrations, in Mumbai, India, on March 8.
Rajanish Kakade / AP
5-year-old Ritika Borde, a victim of poisoning from colored powder and water used during Holi celebrations, stands in a queue to be treated at a government hospital in Mumbai, India, on March 9.
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I'm about as Anglo as you can get and have no Indian friends, but my gosh John, America has a whole bunch of ignorant and corrupt people with no common sense.
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9
Dec
2011
12:45am, EST
Rescuers evacuate patients from Kolkata hospital as fire breaks out
Bikas Das / AP
Fire officials rescue a patient as he cries in a pain, from the window of a nursing home after it caught fire in Kolkata, India, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011.
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A hospital staff member shouts for help after a fire broke out on Friday.
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Fire officials and local people climb ladders to rescue patients trapped inside on Friday.
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Fire officials rescue a patient from the window of a nursing home after it caught fire in Kolkata, India, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011.
Updated at 4:10 a.m. ET: The death toll has risen to at least 73, India's NDTV station reported. Click here for the latest updates.
msnbc.com staff and news services report:

KOLKATA, India -- At least 20 people are feared dead in a fire that struck a hospital in this eastern Indian city, officials said Friday.

Officials said at least 40 patients appeared to be trapped on upper floors after the fire broke out early Friday in the basement, the BBC reported. Rescuers were trying to reach them.

"Patients have suffocated on the fumes. Many have lost their lives," West Bengal Urban Development Minister Farhad Hakim told reporters, according to the BBC.

Many patients have been evacuated and moved to other hospitals, the BBC reported.

A correspondent at the scene told BBC radio that fire trucks were having a difficult time reaching the scene because of narrow streets around the hospital.

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7
Jul
2011
2:05pm, EDT
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An injured 20 year-old Indian man, Yogesh Kumar, is helped by a relative inside the emergency ward of the District Hospital in Etah on Thursday, July 7. Thirty-eight people were killed and more than 30 were injured when a train slammed into a packed bus carrying a marriage party in northern India, local government officials said.
Train hits bus carrying wedding party in northern India
The AP reports:

LUCKNOW, India — A train hit a bus at a railway crossing in northern India early Thursday, killing at least 35 people returning from a wedding party, an official said.

At least 39 others were injured when the train dragged the mangled bus more than 1,600 feet (500 meters) before coming to a halt, local administrator Selva Kumar said.

The bus, filled with about 80 people, had stopped at the unmanned crossing after its axle broke and then was hit by the speeding train, she said. Continue reading.

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25
May
2011
2:36pm, EDT
Music therapy for newborns at hospital in Slovakia
By Elena Grothe
The giant headphones caught me by surprise. According to Reuters, Saca Hospital in Kosice uses music as therapy for newborn babies when they're separated from their mothers.
Petr Josek / Reuters
A newborn baby rests in a box, listening to music played through earphones in Saca Hospital in Kosice, east Slovakia, on Wednsday, May 25.
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Newborn babies rest in cots, listening to music played through loudspeakers in Saca Hospital in Kosice, east Slovakia, on Wednesday.

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24
May
2011
7:53am, EDT
Ahmad Nadeem / Reuters
An Afghan man attends to his wounded brother at a hospital after a roadside bomb blast in Panjwai district of Kandahar on May 24. Ten Afghan construction workers were killed and 28 wounded when their truck hit a roadside bomb in the Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province, said Kandahar health official Abdul Qayum Pukhla.
Afghan construction workers wounded in roadside bomb blast
According to our report today, violence is at its worst in Afghanistan since U.S.-backed forces toppled the Taliban in 2001. Last year saw record casualties on all sides and this year is following a similar trend.
See more images from Afghanistan in our slideshow.
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24
May
2011
5:23am, EDT
Mohamed Messara / EPA
EDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR.
A man, who officials said was wounded in an air strike by coalition forces, lies on a bed at a hospital in Tripoli, Libya on May 24. Heavy explosions were heard in the city early on Tuesday.
Casualties reported after NATO airstrikes on Tripoli
TRIPOLI, Libya — NATO warplanes bombarded targets in Tripoli with more than 20 airstrikes early Tuesday, striking around Moammar Gadhafi's residential compound in what appeared to be the heaviest night of bombing of the Libyan capital since the Western alliance launched its air campaign against his forces.
The rapid string of strikes, all within less than half an hour, set off thunderous booms that rattled windows, sent heavy, acrid-smelling plumes of smoke over the city, including from an area close to Gadhafi's sprawling Bab al-Aziziya compound. Continue reading.
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21
Jan
2011
12:47pm, EST
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords leaves the hospital and supporters line the streets
Gary M. Williams / EPA
The ambulance carrying Rep. Gabrielle Giffords leaves University Medical Center behind a police escort in Tucson, Jan. 21. The lawmaker, who was the target of an assassination attempt earlier this month, left the Arizona hospital where she was being treated to undergo further rehabilitation in Houston.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star via AP
People stand along Campbell Avenue in Tucson, Ariz., as the ambulance carrying Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, passes by on Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 in Tucson, Ariz. Giffords is being transported to a medical facility in Houston.
Matt York / AP
People wave and applaud as the ambulance carrying Rep. Gabrielle Giffords leaves University Medical Center, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, in Tucson, Ariz.

By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News
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We in Phoenix all wish her a speedy recovery. I truly believe that the good wished and prayers for Congresswoman Giffords from millions were heard. She is a fighter, and a true inspiration to us all. God bless the ones who passed and give their families strength in the years to come. And to everyone …
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12
Jan
2011
4:52am, EST
Ahmad Masood / Reuters
Wounded Afghan men rest in a hospital after a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, January 12. A suicide bomber on a motorbike killed two people and wounded more than 35 near the Afghan parliament on Wednesday, officials said, the third bomb attack in the capital Kabul in less than a month.
Suicide bomb attack in Kabul kills two
The AP reports:
KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up next to a minibus carrying intelligence service employees in the Afghan capital Wednesday, killing at least two people, authorities said.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the powerful rush-hour blast, which shattered the windows of dozens of houses and buildings on the busy street in the western part of Kabul.

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