Kenneth Kensey, Inventor of the Angio-Seal(R), Dies at 58
PHILADELPHIA, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Kenneth R. Kensey, prolific inventor, successful entrepreneur and progressive physician, died July 3rd at Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania of brain hemorrhage. Dr. Kensey, co-founder of Kensey-Nash Corporation, is the inventor or co-inventor in m...Man Dies of Brain Inflammation Caused by Deer Tick Virus
Scientists believe the case could be the first of its kind WEDNESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- In what scientists say might be the first case of its kind, a new report details the story of a 62-year-old man in New York state who died last year of meningoencephalitis, apparently after...Every 30 Seconds an African Child Dies from Malaria; Education Key to Prevention
RICHMOND, Va., April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An African child dies every 30 seconds from this same disease; nearly a half billion people become ill because of it. About 1 million children under the age of 5 die each year from malaria -- a disease that is entirely preventable. As World M...The Rev. Joseph C. Martin, Leading Authority on Alcoholism and Addiction Treatment, Dies at 84
Catholic Priest Co-Founded Father Martin's Ashley Treatment Center in Maryland HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rev. Joseph C. Martin, S.S., noted authority and lecturer on alcoholism who co-founded Father Martin's Ashley, an addiction treatment center in Havre de Grace, MD, d...Ten Ways You Can Help a Family During the Holidays After a Child Dies
The holidays are an extended period of time when parents grappling with the natural grief from the death of a child need support and understanding. Here are 10 ways relatives and friends can make the holidays just a little gentler. These 10 ways of supporting the family come from The Compassionat...Treatment Bias Can Skew Results of Observational Studies
Researchers suggest cancer studies like this should be viewed with caution MONDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- Certain biases may compromise the findings of observational studies that compare the outcomes of different cancer treatments, a new study shows. Researchers at the Univers...US Baby Dies of Salmonella from Pet Turtle
A three-week-old girl died of salmonella transmitted by a pet turtle, while 22 other people were infected by the small reptiles across the United States since September, health authorities said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed the incidents in a weekly report ...Ninth HIV-infected Child Dies in Kazakhstan
An HIV infection scandal in Kazakhstan deepened Tuesday with the death of a ninth child who contracted the virus at a hospital due to negligence, an AIDS centre said. The death came as a court began reading a verdict in a suit against 21 officials accused in the case for negligence, corrup...Extremist Christian Preacher Dies of Heart Problems
Rev. Jerry Falwell, the controversial icon of the right is no more . The television evangelist who founded the Moral Majority and used it to mold the religious right into a political force, died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University. He was 73. ...Boehringer Ingelheim Unveils Diabetes Pipeline
...of diabetes accounting for more than 90% of all diabetes cases in the developed world.(7) Every ten seconds two people develop diabetes and one person dies from diabetes-related causes around the world.(6) Each year, more than 200,000 people in North America(6) and more than 3.8 million people worldwide d...CDC Foundation Partners with Amgen, CDC to Reduce Infections Among Cancer Patients
...ed States are hospitalized for chemotherapy-related neutropenia - or low white blood cell count - which is a risk for serious infection, and a patient dies every two hours from this complication. Healthcare professionals are highly concerned about the impact that infections have on treatment outcome...Surgeons Develop Innovative Life-Saving Treatments to Correct Massive Bleeding in Trauma Patients
...e bleeding problems that were fixable. We weren't able to fix them because once patients lose enough blood, they go into cardiac arrest, and the brain dies in about 4-5 minutes. We simply don't have enough time to get to the bleeding source and control it." Dr. Alam said. Profound cooling of the body de...CytRx Announces Positive Results of Arimoclomol in Preclinical Stroke Recovery Studies
... According to the American Heart Association, every 45 seconds on average someone in the United States has a stroke, and every three minutes someone dies of stroke. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. and accounts for more than 162,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Of those people who...Trans fats hinder multiple steps in blood flow regulation pathways
...rteries, and atherosclerosis, the buildup of plaque in the arteries to the point where it interferes with blood flow. "The arteries of someone who dies from atherosclerosis look like old scrub boards as a result of the formation of plaques," Kummerow said. "They look corrugated, and this plaque buildu...NAU discovery could help feed millions
...tors of disease throughout the world," she said. "In India, every two seconds someone is bitten by a dog. The tragedy is that every 30 minutes someone dies from rabies. If you continue to vaccinate against rabies, you won't be able to make a dent. You have to combine rabies vaccinations with fertility con...Scientists announce top 10 new species, issue SOS
