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Windsor child's death another medical blow to city Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 7:56AMDestiny Sammut’s death is the latest in a series of medical tragedies to befall Windsor, including two mistaken mastectomies now being probed.
Grieving Windsor family seeks answers after child's death Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 6:22AMThe grieving family of a Grade 3 student wants to know why their 8-year-old daughter died soon after arriving at a Windsor emergency room with flu-like symptoms.
Windsor family seeking answers Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 3:41AMA grieving family wants to know why their 8-year-old daughter died soon after arriving at a Windsor emergency room with flu-like symptoms.
Victorville girls recovery depends on donor bone marrow Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:23PMThe family of a 10-year-old Victorville girl who has needed a bone marrow transplant for nearly two years has learned that her newborn half-sister's umbilical cord blood can't be used to help her.
Health Notes for March 13 Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:14PMCLASSES Cancer survivor diet and exercise class, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Thomas Johns Cancer Hospital at CJW Medical Center (Johnston-Willis), Hawthorne Resource Center, 1401 Johnston Willis Drive. Free. To register, call (804) 330-2071. MEETINGS Spinal Cord Injury Association of Virginia, 5:30 to 7 p.m. third Tuesday of each month, HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, 5700 Fitzhugh Ave. Details ...
Authorities seek help identifying people in serial killer's photos Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:46AMHoping to solve numerous cold cases, authorities on Thursday released hundreds of photos of unidentified women and children found in a storage unit that belonged to a serial killer who appeared on "The Dating Game."
Who's in the serial killer's portfolio? Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:46AMPolice want to identify the women and children shown in hundreds of photographs found in a storage unit rented by a serial killer.
Hereditary Condition Causing Limb Weakness Traced to Gene for Rare Disorder Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:18AM(PhysOrg.com) -- A gene that causes a fatal childhood brain disorder can also cause adults to develop peripheral neuropathy, a condition resulting in weakness and decreased sensation in the hands and limbs, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. The study is the first to show that different mutations in the same gene cause the two ...
News in brief Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:08AMHere are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.
Progenics to Advance Oral Methylnaltrexone into Late Stage Clinical Development Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:00AMTARRYTOWN, N.Y.----Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it plans to advance oral methylnaltrexone for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation into late stage clinical development and will commence a phase 2b/3 clinical trial of a methylnaltrexone tablet in chronic-pain patients in the second half of 2010.
Infection outbreak kills 2 schoolchildren Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:29AMTwo elementary-age children died Thursday, and four other Oologah-Talala elementary school students were hospitalized because of an outbreak of a rare blood infection called meningococcemia, officials ...
TGen, Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center and Side-Out Foundation team up for breast cancer study Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:37AMMany women live with breast cancer that does not respond to standard medical treatment, a condition that researchers at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare want to change by aggressively targeting specific genes.
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 March 2010 Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:35PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
Simulators bring medical situations to life Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:35PMBy ELYSSE FA’ALAFUA “The baby’s coming!” followed by descriptions of pain and a loud yelling was heard coming from Noelle, a simulator mannequin, as she went into labor on Friday afternoon. Because the BYU EMS unit is a volunteer unit, members looked at simulator models with interest of purchasing through grants. Gaumard is a company that produces simulators for all types of medical situations ...
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 5 March 2010 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:32PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
Foster mom arrested for child abuse Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:06AMChildren who are orphaned or are victims of cruelty by their biological parents often find themselves placed in foster care. Recently, a foster parent was accused of victimizing a child placed in her care.
Who killed Janett Christman? Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:02AMAnn Cornett remembers it vividly. It was a Sunday morning, and her family was preparing to head off to church services. Amid the preparations, the phone rang, and as her mother listened to the voice on the other end, she uttered a soft groan and her face went pale.
Register for the summer food service program Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:22AMThe York County Council will again host the U.S. Department of Agriculture ’s summer food service program. Meals will be available at no charge to all children and will be provided without regard to race, color, sex, age, disability or national origin.
Honored commitment represents what is right in college football Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:05AMJake Nicolopulos had just finished his senior football season at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina. At 6-foot-2 and 235 pounds, he was a hard-hitting linebacker who in his junior year committed to play college football at nearby Clemson University.
