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Breathalyzer Tests for Cops Involved in Shootings

...father of two who was due to marry his girlfriend, died in a hail of 50 bullets hours before his wedding in November last year. Police opened fire on Bells car outside a topless bar. Two other men in the car were wounded, one critically. Police opened fire after an undercover officer, on an anti-prosti...

Dengue Cases in Singapore Crosses Alarming Levels

... 2005, an NEA spokeswoman said. Two people have died from the mosquito-borne disease this year. For the...worst dengue fever outbreak in 2005 when 19 people died from the disease and more than 13,000 were infected. Dengue is normally associated with poorer tropi...

Dozens of Panamanians Gravely Ill from Toxic Substance from China

... further. The group believes at least 110 people died and scores more are seriously ill. "There are many people who died but whose relatives did not report the case," said Herrera. The latest fatality was Blasina de Saave...

Keep a Cool Head on Hot, Humid Days to Avoid Heat Stroke

... most notably Minnesota Viking Korey Stringer, who died August 1, 2001, after developing multi-organ system failure. Players at the high school and college level fell victim in recent years too. However, you don't need to be an athlete to be felled by heat stroke. Dr. Heine recalls a 78-year-old woman w...

H5N1 Bird Flu Confirmed at Czech Turkey Farm

...merad, told AFP. Around 1,800 turkeys have already died at the farm at Tisova, near the central town of Usti-nad-Orlici, which has a flock of around 6,000 birds. Until now, bird flu has only been detected in wild swans in the Czech Republic, with the first case dating from March 20, 2006. Thirteen case...

Nephrologists Reassess Disaster Response Strategies

...dialysis patients affected by Katrina, 2.5 percent died in the month after the storm although given the high mortality rate among dialysis patients, it is difficult to determine how many deaths were storm-related. The Kashmir earthquake offered different lessons, especially in terms of the risk of acut...

Mothers of Children Killed in Fire Charged With Manslaughter

...s a bad call. A manslaughter charge means somebody died as result of your actions," lawyer Ernest H. Sharif said yesterday. "These children died because of a fire. Neither girl set the fire." Mangham lived in the home with her four children, ...

US Trying Hard to Provide Proper Treatment for Wounded Soldiers

...e years later, called up as a reservist, he nearly died of bullet wounds that shattered his pelvis, leaving him with a colostomy and learning to walk again. Joseph "Jay" Briseno, 24, of Manassas Park, Va., was shot in the back of the neck by an Iraqi in the early months of the war. One of the most sever...

Egyptian Boy Has Bird Flu

...that his condition was stable. A 10-year-old girl died of bird flu earlier in June, bringing to 15 the number of fatalities in Egypt. Egypt's geographical location on major bird migration routes and the widespread practice of keeping domestic fowl near living quarters have led to it being the hardest-hi...

Taking Animals Out of Laboratory Research

... and left a 100,000 legacy to the charity when she died last year. Their daughter Sarah will also attend. This legacy forms part of FRAME's contribution to the remodelled laboratory. The overall cost of expanding and refurbishing the Laboratory has been shared equally between FRAME and the University. D...

Six Cases of H5N1 Bird Flu Confirmed in Germany

Six wild birds in Germany have died of the feared H5N1 strain of bird flu, a German in...ll being conducted on another five birds which had died of bird flu to see whether they too had been carriers of H5N1, which is potentially lethal for human...

Afghan Refugee Gives Birth to Quintuplets in Pakistan

...eady had two older daughters while another son had died some time ago due to illness. "I prayed to God to give a son to me, and he gave me four sons and one daughters at the same time instead of one," said Maulvi Anees Ur Rahman. The couple fled war-shattered Afghanistan with their families more than ...

Kenya Says HIV/AIDS Rate Drops to 5.9 Percent

...1984, at least 1.5 million people are said to have died from AIDS in Kenya, according to health ministry estimates....

Aspartame Probe Call Rejected by FDA

...ame in rats, which they allowed to live until they died naturally. "This is the second study by the same lab showing that aspartame causes cancer in rats," Center for Science in the Public Interest executive director Michael Jacobson. Aspartame is used by and large in soft drinks but is also sold in pac...

Nigeria Launches Seven Billion Dollar Case Against Pfizer

...s seeking damages after nearly 200 children either died or suffered deformities following trials for a new...on," Umar said. Of the 200 children affected, 11 died while many more -- reportedly 181 -- suffered from deafness, paralysis, brain damage and blindness, ...

Air Pollution Affects Women More Than Men: Study

... researchers also found that mice exposed to ozone died more often than mice that breathed filtered air. At ground level, ozone is a dangerous air pollutant that can cause irritation in the respiratory system, triggering shortness of breath, chest pain when inhaling deeply and wheezing and coughing. ...

Children With Chronic Illness Die in Hospitals

... their final days at home compared to children who died two decades ago. However, the shifting trend in place of death raises questions for families, medical caregivers and policy-makers about how to best provide care and resources for very sick children. There has been a quiet transformation in care ...

Ninth HIV-infected Child Dies in Kazakhstan

...ed properly. "A ninth child, a two-year-old boy, died on Tuesday after contracting HIV at Shymkent's hospital for infectious diseases," a statement from the AIDS centre in the city said. An investigation has revealed abysmal health standards at local hospitals in the country's south and the fact that ...

China Uncovers Thousands of Dangerous Foods

...In Panama, at least 80 people are believed to have died from taking a cough syrup contaminated with a toxic substance imported from China. In the investigation by China's quality watchdog, one of the industrial products found in foods was formaldehyde, a chemical more famously used to embalm people, acc...

Egypt Outlaws All Female Circumcision

...on the Nile south of Cairo, for the operation. She died before she could be transferred to hospital. Her mother accused the woman doctor of negligence, charging that her daughter's death was linked to the anaesthetic and not the removal of the clitoris, for which she had paid 50 pounds (nearly nine doll...

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