valley fever

New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis probably has Valley Fever and get free days of extreme fatigue, a symptom of the disease.

Davis had a physical examination when he arrived at spring training in Port St. Lucie, Florida, and examination showed an abnormal chest X-ray. He was sent to New York for further investigation and when he returned to camp, the Mets, said Davis had a simple pneumonia.

The team released a new diagnosis of MLB.com reported Saturday after the condition of Davis earlier in the day.

"After further testing, here and in New York, specialists in infectious lung diseases and have concluded that Ike probably valley fever, which is expected to be resolved over time," the Mets said in a statement.

Davis is expected to be available to reporters on Sunday.

Valley Fever is a fungal infection that is released from the dirt in the desert Southwest and inhaled. It can be powered by the construction and wind. Davis lives in the offseason in Arizona.

"Ike is not contagious, not a medical treatment for his condition, and now has no external symptoms associated with valley fever," said the Mets. "However, Ike instructed to extreme fatigue. There are no tests or investigations pending, but Ike will be a follow-up investigation when the team returns to New York in early April."

rush limbaugh

rush limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh drew criticism Friday from many directions, including President Barack Obama, for his portrayal of a student as "whore" because she testified before Congress about the need for contraceptive coverage.

The third year law student at Georgetown University, Fluke Sandra received a phone call of support from Obama, and was supported by members of Congress, women's groups and the administration and teachers at his Catholic university.

Limbaugh asked the sponsors to withdraw their ads from his radio show through cyberspace, and fired at least two companies, retailers Sleep Train beds and the number of sleep, said in their Twitter accounts that were complying with the requirements.

Obama sees Limbaugh's comments "reprehensible," said White House spokesman Jay Carney. He said the president of Fluke's behalf to "express her disappointment that was the subject of inaccurate personal attacks," and thank him for him to rule on a matter of public policy.

dr seuss

Fans from all over the map to hold-in one way or another - the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known by generations of young readers and young children once as the author of "Dr. Seuss"

In his hometown of Springfield Massachusetts Museum will host the favorite son of the activities engendered by his beloved in his old house in La Jolla, UCSD, "The Cat in the Hat." - World's leading repository of all things Seuss, with 10,000 items - will honor the Geisel Library icon.

And in the halls, the animated film "The Lorax by Dr. Seuss" opens, the Bar-ba-loot and swans and fish Swomee Humming-hope to the poor box office weekend by bulldozers relatively smooth victory in early March the landscape of Hollywood. (Critics of the nation, from the movie in 3-D CGI honest score to the median. Post critic Michael O'Sullivan, not-so-much)