China Cord Blood's fiscal 2010 third-quarter net revenue up 23.5% Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:55AMChina Cord Blood Corporation, China's leading provider of cord blood collection, laboratory testing, hematopoietic stem cell processing, and stem cell storage services, today announced unaudited financial results for the third quarter and first nine months ended December 31, 2009.
Endothelial cells can produce copious amounts of adult stem cells: Study Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:41AMIn a leap toward making stem cell therapy widely available, researchers at the Ansary Stem Cell Institute at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that endothelial cells, the most basic building blocks of the vascular system, produce growth factors that can grow copious amounts of adult stem cells and their progeny over the course of weeks.
Woman suspected of putting baby in trash told police she did not know she was pregnant Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:01AMA woman who gave birth at a Redondo Beach party and allegedly stuffed her newborn daughter's body into a trash can told detectives she did not know she was pregnant, police said Thursday. RELATED LINKS: » BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news » BLOG: Track South Bay court cases » South Bay crime stats
Controversial 'lotus birth' keeps umbilical cord attached to baby Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:58AMIt's a moment most moms and dads remember well: When baby is born and the dad gets the honor of cutting the cord. But now, a new trend is causing debate.
A living skeleton Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:00AMToo weak to walk, his ribcage, spinal cord and shoulder blades protruding against his dry skin, Thabang is dying because a hospital and a clinic refused to administer ARV treatment. [PICS]
A living skeleton Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:17PMToo weak to walk, his ribcage, spinal cord and shoulder blades protruding against his dry skin, Thabang's* tiny body is giving in. He is dying because a hospital and a clinic failed to administer antiretroviral (ARV) treatment.
Mocs registering to donate marrow Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:02PMMore than two dozen University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football players and coaches, including head coach Russ Huesman and his wife, are joining the National Marrow Donor Program registry, which matches donors with patients who need bone marrow or cord blood.
Specialists critical of "life changing" hope for parents Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:32PMAuckland six-year-old Maia Friedlander suffered a debilitating brain injury after being born without enough oxygen.
Early struggles Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:27AMNeither Greybull-Riverside junior Matt Hetzel nor Laramie junior Austin Ontiveros competed for titles at the 2010 Wyoming State High School Wrestling Championships on Saturday.
Delving into loss could bring closure and solace Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:59PMToni Dursteler has been pregnant nine times. Only one baby survived. Her last pregnancy ended in October, when she was 16 weeks along. She figured she knew the reason why: Her amniotic sac prematurely broke because of an infection.
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 27 February 2010 Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 8:33PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
Health Briefs Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 7:17PMKaiser Permanente Southern California received the most stars - eight of a possible eight - in the overall ratings of the just released HMO Quality Report from the California Office of the Patient Advocate.
G.I. woman donates bone marrow to stranger Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:36AMLindsey Marshall is scared of needles, but that didn't stop her from donating her bone marrow to a complete stranger.
Friend: NY mom had obsessed over dead son’s autism Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 12:55AMNEW YORK — Gigi Jordan quit a high-powered job as a pharmaceutical company executive and abandoned her social life to devote all her time to her severely autistic son.
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 26 February 2010 Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 8:34PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
Neglected pit bull puppy found in ditch dies Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 5:47PMA neglected pit bull puppy dropped off at the Mid-Missouri Humane Society last week has died of Parvovirus. Desmond was a little more than 2 months old when a man found him in a ditch along South Ingram Avenue. The puppy had spent about a month with a tight rope or cord cutting into his neck.
Brandon Marshall Recalls Shock At Teammate's Murder Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:02PMBroncos star Brandon Marshall choked up as he recalled learning that teammate Darrent Williams had been shot dead the night they had been out celebrating early New Years Day 2007.
