Local woman hopes life of pain can educate about rare disease Oct 20, 2008
In 2003, the artificial joint was removed and replaced with cadaver tendons ... In December 2006 in Denver, limb preservation specialists implanted two pieces of cadaver heel bones and three cadaver Achilles tendons into Neumanns shoulder. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Search for missing people to resume in Bolivar Peninsula Oct 20, 2008
Cadaver dogs last used Sept. 28 led officials to believe bodies remain on Goat Island ... Sylvia said the Chambers County Sheriff s Office would resume searching Monday, using one cadaver dog from Port Arthur. (KHOU.com, TX)
Ex-UCLA Exec Guilty Of Selling Body Parts Oct 18, 2008
Chief Of Cadaver Program Pleads Guilty In Body Part Trafficking Scheme ... (AP) The former chief of UCLA's cadaver program pleaded guilty Friday for his role in selling donated body parts to medical, drug and research companies in a scheme that netted up to $1 million, prosecutors said ... The scandal prompted a yearlong suspension of the school's cadaver program in 2004 and forced the state college system to examine its donation rules. (CBS News)
No visas required for six countries Oct 18, 2008
California Official admits to selling body parts LOS ANGELES - The former chief of UCLA's cadaver program pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in selling donated body parts to medical, drug, and research companies in a scheme that netted up to $1 million, prosecutors said. Henry Reid, 58, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit grand theft, with a special allegation that he damaged or destroyed more than $1 million worth of school property, which refers to the donated bodies. (Boston Globe)
Former director of UCLA's Willed Body Program pleads guilty in ... Oct 18, 2008
Former director of UCLA's Willed Body Program pleads guilty in cadaver scheme - Los Angeles Times ... Former director of UCLA's Willed Body Program pleads guilty in cadaver scheme ... A price list from the program, for example, valued a whole cadaver at $1,000 and a torso at $500, Zarate said. (Los Angeles Times)
Amputee says cards speeded his recovery Oct 18, 2008
Now Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the St. Lucie County firefighter -- who works with cadaver dogs -- accused of taking Lambert's foot home with her for training. Firefighter Cindy Economou was immediately placed on paid administrative leave but then resigned. (Florida Today)
Man Admits He Sold Donated Body Parts Oct 18, 2008
He also agreed to repay up to $1 million to the University of California, Los Angeles, cadaver program. Prosecutors say that between 1999 and 2004, Reid sold parts of donated bodies to Ernest Nelson, who then resold them to medical, pharmaceutical and hospital research companies. (Click2Houston, TX)
Travis Barker Blogs From Hospital, Posts Pics Of Himself With Game Oct 18, 2008
" Barker didn't elaborate on just what kind of treatment he's been undergoing, though in a recent his ex-wife, Shanna Moakler, said Barker has received several skin grafts and gone through multiple surgeries. (Although Barker in a previous post.) "He just had his seventh surgery where they checked on his grafts," she told the magazine. "That's when they shave the skin off and then staple cadaver and pig skin right on so the skin underneath can heal to see if they had to graft more, but they... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Infant's story backs Heart Walk mission Oct 17, 2008
Heath said that at some point in the future, he might need a cadaver valve replacement, in which doctors will completely remove Kash's aortic valve and place a cadaver valve over his pulmonary valve. A child has to be in his or her teens before their bodies can accept a mechanical valve. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
Facing Murder Rap, Fla. Mom Stays Silent Oct 16, 2008
Casey Anthony's father, George, testified Tuesday behind closed doors to the 19-member grand jury along with a detective, a cadaver dog handler and an FBI agent. For part of the grand jury hearing, the external audio system of the courtroom was left on, feeding into media trucks outside. (CBS News -- Early Show)
New Hope For Kidney Transplant Patients Oct 15, 2008
Preloh wasn't expected to survive the wait for a standard cadaver kidney. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta). (CBS News)
Speak, Sarah, speak Oct 15, 2008
Rob @ 9:08 how about we work on asking Sarah to resign from the McSame campaign first, and then y all in Alaska can have her cadaver. By Goldie. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Becoming A Doctor Oct 15, 2008
I never would ve thought that dissecting a cadaver in anatomy lab would make me ravenous. Some people say it s a chemical reaction from the formaldehyde used to preserve the body, some say it s because it s the middle of the day, and others say it s because we ve been standing on our feet partaking in manual labor for three hours straight. (The Palm Beach Post)