... Madagascar. This plant flowers itself to death, producing a huge, spectacular terminal inflorescence with countless flowers. After fruiting, the palm dies and collapses. Soon after the original publication of the species description, seeds were disseminated throughout the palm grower community, to raise ...Comprehensive cardiogenetic testing for families of sudden unexplained death victims can save lives
... Vienna, Austria: Relatives of a young person who dies suddenly should always be referred for cardiological and genetic examinatio...ly not being referred for examination. When an individual aged 1-50 years dies suddenly, autopsy reveals an inheritable heart disease in the majority of t...Scientists announce top 10 new species; issue SOS
... Madagascar. This plant flowers itself to death, producing a huge, spectacular terminal inflorescence with countless flowers. After fruiting, the palm dies and collapses. Soon after the original publication of the species description, seeds were disseminated throughout the palm grower community, to raise ...New hope for advances in treating malaria
...n people across the globe each year, with forty per cent of the world's population at risk of contracting the disease. WHO also estimates that a child dies from malaria every 30 seconds. Dr McConkey says: "Our chemicals are particularly exciting as they kill malaria parasites at low concentrations, some...The egg makes sure that sperm don't get too old
...meres", are important for the genetic stability of the cell and they act as a DNA clock that measures the age of the cell. The cell stops dividing and dies when the telomeres become too short. The discovery that the egg cell can extend the telomeres of a fertilising sperm cell is important in the devel...Samuel Stupp to receive honorary doctorate from TU/e
...in Medicine, at Northwestern University, Chicago. He will be awarded on the dies Natalis of TU/e, on Friday, 24 April 2009. Stupp (57) is being honored for ...onorary doctorate as part of the festivities surrounding TU/e's 53rd annual dies Natalis. Stupp was nominated by university professor Bert Meijer, a profess...Powerful online tool for protein analysis provided pro bono by Stanford geneticist
...her, less-critical regions of that protein," Sidow said. If a change interferes with a protein's function, the hapless creature harboring this variant dies out; if not, the creature is fruitful and multiplies, and the variant protein persists in modern species. It's by no means obvious just from lookin...First trial in patients with a potential treatment of the incurable ALS muscle disease
...legendary New York Yankee baseball player Lou Gehrig, and astro-physicist Stephen Hawking have all been afflicted with ALS. About half of the patients dies within three years − some even in the first year − usually as a consequence of suffocation. In ALS, the patient's nerve bundles that ex...Iowa Resident Dies After Using Contaminated Blood Thinner
Illinois Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Named In Lawsuit CHICAGO, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Last month a lawsuit was filed against Deerfield, Illinois-based Baxter International Inc. on behalf of Davenport, Iowa resident, Mark Scott who suffered the tragic loss of his wife, Melissa Scott, o...Madison Magazine Editor Dies of Lung Cancer
Veteran journalist Brian Howell, who elevated technology and business coverage at Madison Magazine, died Sunday after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 53. Before becoming editor of Madison Magazine in 1997, Howell was features editor and, previously, national-foreign editor of the Wisco...CERVARIX(R) U.S. Regulatory Update
... Organization (WHO) for prequalification in September 2007. Notes to Editors Cervical Health Facts - Worldwide, every two minutes a woman dies of cervical cancer; each year more than 500,000 women will be newly diagnosed and more than 280,000 women will die. In the U.S., after breast cancer,...BioIQ Supports American Heart Month to Raise Awareness About Heart Disease, the #1 Killer of Women
...ewswire/ -- Yes, the truth sometimes hurts. But when it comes to women's health, it's better to face the facts: one in four women in the United States dies of heart disease. Although significant progress has been made in increasing awareness among women, most people fail to make the connection between ris...Oncology Biomarker KRAS to be Discussed at FDA Panel Meeting
...men in the U.S. and it has been estimated that more than 49,000 people will die from colorectal cancer in 2008. That means that one person in the U.S. dies of colorectal cancer every 9.3 minutes. About Vectibix Vectibix is indicated for the treatment of patients with epidermal growth factor...Medical Services Begins Working With United States Companies for Distribution of Its Products
... testing. It is the test that all other tests are compared to. The Elisa test requires medical facilities and takes three days. The VScan HIV test kit dies not require medical facilities and is particularly accurate using "whole "blood. It can be used in remote areas under any circumstances. Medical Serv...Chippewa Valley Draws Defense Dollars
...what he can to try to support that, Obey press secretary Tom Powell-Bullock said. Companies slated to receiving defense funding are: Extrusion dies Inc. (EDI), Chippewa Falls $4 million for research into components for lighter batteries that can be easily carried and survive combat situations. T...Drug-delivery patch wins at UW business-plan competition
...x, Arizona. "They're one of the most innovative fire departments in the country," O'Brien said. "They have a huge R&D budget. Basically, if someone dies they want to know why." John Neis, co-founder of Venture Investors in Madison and one of the judges, said the top two were well-prepared and got ...