The Man Behind MacGyver: Swiss Army Knife or Duct Tape? [Interviews] Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:04AM# interviews With our DIY Week coming to a close, we thought we'd ask Lee David Zlotoff , creator of MacGyver and inspiration to clever makers and hackers everywhere, to share some of his thoughts on DIY, fix-all tools, widespread MacGyver-love, and MacGruber . More »
The Politics of Étienne de La Boétie Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 8:25AMThe Discourse of Voluntary Servitude is lucidly and coherently structured around a single axiom, a single percipient insight into the nature not only of tyranny but implicitly of the State apparatus itself.
Argentine stolen at birth reunited with his father at 32 Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:55PMTHE search is finally over for Abel Madariaga, whose pregnant wife was kidnapped by Argentine security forces 33 years ago.
Breaking News Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:38PMMary Altaffer FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2010 file photo, members of the Medical Examiners Office remove the body of 8-year-old Jude Michael Mirra from the Peninsula Hotel in New York where his mother, Gigi Jordan, is accused of killing him.
Friend: N.Y. Mom Obsessed Over Dead Son's Autism Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:30PMGigi Jordan quit a high-powered job as a pharmaceutical company executive and abandoned her social life to devote all her time to her severely autistic son.
Successor to Combination Pneumococcal Vaccine Approved Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:22PMTitle: Successor to Combination Pneumococcal Vaccine Approved Category: Health News Created: 2/24/2010 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 2/25/2010
Jon Galinson, super dad and a man of ‘deep goodness,’ dies Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:27PMJon Galinson, who survived two years with a rare blood cancer, died Feb. 23 surrounded by friends and family at UCSF Medical Center. He was 40. Galinson was diagnosed in 2008 with chronic lymphocyctic leukemia.
Berkeley calendar for February 26 Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:33PMYouth Musical Theater Company — "Once Upon a Mattress," 2 p.m.. 3 p.m., 7:30 p.m. through Feb. 28, $10-$20, Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave.
Also In Global Health News: Maize Loss In Zimbabwe; Preterm, Stillbirth Research; Public Health Insurance In Kenya Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:39AMDry Spell In Zimbabwe Forces Government To Declare 11 Percent Of Maize Crop A 'Write-Off' According to a crop assessment report released Wednesday, "Zimbabwe's government has declared 11 percent of its 2009/10 planted maize crop a write-off after it was badly damaged by a dry spell, and repeated calls for urgent imports," Reuters reports. To avert food shortages, the report called for the ...
200-mile race for charity this weekend Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:33AMIt might be one of the longest relay races runners take part in. The Ragnar Del Sol race starts in Prescott and ends a day later in Mesa. The 200 mile race is a challenge both mentally and physically.
John Snow, Secretary of the Treasury (2003-2006), added as second Keynote at the First Annual Halter Financial Summit ... Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 8:45AMSHANGHAI----The First Annual Halter Financial Summit - “China in a Changing World” will host a gathering of the world’s top-level executives, government officials, financial professionals, economists, and investors to explore how the world financial climate has changed since the most recent global recession, the worst since the Great Depression, and specifically China’s future role in the global ...
FDA Approves Pneumococcal Disease Vaccine With Broader Protection Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 8:25AMThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Prevnar 13, a pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine for infants and young children ages 6 weeks through 5 years. Prevnar 13 will be the successor to Prevnar, the pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine licensed by the FDA in 2000 to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and otitis media. The new vaccine extends the protection to six ...
Lifebank Becomes the First and Only Canadian Cord Blood Bank To Achieve Industry-Leading FACT Accreditation Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 8:25AMBURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 25, 2010) - Lifebank Corp. ("Lifebank" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LBK) announced today that it has become the first and only cord blood bank in Canada to earn the industry's highest accreditation from the Foundation of Accreditation of Cellular Therapy ("FACT") .
Lifebank Becomes the First and Only Canadian Cord Blood Bank To Achieve Industry-Leading FACT Accreditation Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 8:00AMBURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 02/25/10) - Lifebank Corp. ("Lifebank" or the "Company") (TSX-V: LBK - News ) announced today that it has become the first and only cord blood bank in Canada to earn the industry's highest accreditation from the Foundation of Accreditation of Cellular Therapy ("FACT"). FACT accreditation is considered the gold standard of quality, performance and ...