200 still missing after Ike Oct 13, 2008
State game wardens, volunteers with trained cadaver dogs and others have worked for weeks to search remote debris sites and flag areas that possibly hold human remains ... Three bodies were found during a huge multiday recovery push in Galveston County that involved dozens of volunteer cadaver dog teams. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Police find car at the bottom of cliff believed to be missing Hilo woman's Oct 12, 2008
Police combed the area with canines trained in both live person and cadaver scent capabilities. The 1995 Chevy Corsica was found empty. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Searchers march through fields in Bolivar Oct 6, 2008
Leading the team was Detective Mark Holmes of the Port Arthur Police Department and his cadaver dog Jack. The two volunteered their expertise in search and recovery. (KHOU.com, TX)
Discovery of 2 bodies raises region's death toll to 35 Oct 5, 2008
His cadaver dog, a black Labrador named Jack, runs through it in sections at Holmes' direction ... Aki Yamaguchi, a volunteer with Greater Houston Search Dogs from Katy, brought two of her own cadaver dogs: Jazzy, a border collie, and yellow Labrador named Cooper. (Houston Chronicle)
Islanders who insisted on staying died in Ike Oct 5, 2008
This week, cadaver dogs pinpointed five spots on Crystal Beach where bodies could be trapped under rubble ... Orange County officials used search teams, helicopters and cadaver dogs but could not find Walker. (KHOU.com, TX)
Local volunteers return from aiding in Ike relief Oct 4, 2008
We were asked to bring cadaver dogs to clear neighborhoods in the city and county, Boaz said ... Both the bodies and the caskets had to be retrieved and stored until identification could be made and the cadavers returned to burial sites. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
Firefighter who took leg resigns, says she was 'trying to do good' Oct 4, 2008
This is what Economou, 38, recalled five days later during a taped interview with St. Lucie County Fire District investigators after allegations surfaced that she had taken Lambert's severed leg to use to train her cadaver dog ... Economou told investigators she had been training cadaver dogs for 15 years, and that procuring human tissue to train the canines had always been difficult ... There are legitimate sources for "training material" for SAR, and cadaver dogs. (The Palm Beach Post)
Surgical virtual reality Oct 3, 2008
It lets students feel what it;s like to drill at bone material during ear surgery and allows for repeated procedures without wasting cadaver material ... The advantage is the student can try a procedure repeatedly without endangering the life of a patient or wasting precious cadaver material, which is in short supply at some medical schools ... Matrka said from an academic or teaching standpoint the simulator has definite advantages to practicing on cadaver bones in a laboratory. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Plane wreckage Fossett's - bone fragment found Oct 3, 2008
Searchers said they would continue scratching for clues with 50 trackers on foot and with five cadaver-sniffing dogs, until the weather forces them out of the crash area, at an elevation of 10,000 feet ... "If anything can find any remains of Steve, it will be those cadaver dogs," said Lew Toulmin, a search-and-rescue expert who was in the New York Explorer's Club with Fossett and helped lead a team hunting for him north of here last month. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Body found in Bethel Oct 3, 2008
The Sheriff's Office cadaver dog and handler Deputy Coleman Wilson located the rest of the remains in a wooded area adjacent to the home. The body has been sent to the Medical Examiners Office in Chapel Hill for an autopsy. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
County Lines for October 3, 2008 Oct 3, 2008
Two cadaver dogs with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department are in Madera County helping search for the remains of missing aviation pioneer Steve Fossett, local officials said. The dogs Jaydan and Gusto along with four Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue team members, were dispatched from San Luis Obispo Wednesday night to a remote crash site near Mammoth Lakes, according to sheriff's officials. (Santa Maria Times)
Crews conduct grim search for bodies in Bolivar Peninsula debris Oct 3, 2008
A military helicopter took to the skies, and cadaver dog teams went on a house-to-house hunt. Other searchers combed through hot spots identified by cadaver dogs in the debris ... Cadaver dogs have located as many as 10 different debris piles worthy of sorting through board by board and brick by brick. (KHOU.com, TX)
Exhibit Offers Insight Into Human Body Sep 24, 2008
