- Amy Schauers | December 18, 2007 6:10 PM |
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MiscellaneousChicago elementary school Principal Georgette Watson died today while undergoing a root canal. It is reported that she died of a heart attack while under sedation. It is still unclear whether she was unconscious or was given anesthesia. Office staff tried to revive Watson before paramedics arrived but were unsuccessful. Two of the dentists have been on probation since July "due to...
- Amy Schauers | December 17, 2007 4:20 PM |
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MiscellaneousThe number of cancers and cancer deaths are on the rise. This may be due to an aging population. As life expectancy rises we are seeing an increase of cancer deaths. The American Cancer Society reported 12 million new cases of malignancy diagnosed worldwide in 2007, with 7.6 million people dying from the disease.The report, Global Cancer Facts & Figures, finds that 5.4 million of those...
- Amy Schauers | December 13, 2007 8:54 PM |
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MiscellaneousFEMA issued several thousand trailers to residents of Louisiana and Mississippi after hurricane Katrina. Now residents are concerned about health problems linked to high levels of formaldehyde. Elevated levels of formaldehyde gas can cause headaches, burning in the eyes and throat, nausea and difficulty breathing.Approximately 46,700 families who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina live in...
- Amy Schauers | December 13, 2007 8:39 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsMerck announced today that they are voluntarily recalling one million vaccines that are normally given to children under age five. Merck is pulling 11 lots of PedvaxHIB and two lots of COMVAX. PedvaxHIB is a vaccine that protects against infection with haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), the bacteria that causes meningitis, pneumonia, and blood stream infections. The COMVAX vaccine protects...
- Amy Schauers | December 11, 2007 1:23 PM |
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MiscellaneousA new study from the National Cancer Institute shows a link between people who eat a large amount of red and processed meats to a higher risk of developing several types of cancer. These cancers include lung cancer and colorectal cancer. Researchers examined data from a large U.S. diet and health study conducted by Amanda Cross and colleagues at the National Cancer Institute and is published...
- Amy Schauers | December 10, 2007 4:54 PM |
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MiscellaneousCapecchi and two of his colleagues Oliver Smithies, D.Phil and Sir Martin Evans, Ph.D received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their work on developing technology to manipulate genes in mice. "This is a tremendous honor for our University, for our Department of Human Genetics, and, specifically, for all the members of my laboratory, past and present who have contributed to this work," said...
- Amy Schauers | December 10, 2007 4:14 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIn May, the pharmaceutical company that makes Prilosec and Nexium, gave the FDA findings from small preliminary trials. During the trials, some cardiac "events" were seen showing a possibility that long-term use of Prilosec and Nexium could increase the risk of heart attack, heart failure and heart-related sudden death, the FDA said at the time.Due to these findings, AstraZeneca, maker of the...
- Amy Schauers | December 05, 2007 3:41 PM |
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Wrongful DeathA gunman, name not yet released, open fired at Westroads Mall in Omaha today. It is reported that he killed eight people and five more are wounded, two of those critically, before taking his own life. Police received a call reporting a shooter about 1:45 p.m. and arrived six minutes later. Most of the victims were inside Von Maur, said Omaha Police spokeswoman Teresa Negron."My knees rocked. I...
- Amy Schauers | December 05, 2007 12:53 PM |
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MiscellaneousAccording to a report from the congressional Government Accountability Office, airline passengers may be at risk to catastrophic accidents of airline runway collisions. Collisions, which were narrowly or barely avoided, have occured about 30 per year since 2002.The FAA made significant progress with its 2002 national runway safety plan which dropped these occurrences considerably. This report...
- Amy Schauers | December 03, 2007 1:06 PM |
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MiscellaneousKristen Findley a Sixteen-year-old student of Viewmont High School was tubing with friends when she hit her head. Kristen suffered severe brain trauma and later died. Her parents, teachers and friends are feeling the devastating loss. She was said to be a star athlete and beloved by her peers. Kristen's principal said that she was a "bright student and with a bright future."This was the...