Injury no obstacle to leading a normal life, says teen burn victim
Evansville Courier & Press Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:02 PM PDT
The previous seven months of Jessica Brooks' life have been marked by a series of milestones: awaking from a medically induced coma, learning to speak again, eating without help, regaining the strength to walk and, more recently, returning home. It's a slow and steady process for the 19-year-old Brooks, who suffered serious burns on more than half of her body when, in February, she doused her ... |
'Reservoir' for HIV found in brain
Northern Star Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:45 PM PDT
AUSTRALIAN scientists have identified another key "reservoir" for HIV - in the brain - posing a new challenge in the search for a way to eradicate the virus from the body. |
Hospitals Seeing Rise In H1N1 Cases
NBC 17 Raleigh Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:40 PM PDT
Hospitals across the state are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of patients with the flu. WakeMed says it is no exception, with an average of 70 patients reporting flu-like symptoms coming to its four emergency departments every day this week. According to Emergency Physician Dr. Lisa Thompson, patients are complaining of generalized body aches, high fever, dry cough and a sore throat ... |
USA Weightlifting to undertake bold new plan to increase revenues
Standard-Examiner Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:15 PM PDT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- In its latest rebuilding effort, weightlifting's national governing body thinks it can boost revenues by adding sponsors, increase exposure for athletes through media endeavors and place the sport on a larger platform with a TV contract for the 2012 U.S. Olympic trials. Those are the immediate goals of USA Weightlifting chief executive officer Rick Adams, who recently ... |
Death crash after police chase
Oldham Advertiser Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:48 PM PDT
THE parents of a young driver who died after crashing into a lamppost following a police pursuit say there "wasn't a bad bone" in his body. |
Elementary school students charged with marijuana posession in Wilmington
WWAY 3 Wilmington Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:42 PM PDT
Video Body Two Snipes students have been charged with marijuana posession today. Both students will be processed through the juvenile petition system. The age of the students will not be released, nor their identity. The Snipes Academy of Arts & Design is kindergarten through 5th grade. Story image Story summary Marijuana was found on the grounds of a Wilmington school on Wednesday. Story ... |
High-Dose Daunorubicin in Older Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
New England Journal of Medicine Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:29 PM PDT
Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who were more than 60 years of age received treatment to induce a complete remission that consisted of cytarabine and daunorubicin; the latter was given at a dose of either 45 mg per square meter of body-surface area (the conventional dose of the drug) or 90 mg per square meter. As compared with patients who received the conventional dose of ... |
Forum aimed at informing locals about Titan Cement
WWAY 3 Wilmington Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:13 PM PDT
Video Body The effort to stop a cement plant from going up in Castle Hayne continues to mount. Tuesday night, the League of Women Voters of the Lower Cape Fear hosted an informational forum about the proposed Titan Cement Plant. Pediatrician Ed Hoger spoke to the crowd about the dangers of toxic emissions, like mercury. Attendees said they came to learn more. “I teach environmental science at ... |
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