"Even the presentation of it is very artful and beautiful and you see that versus a cadaver on the table and how incredibly different that experience is," Davis said. She said that this is not only more aesthetically pleasing, but also unique. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Church, football make post-Ike Sunday seem normal Sep 22, 2008
Teams of cadaver dogs were still working their way through rubble and debris on Bolivar Peninsula, which suffered even heavier damage than Galveston. Evacuees from the peninsula will board dump trucks and other heavy vehicles this week to examine their homes, since the main road is impassible in many spots. (Boston Globe)
Campaign to promote organ donation gains momentum Sep 21, 2008
With the passing of the Transplant of Human Organs Act 1994, the concept of cadaver organ donation i.e. retrieval of organs from brain-dead persons has become legal, but inspite of that, hardly any cadaver organ donation takes place, said Dr Baldev Singh Aulakh, Chief Transplant Surgeon, Professor of Urology at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital on Saturday ... Therefore, cadaver donation is the only answer to meet the growing requirement of thousands in need. (Indian Express)
County judge: Bolivar's missing may never be found Sep 19, 2008
The searches on Bolivar have been conducted by members of Texas Task Force 1, specialized cadaver dog search teams as well as members of the local volunteer fire departments on the Peninsula that know the lay of the land better than anyone. In the coming days, the search will expand to include the area known as Goat Island. (KHOU.com, TX)
In the name of science (11) Sep 17, 2008
Billings Gazette photo - Karissa Hughes, a biology and chemistry student at Rocky Mountain College, has written a paper on the illegal cadaver trade in the US. She will present her findings at a bioethics conference in New York ... Piper, 59, has willed her body to Montana State University s body donation program, which supplies cadavers to science programs at several colleges around the state ... If we had more people donating bodies as cadavers, just think how well we could teach our future... (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Commentary: Dilbert guy's economic... Sep 17, 2008
Unfortunately, the alternative to the guy who promises to pillage my wallet is a lukewarm cadaver. I'm in trouble either way. (CNN -- Law)
Los Angeles trains collide, causing 'carnage' Sep 14, 2008
As light began to fade Friday evening, rescue workers aided by cadaver dogs searched methodically, and the residential neighborhood nearby filled with frantic family members of passengers trying desperately to get information. "I am so scared, I have no information," said Belen Villalobos, whose 18-year-old daughter, Maria, boarded the train in downtown Los Angeles less an hour before the crash. (International Herald Tribune)
At least 15 killed, scores are injured in LA train wreck Sep 13, 2008
Rescue workers aided by cadaver dogs searched for passengers - dead and alive - and the residential neighborhood nearby filled with frantic family members of passengers trying desperately to get information. The engine of the Union Pacific train, lying along a 90-degree curve of the track, was smashed almost beyond recognition. (Boston Globe)
Horrific 9/11 images indelibly seared into memories Sep 13, 2008
Cadaver dogs, overwhelmed by the smell of flesh, wore booties to protect their singed paws. Hospitals stood by in vain for survivors who never showed up. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Marine recovering from injuries Sep 12, 2008
While Walsh had two discs removed in his neck and cadaver bones put in during his surgery, he said Ryan has now been fitted with a walking cast on his left leg. Because the wounds to his right leg were so serious, Ryan never had a cast on it. (Easton Journal, MA)
Suspect in Westfield baby death to receive mental exam Sep 11, 2008
State police reported a search was conducted using cadaver dogs in the immediate area. A deceased male newborn was reportedly found in a wooded area near the home. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Comedian, survivor to headline cancer event Sep 9, 2008
Doctors also did bone replacement surgery, using a cadaver bone to remove the cancer from the bottom of his femur. "I just lived my life through it all," said Burton, a professional comedian and juggler. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
President May Require Attention In Another Hospital Sep 7, 2008
" Professor Oparaoji asked: Did he actually undergo renal transplantation? Was it ethical? Whose kidney? Was it a living or a cadaver donor? What is his prognosis? What is timeline for recuperation? What is his mental status? Can he effectively execute state functions? Did he properly hand over power to the Vice President, Goodluck Jonathan prior to this major surgery?" ... He noted that since there are two types of donors - a living donor or a diseased (cadaver) donor, the likely prognosis or... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Germany's excess corpses Sep 6, 2008
