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Ontario Court Awards Compensation To Paralyzed Worker

...re so severe that Kolbuc became a paraplegic three weeks later, at the age of 52. According to Chris Paliare, Kolbucs appeal lawyer, the court decision is a major victory in their battle against a January 2006 judgment that deemed Kolbuc's bite was not an accident but a result of "natural causes." We...

Hundreds of Children Exposed to Pesticide in US

...ve her intravenous fluids and sent her home. Three weeks later, it happened again. "I was at a track meet and all of a sudden I felt really, really tired," said Elena, now 18. "I made it to the finish line and just fell over." Investigators found her clothes were soaked in the pesticide Endosulfan I;...

Natural Pine Bark Extract Reduces Heart Failure Risk

...ice received Pycnogenol in drinking water for four weeks and another group of hypertensive mice was left untreated. After five weeks, the hearts of the latter control group had significantly increased in size as a result of hypertension. In the Pycnogenol treated group, hypertension and heart function para...

25,000 Needless Deaths Each Year Due to Failure to Tackle Blood Clots in Hospital

...olisms (VTE) in UK hospitals , say experts in this weeks BMJ. Their warning follows the publication of of...cellence (NICE), which are also summarised in this weeks journal. It is estimated that VTE kills around 60,000 people every year in the UK and the conditio...

Innovative Education Scheme Sees Fewer Rugby Players Suffering Spinal Injuries

...y rugby players, says a researcher writing in this weeks BMJ. Spinal cord injuries, although rare, are a major cause of permanently disabling injuries and death in rugby. In 2001 a wide-ranging injury prevention programme was introduced by the New Zealand Rugby Union in partnership with the Accident ...

Campaign Against Trans Fat Gaining Fruit in US

...s fat from its french fries earlier this year. Two weeks ago, Walt Disney said it will eliminate trans fats from food sold at its parks. Food giants including Kraft, ConAgra and Frito-Lay also have cut way back on trans fat use. The big question remains: When will McDonald's change its oil? "McDonald'...

Southern Oceans Ability to Absorb CO2 Has Reached a Saturation Point: Study

...a cause for concern". The findings appear in this weeks edition of the journal Science....

Common Pain Killer may Reduce the Risk of Brain Damage in Premature Babies

...bies most at risk are those born between 24 and 32 weeks gestation that weigh less than 1500 grams, or about 3 lbs., 5 ounces. About 20 percent of such infants have a bleed, known as a germinal matrix hemorrhage or an intraventricular hemorrhage. While the problem sometimes is very small and hardly percept...

Thymus Transplants Give Hope to Babies With Fatal Immune Disease

...oved thymus tissue is grown in culture for several weeks in a laboratory while researchers ensure that there are no diseases present in the tissue. Strips of tissue are then implanted in the baby's thigh, where they attract a blood supply and begin to act like a thymus gland. Within three to four months, m...

Research Suggests Breast Cancer Fatigue Begins Before Chemo

.... Women typically begin chemotherapy three to four weeks after surgery. Dr. Berger said because inactivity contributes to fatigue, she and colleagues believe women need to rest for several days after surgery, but also regain activity when theyre able. Weve been telling patients for years to rest and take...

New Pill to Suppress Menstrual Bleeding Indefinitely

...n opinion piece in the British Medical Journal two weeks ago that "menstrual suppression itself is unnatural," and that there's not enough data to determine if it is safe long-term. Sheldon J. Segal, a scientist at the non-profit research group Population Council, wrote back that a British study found no...

Surgeons Perform Nasal Reconstruction for War Veteran Using His Own Body Parts

...he forehead, right between Fletchers eyes, for six weeks to secure its blood supply during recovery. While attached, the forehead flap was covered with a protective bandage to prevent infection. Surgeons had earlier made small incisions across the skin graft to promote new blood vessel formation, and to im...

Australian Girls Took Instructions to Commit Suicide from Internet Site

...also posted a disturbing entry on a website in the weeks before she died, saying: 'i dont wanna know how ma...also posted a disturbing entry on a website in the weeks before she died, saying: 'i dont wanna know how many friends you have cuz i dont have any anymore.' ...

Toddler Infected With Rare Side Effect Of Smallpox Vaccination Recovering

...oddler, of 2 years. The little boy spent seven weeks in the hospital and nearly died from a viral infec... has now recovered, became ill in early March, two weeks after his fathers deployment was delayed, and he was allowed to make a trip home. Apparently, the fa...

New Approach to Treating Precancerous Esophagus Condition

...ie, slough off and are replaced within four to six weeks by new, healthier cells. In a review of the first 12 patients treated with radiofrequency ablation at Duke, gastroenterologist Darren Pavey, M.B.B.S., found that three months after treatment, 89 percent of patients had more normal-looking esophagea...

Work Less to Sustain Planet Earth, Say Activists

...tional legislation guaranteeing a minimum of three weeks of paid vacation, an issue it hopes to make part of the 2008 presidential campaign. As it stands, America is the only industrial nation that offers no legal protection for vacations. The average vacation in the United States is now only a long week...

FDA Refuses to Lift Ban on Blood Donation by Gays

... only exception is men newly infected within three weeks prior to donating. Admittedly this "window period" during which someone can be infected with HIV and not test positive even with the best of tests is a risk. But the right response is to exclude anyone who has engaged in any risky sexual or drug be...

$5M Gift Will Attack Lou Gehrig's Disease

...rsala, who hosted Dr. Feldman recently for several weeks of collaborative research, is an expert on grafting new cells into the spinal cord, and has studied the use of stem cells to treat spinal injuries caused by interruptions in blood flow. The use of this technique in ALS, which involves the death of ...

High-fat and Sugary Diet Severely Damage Liver and Other Vital Organs

...art of the study, researchers examined mice for 16 weeks to see the effects of a diet that was 40 percent f...was and how quickly it occurred. It took only four weeks for liver enzymes to increase and for glucose intolerance the beginning of type II diabetes to beg...

Study on Bioactive Paper That can Detect Life Threatening Bacteria and Viruses

... harmful pathogens. Right now, it can take days or weeks to get samples to a lab, diagnose the problem and get the remedy into the field, said Pelton, who is also a professor of chemical engineering at McMaster University, and specializes in pulp and paper research. According to him, the key to developin...

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