Cliff Lee has a simple explanation for his brilliant pitching. Cliff Lee has a simple explanation for his brilliant pitching. " I' m making pitches, staying out of the zone, using my breaking ball and getting lucky, " Lee said, downplaying his recent success. Lee tossed a two- hitter for his third consecutive shutout and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox 5- 0 Tuesday night. In a series hailed as a potential World Series preview, Lee ( 9- 5) and the Phillies dominated the opener. Domonic Brown and Shane Victorino each hit a two- run homer for Philadelphia, which improved its major league- leading record to 50- 30.

Lee didn' t allow a hit until Marco Scutaro led off the sixth with a line- drive single to left- center. He ran his career- best scoreless streak to 32 innings with his ninth career shutout and fourth this year. " It' s been a good run, no doubt about it, " Lee said. " I' ve had a few in my career, but I don' t look back and compare them.

I want to throw a shutout every time out there. I never want to give up a run. " Beckett ( 6- 3) g. . .

BUFFALO, N. Y. - Once defenceman Christian Ehrhoff put his round of golf on hold to hear what the Buffalo Sabres had to offer, general manager Darcy Regier was confident he had a shot of signing the player before the start of the NHL' s free agency period. BUFFALO, N.

Y. - Once defenceman Christian Ehrhoff put his round of golf on hold to hear what the Buffalo Sabres had to offer, general manager Darcy Regier was confident he had a shot of signing the player before the start of the NHL' s free agency period. The Sabres' gamble to acquire and then sign Ehrhoff in under two days paid off Thursday after the seven- year veteran signed a 10- year, US$ 40 million contract, which will pay him $ 10 million this season. The terms of the deal were confirmed by two people familiar with the contract, who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because those details were not released by the Sabres.

The deal was struck a day before Ehrhoff was eligible to become a free agent.

And it came a day after the Sabres gave up a fourth- round draft pick to acquire his rights from the New York Islanders .

And it didn' t matter to Regier that Ehrhoff had turned down an offer from the Islanders a day earlier after New York acquired him form Vancouver. " As. . .

A flooded river in eastern China is at its highest level in more than 50 years, the government said Friday as thousands of train passengers were stranded after landslides buried parts of a railway line in the southwest. Flooding in China over the past two weeks has left more than 170 people dead or missing and forced out residents in regions along the Yangtze River. Since Monday, about 671, 200 people have had to evacuate their homes, state- run Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The landslides and mudslides have toppled homes, and the torrential rains that caused them are forecast to last through the weekend.

Landslides crushed parts of a railway line in southwestern China, stranding 5, 000 passengers on four trains overnight and affecting train service, local railway authorities said Friday. Over 2, 000 rescuers with 10 excavators rushed to clear the Chengdu- Kunming railway, which links the provincial capitals of Sichuan and Yunnan, the Chengdu Railway Bureau said in a statement, according to Xinhua.

The bureau has sent food and water to the trapped passengers, and buses to evacuate them, the statement said. In eastern Zhejiang, the province' s main river is at its highest level since 1955, China' s flood control agency said. The Qiantang River was 7. 9 feet ( 2.

4 meters) above safety levels, it said.

Elsewhere in the coastal province, a dike breached and flooded 18 villages while landslides toppled about 2, 500 houses and flooded 350 roads, Xinhua said.

Restaurants are spread all over the island, although fewer are found in the west and northwest sections.

Most restaurants out of town are easily accessible by taxi and have ample parking. If you dine in Charlotte Amalie, take a taxi. Parking close to restaurants can be difficult to find, and walking around after dark isn' t advisable for safety reasons. Dining on St.

Thomas is informal. Few restaurants require a jacket and tie.

Still, at dinner in the snazzier places shorts and T- shirts are inappropriate; men would do well to wear slacks and a shirt with buttons. Dress codes on St. Thomas rarely require women to wear skirts, but you can never go wrong with something flowing.

Jeffery Taylor scored 21 points and Vanderbilt held on for an ugly 62- 50 win over LSU Thursday night in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference tournament, even without the league' s top scorer.

Jeffery Taylor scored 21 points and Vanderbilt held on for an ugly 62- 50 win over LSU Thursday night in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference tournament, even without the league' s top scorer.

Guard John Jenkins , averaging more than 19 points a game, sat out after tweaking his left foot in the regular- season finale against Florida last weekend. He went through warmups, and school officials said he was available if needed. He wasn' t needed, though. After a sluggish start, the Commodores ( 22- 9) pulled away to lead by as many as 14 in the first half. They stretched the margin to 20 points against last- place LSU ( 11- 21) , which closed out its second straight 20- loss season after winning the SEC title in 2009.

Andre Stringer led the Tigers with 13 points.

Right now, I believe a million or more Americans who have been diagnosed with ( including Alzheimer’ s dementia) , which is debilitating and incurable, are actually suffering with major depression - and that is completely curable in more than 90 percent of cases. This massive misdiagnosis of Americans has dire effects on families, well- being and productivity. The symptoms of major depression can perfectly mimic those of dementia.

Either condition can be marked by memory loss, profound changes in energy, difficulty concentrating and difficulty making decisions.

What’ s more, either condition can cause changes in motor function, leading to stumbling. Either condition can even lead to older adults wandering and getting lost. And either condition can lead to irritability, violent behavior or fixed and false beliefs ( for example, being robbed or lied to) .

Because major depression can so perfectly mimic dementia, I believe that every individual diagnosed with dementia should be treated for major depression, just in case that condition is actually to blame.

That may seem like a very bold therapeutic strategy, but there simply is no way to know for sure what percentage of the millions of Americans diagnosed with dementia might have actually been misdiagnosed and might well be completely curable. Only a brain biopsy after death can prove that dementia was to blame for a person’ s cognitive decline.

I would certainly do this for my mother or father if either was diagnosed with dementia ( which, thank God, is not the case) , so I see no reason not to recommend it to others.

Treating major depression in those diagnosed with depression might include beginning with a low dose of an antidepressant medication with a favorable side- effect profile ( such as sertraline or paroxetine) , increasing the dose if no effect is obtained ( while monitoring for side effects) , then adding repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation ( r. TMS) . r.

TMS is a relatively new technology, with no known serious side effects, that rivals or exceeds the antidepressant effects of medication in many patients. The treatment delivers magnetic waves to a particular area of the brain thought to be underactive in depressed individuals. r. TMS, combined with an antidepressant, would be a robust treatment strategy for older Americans diagnosed ( or misdiagnosed) with dementia.

The idea of “ empirically” ( without clear evidence) treating dementia as depression would be no different than empirically treating with antibiotics were it impossible to know with absolute certainty whether pneumonia might be the real diagnosis. Wouldn’ t it make sense to try to cure the patient? To sum it all up, here’ s this psychiatrist’ s prescription: If your loved one is diagnosed with dementia, instruct the geriatrician or internist or family physician or neurologist to enlist the aid of a psychiatrist in treating your loved one for major depression. Insist on the use of an antidepressant ( one with a side effect profile that is appropriate, given the other clinical facts) and insist on using r.

TMS at the same time. You might just save your loved one a decade or more of suffering. Dr. Keith Ablow is a psychiatrist and member of the Fox News Medical A- Team. Dr.

Ablow can be reached at info@ keithablow. com. His team of Life Coaches can be reached at lifecoach@ keithablow. com.