Inflation in the funeral business in Germany has led a record number of people to leave their bodies to science, to the point where researchers are now turning away cadavers or even charging donors ... "It is probably no accident that we have registered a boom in cadaver donations," he said ... In Frankfurt in the west, the number of donated cadavers has been rising for three to five years, said Christof Schomerus, on the anatomy department staff at the Goethe University. (iAfrica.com)
Branch to test knee, may play Sunday vs. Buffalo Sep 4, 2008
"Branch wanted to take an even faster route back. He walked into the office of noted specialist Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala., last winter and asked him to put a cadaver ACL in his knee, because he heard the recovery time from that is quicker. Andrews told him he valued Branch too much to take that risk, that often bodies reject cadaver tendons within six months. Branch settled for the more conservative route of Andrews replacing the ACL with a patella tendon from Branch's knee.Why rush... (ESPN -- Football News)
Yar'Adua back... 'very soon' Sep 4, 2008
The professor then asked: "Did he actually undergo renal transplantation? Was it ethical? Whose kidney? Was it a living or a cadaver donor? What is his prognosis? What is timeline for recuperation? What is his mental status? Can he effectively execute state functions?". According to him, while western doctors and medical practitioners are not "familiar with the practice in Saudi Arabia, I would be surprised if any credible transplant centre will risk a donor's life or jump over a potential... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Glad to be here Sep 3, 2008
And I have something in common with many Tech athletes (not athleticism, though I was captain of my HS hoops team): Dr. X, the Tech team surgeon, recently removed my ACL and gave me one from a cadaver. Old Gold Engineer, thanks for the welcome. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Summary judgment granted for NHRFR Court finds insufficient evidence for former firefighter's suit Sep 2, 2008
In the suit, Stoecker claimed that he was forced to "train" for a cadaver search while he had a calf injury. The document said that he carried 200 feet of fire hose up and down two stories blindfolded. (West New York Reporter, NJ)
Chronology of organ transplantation Aug 27, 2008
1962 The first cadaver donor was used for a transplant of a kidney, which kept the recipient alive for 21 months. 1966 A simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant was achieved. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Daily Briefing Aug 23, 2008
Cadaver exhibitor s chief resigns. Premier Exhibitions Inc., which settled a probe by New York s attorney general over the cadavers in its Bodies The Exhibition, said Chief Executive Bruce Eskowitz resigned as part of a restructuring. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Praying for a miracle/"Every day, 17 people die waiting for an organ transplant." Aug 22, 2008
Two weeks after she turned 5, Ashlie received a cadaver kidney. It wasn't a good match, as the kidney came with a virus that attacked her body. (Nevada Journal, IA)
Head scratcher Aug 21, 2008
The sheriff indicated that no other bone fragments were found and that there is no way to know if the bone came from a medical cadaver. Donaldson said investigators need any information anyone may have about the bone. (Odessa American, TX)
Schultz on Trotter Aug 18, 2008
There s also a good possibility that doctors will replace a portion of the knee with bone from a cadaver. Expected length of rehab: nine months. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Keep shoulder woes at arms length Aug 16, 2008
"We'll be using cadaver models," Ramappa said ... But you can't put a price on the cadaver donations that will make the study possible. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
The voucher delusion Aug 12, 2008
Budwiser: My guess is when that rancid, maggoty POS shows up at Walmart, all of the patrons flee in disgust away from his putrid, bloated, inverted female cadaver, and that is why he hates all of us. Like it is our fault or something. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Over 20 dogs found dead in field Aug 12, 2008
"He called me 10 minutes later and told me to bring cadaver bags, so right there my stomach just dropped," said Jane Keuhn, Central Nebraska Humane Society. "They were dead, there were 23 of them. We did send one to the hospital but it did not make it," Valdez said. (Pet-Abuse.com)
Bionic breakthrough in sight with an Australian first Aug 10, 2008
Following successful animal studies this year, the researchers have drafted three surgeons to soon implant the device in a cadaver. By the end of the year, two or three volunteer patients, including Marrickville man Steve Horan, 30, will have a temporary device implanted. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Read Greta's interview Aug 9, 2008
