Health officials were scrambling to determine if the virus can be spread through blood transfusions, even as they emphasized that the blood supply is very safe. The risk of contracting West Nile from blood is significantly lower than the risk of forgoing any procedure that would call for a blood transfusion, they said. Ultimately, a […]
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OGDEN, Utah — A Utah mayor killed while serving in the National Guard in Afghanistan had “loved the Afghan people” and was a man of conviction, confidence and compassion, family and military leaders said at a public funeral Saturday. Brent Taylor, 39, was killed Nov. 3 in an attack by one of the Afghan commandos […]
“When the vampire bat bites its victim, it secretes this powerful clot-dissolving substance so that the victim’s blood will keep flowing, allowing the bat to feed,” said Dr. Robert Medcalf of the Monash University Department of Medicine at Box Hill Hospital in Victoria, Australia. That same substance — Desmodus rotundus salivary plasminogen activator, or DSPA […]
Mice that get weekly injections of an experimental treatment have remained healthy for more than 500 days so far after getting a dose of the rogue proteins that cause the disease. Untreated mice generally died within about 200 days. The treatment sharply reduced the buildup of the dangerous proteins in the spleen, and the researchers […]
Li Na, a two-time Grand Slam winner and reigning champion of the Australian Open, announced Friday that she is retiring from tennis. Television stations in Li’s native China reported Thursday that she was planning to retire. In an open letter, Li thanks fans and cites recurring injuries — she’s had three surgeries on her right […]
NAIROBI, Kenya — David Odhiambo was one of the blue-uniformed security guards tasked with protecting Nairobi’s Westgate Mall one year ago when four heavily armed terrorists attacked. The work David was paid to do – search purses and bags, mostly – earned him two bullets in the head, injuries that cost him his job.
The new number is far higher than any previous estimate produced by the administration or Congress, but it reflects what lawmakers and health care analysts have known all along: As baby boomers turn 65 and swell Medicare’s rolls, the government’s tab for their health care is expected to rise substantially. Medicare chief Mark B. McClellan […]
“We go to the Eat ‘n Park to meet and chill, maybe don’t eat the right things,” he said, referring to a regional chain restaurant famous for its smiley-faced cookies. “There’s not much else to do.” Here in his small hometown in the mountains of Western Pennsylvania and in other rural communities like it, many […]
Georgia-based Mariner Health Care, the nation’s third largest long-term health care company, agreed this week to pay Earl Dean Griffith’s widow and children $1.875 million, a week before their lawsuit was to be tried. “After several years of fighting and denying responsibility despite the overwhelming evidence, (Mariner) went ahead and settled the case,” said Chip […]
Even people working out at the gym say most folks won’t consider that, and the experts behind the government’s recommendation say 30 minutes a day is enough for most.