Laurence Binyon, Poet of the Great ... Nov 14, 2009
endurability, Churchill preferred to promote the younger poet, Rupert Brooke, who had published a set of war sonnets including the lines before dying of blood poisoning in Lemnos. In the Times of 26th April 1915, Churchill eulogised these poems. (Suite101.com)
Felony charge dropped in elder abuse case Nov 11, 2009
Carol Louise Kyle, 63, who waived her right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday, will face the charge of neglect of care of a dependent person (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Haunted Halloween Nov 1, 2009
"The site includes a cabin built in 1876 and an old farmhouse that dates back to 1907.The place was homesteaded by Sarah and Samuel Olmstead who had two sons, Jack and Philip, and a daughter named Clara. Samuel died at a young age, Hoekstra says, and Sarah raised the family on her own. Clara had two daughters, Clareta and Leta May. Neither ever married though Hoekstra says Leta May was engaged to wed but her intended died of blood poisoning before the nuptials. The two sisters lived together, he... (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Folk-country musician Jewel sings a 'Lullaby' in Melbourne Oct 30, 2009
"They wouldn't admit me because I didn't have insurance and I almost died in the parking lot of blood poisoning. It's just sort of an ongoing problem I had. I had to drink tons of water and couldn't even afford the bottled water . . . I thought if I ever got in a position to help, I'd look into it, and amazingly, my life turned around.". Looking back, Jewel says her struggles are part of the reason she's come so far. (Florida Today)
Medical notes: HIV Oct 28, 2009
In the early disease, people who are HIV positive can develop illnesses that people with normal immune systems can also get, such as tuberculosis, malaria, blood poisoning and some skin infections. However, individuals with HIV may take longer to recover. (BBC News -- Europe)
Existing Drug May Lead to ALS Treatment Oct 22, 2009
TUESDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) -- A drug similar to one now used to treat blood poisoning holds promise as a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, researchers say ... The new research found that a compound already used in other patients appears to protect neurons that are under attack in ALS. The compound, a form of an enzyme known as activated protein C, is already used to treat blood poisoning, but it can cause an increased risk of... (MEDLINEplus)
Diseases Known to Affect Alpacas - ... Oct 11, 2009
Black leg: fatal bacterial disease of young livestock, causing localized muscle inflammation followed by toxaemia (blood poisoning) and death. Black disease: an acute and highly fatal disease associated with liver fluke infestation. (Suite101.com)
Coroner: Cause of Scheider's death may never be known Aug 22, 2009
But Schneider, who had been told he needed to have a leg amputated due to severe cellulitis, could also have died of septicemia (blood poisoning), said Casama. It is possible that it was a natural death, he said. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
China to close firms amid lead cases Aug 21, 2009
A Chinese boy gets treated for blood poisoning in Shaanxi province Aug. 15. At least 851 children living near a plant in northwestern China's Shaanxi province were found to have excessive lead levels in their blood, according to the Xinhua news agency. (CNN -- International)
Patients, insured or not, grasp for care Aug 9, 2009
It should mean fewer visits to the emergency room for primary or neglected care, where a simple infection has turned into blood poisoning because of delays in treatment, said Jerry Senne, Holmes' president. "Also, if more people have the ability to pay some of their health care costs," he said, "those costs should stabilize.". (Florida Today)
› Another swine flu death? Aug 8, 2009
However, according to the SABC, it has since emerged that while the 15-year-old had swine flu, he died of blood poisoning ... Doctors confirmed he had swine flu but said the cause of death was blood poisoning. (iAfrica.com)
Bloem teen had swine flu Aug 8, 2009
South Africa's second swineflu death was confirmed in Bloemfontein on Saturday, amidst media reports that the victim died from blood poisoning. The 15-year-old teenager was admitted to Pelonomi Hospital with pneumonia symptoms but the health department confirmed he died of the N1H1 virus. (iAfrica.com)
How Is America Going To End? Aug 4, 2009
The final tally: 210, including attacks by nomads on horseback, blood poisoning, decline of Nordic character, homosexuality, outflow of gold, and vaingloriousness. In tribute to Demandt, I've gone looking for every possible reason why America could fall. (Slate)
King Tut explorers photos, treasures revealed Jul 17, 2009
He died of pneumonia brought on by blood poisoning on April 5, 1923, in the "hour of his triumph," as Carter wrote. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Funeral for ex-footballer's wife Jul 17, 2009
Mrs Hendry suffered nine punctures to her bowel and colon during the operation in 2002 at the private hospital and later developed blood poisoning. Lawyers secured a six-figure damages settlement in November 2006, while the surgeon involved voluntarily applied to be removed from the General Medical Council's register. (BBC News -- UK)
Botched op footballer's wife dies Jul 11, 2009
Mrs Hendry suffered nine punctures to her bowel and colon during the original operation at Broughton Park hospital in 2002, and later developed blood poisoning. Lawyers later secured a six-figure damages settlement in November 2006, while the surgeon voluntarily applied to be removed from the General Medical Council's register. (BBC News -- UK)