And they had cadaver dogs, which sniffed (ph) on it. VAN SUSTEREN: And of course, the bottom line is that no one even knows if Caylee is dead or not. (Fox News)
Falcons' Finneran confident he can make return Aug 9, 2008
"It was a cadaver ligament," Finneran said. "So we went a different route the second time. We used my own tissue and patellar tendon stuff. It worked out good, and everything is solid. My patellar tendon is my new ACL.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Injured ‘Superman’ racing to recover for triathon Aug 8, 2008
Cannon s surgery involved attaching a new anterior cruciate ligament from a cadaver and drilling holes into his bone to try to get the cartilage to grow back. I can t run, Cannon said. (Santa Maria Times)
New leads in Tegan Lane mystery Aug 8, 2008
A forensic archaeologist and cadaver dogs have been at a Gladesville address since Monday as police searched for more clues to Tegan's whereabouts. She disappeared on September 14, 1996 - two days after Keli Lane gave birth to her at Auburn Hospital in Sydney's west. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Obituaries for Aug. 5 Aug 5, 2008
" In addition to his music, Mr. DiMuzzio enjoyed listening to football and baseball games and children's spelling bees. He was the son of the late Helen Hargos. Survivors: Wife of 34 years, Joyce Marie Glover DiMuzzio; nieces, nephews. Service: Will be held at the Jacquelyn A. Buckheit Funeral Chapel, Mansfield, Pa., on a date to be determined by the family. Burial: Tioga County Memorial Gardens, Charleston, Township. Condolences: www.buckheitfcandcrematory.com Louis J. Ferrara, 61, Former... (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Twelve years on, they're still digging for baby Tegan Aug 5, 2008
TWO YEARS after the state coroner declared Keli Lane had told a "litany of lies'' about the disappearance of her newborn daughter, police have started digging for Tegan Lane's corpse under a house in Gladesville. The light-green weatherboard home on Venus Street, where Ms Lane's one-time boyfriend was living when Tegan disappeared in 1996, was buzzing with activity yesterday as dozens of police began the excavation. About 10am, a forensic archaeologist began the painstaking task of sifting the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
HEALTH BLOG: Read the latest child wellness tips Aug 5, 2008
Parenting and kids' health - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Unhappy about Happy Meals and the like. (USA Today -- Money)
Going for gold in the greatest show on Earth Aug 4, 2008
Reconstructed with tissue from a donor cadaver, the 2006 World Cup champion made a speedy comeback to win back-to-back international competitions. Her wins at the German and Spanish opens have national coach Daniel Trenton backing the 57-67 kilogram division competitor to reproduce his own efforts in 2000 to win a medal. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Police dig under home to search for baby Aug 4, 2008
A forensic archaeologist and cadaver dogs are being used in the search under a Sydney house for the remains of baby Tegan Lane, who disappeared shortly after she was born nearly 12 years ago ... Cadaver dogs also would be used in the search ... "Using the cadaver dogs is all part of the process of searching the house again, coupled with the techniques that the archaeologist will be using.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Cold case squad renew dig for baby Tegan Aug 4, 2008
While police will not confirm the address of the house, it is believed it is the same house police searched with specialist cadaver dogs in July 2005 ... "Cadaver dogs aren't infallible. That's why we use [them] with other technology and after this search today we'll be satisfied the search has been done to the nth degree." ... It is understood Ms Lane lived in the Gladesville home for four days a week with her then boyfriend and that cadaver dogs had searched the home and found nothing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Foot Found on Washington Beach Aug 4, 2008
Deputies and a cadaver dog spent much of Sunday looking for other body parts. They found nothing else. (Q13.com, WA)
Adventures in Healthcare Jul 30, 2008
These campers have been in every department in the hospital and visited the Washington University cadaver lab and medical library. In order to be a part of this camp, students must get a letter of reference, fill out an application, and write an essay. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
* [BOOK REVIEW] Chasing thrills with Elvis Cole, private eye Jul 27, 2008
The cadaver in question is Lionel Byrd, a hard-core tough who once had been a suspect in the murder of a prostitute. Byrds body is discovered holding a scrapbook filled with grisly Polaroid shots of seven murdered young women, including that prostitute (Yvonne Bennett). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