Appendicitis urine test hope Jun 23, 2009
APPENDCITIS Inflammation of a small pouch connected to the colon Can be caused by infection or obstruction - but in many cases the cause is unclear Regarded as a medical emergency because a ruptured appendix can lead to potentially serious or even fatal complications, such as blood poisoning. Further tests carried out on 67 children seen at the hospital for suspected appendicitis narrowed the field to seven promising candidates. (BBC News -- Health)
Dragon attack on Komodo Island Jun 1, 2009
The authors, who used surgically excised glands from a terminally ill dragon at the Singapore Zoo, dismissed the theory that prey die from blood poisoning caused by toxic bacteria in the lizards mouth. The long, jaded teeth are the primary weapons. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Komodo Dragons Kill With Venom, Researchers Find May 19, 2009
Researchers have long thought that the Komodo dragon, native to Indonesia, kills via blood poisoning caused by the multiple strains of bacteria in the dragon's saliva. But "that whole bacteria stuff has been a scientific fairy tale," said Bryan Fry, a venom researcher at the University of Melbourne in Australia. (National Geographic)
Baby Dies After Parents Allegedly Ignore Eczema Ills May 5, 2009
Gloria died from septicemia, commonly referred to as blood poisoning, in May 2002 weighing just 11 pounds, which was "well below the third percentile for her age", the court heard. FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)
Tufted Bacteria Cause Infection In Premature Babies May 1, 2009
However, in sick adults or premature babies, they can cause blood poisoning. The scientists believe that the hair-like protrusions on the surface of the bacteria that have now been identified serve to adhere the bacteria to the host's cells, whereupon they cause infection. (Science Daily)
James Simmons, 92, longtime Emory professor Apr 28, 2009
James W. Simmons, 92, of Decatur died April 22 of blood poisoning at Emory University Hospital. The memorial service is 3 p.m. Monday in Cannon Chapel on the Emory University campus. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A look at the world's front pages Apr 6, 2009
Prince Katsura, 61, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, was discharged from the University of Tokyo Hospital after receiving about six months of treatment for blood poisoning, the Imperial Household Agency said. WEDNESDAYFolha de S. Paulo, Brazil. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Stress May Encourage E. Coli Illness Mar 21, 2009
It appears to have a key role in other disease development because its senses stress cues, mostly from body chemicals generally linked to blood poisoning, also known as sepsis. "Patients with high levels of phosphate in the intestine have a much higher probability of developing sepsis due to systemic infection by intestinal bacteria," Sperandio said. (MEDLINEplus)
Why People Often Get Sicker When They Are Stressed Mar 11, 2009
Dr. Vanessa Sperandio, associate professor of microbiology at UT Southwestern and the study's senior author, said QseE is an important player in disease development because the stress cues it senses from a host, chiefly epinephrine and phosphate, are generally associated with blood poisoning, or sepsis. "Patients with high levels of phosphate in the intestine have a much higher probability of developing sepsis due to systemic infection by intestinal bacteria," Dr. Sperandio said. (Science Daily)
Q&A: White phosphorus injuries Feb 23, 2009
Their accidental ingestion of phosphorus led to tooth abscesses and dead tissue in their jaw bones which eventually killed them through blood poisoning. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Africa)
At 119 pounds, St. Ed's Clark can't be matched Feb 21, 2009
" The season started ominously for Clark. He was in bed two days before the Walsh Jesuit Ironman Tournament - which he won - recovering from blood poisoning. He also caught the flu before the Medina Tournament. "I got that poisoning from a cut in my ear," Clark said. "I should have gotten stitches. I wanted badly to wrestle in the Ironman, and I did. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
4th charge in torture of Hamilton disabled man Feb 20, 2009
Officers found him lying prone in a back room with a fractured skull, burns and bruises all over his body and blood poisoning. Police have refused to reveal what caused extreme "toxification" of his blood. (Toronto Star)
Looking Back Feb 12, 2009
George Hartsock lost a valuable horse last Monday from blood poisoning. Edwin Hummer spent last week in Ohio, where he attended several hog sales. (Kalona News, IA)
FDA probes Lilly blood-poisoning treatment Feb 9, 2009
WASHINGTON Federal health regulators are looking into evidence that an Eli Lilly drug used to treat blood poisoning worsens the risk of bleeding and can lead to death in certain patients ... Xigris is prescribed for patients with severe sepsis, or blood poisoning caused by an aggressive bacterial infection that can cause organ failure. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Preventing Super Bug Infections Feb 8, 2009
The number of hospital patients stricken by an infection that can lead to gangrene, blood poisoning and even death increased by 200 percent between 2000 and 2005, according to the latest "News and Numbers" from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This sharp upturn follows a 74 percent increase in the number of cases between 1993 and 2000. (Pekin Times, IL)
