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Reflections on Death, #1: Recycling of the Dead (An Excerpt from Death & Sex) by Chelsea Green Patient Expert

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:00pm The following is an excerpt from Death & Sex by Tyler Volk and Dorion Sagan. It has been adapted for the Web. From chapter 4: Recycling of the Dead When carbon ends its “lifetime” in the biosphere, it doesn’t stop being carbon. It merely passes into a deeper zone. One is reminded here of ancient myths that [...] Read on »

Treating the Dead and Redefining Death by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 3:17pm : "But if the cells are still alive, why can't doctors revive someone who has been dead for an hour? Because once the cells have been without oxygen for more than five minutes, they die when... deficits from brain death organ transplantation and termination of treatment decisions for the brain-dead and neurologically impaired Read on »

SUGAR SHOCK! Can Be Deadly: High Blood Sugar Triggers About 3.1 Million Deaths A Year, Researchers Find by Connie Bennett Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 18 Dec 2008 8:11pm the world are unnecessarily dying just because their blood sugar levels soar too high. What pains me is that these deaths are, by and large, unnecessary! What it comes down... are due to diabetes. That addds up to some 3.1 million people each year dying from high blood glucose each year. (And that's, of course, more than the 2.4 million yearly deaths Read on »

Calvin Coolidge Is Dead: What Does "Death" Mean? by Thaddeus Pope Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 11:03am in the other direction, to constrain the definition of death. Bob Truog is right. We do "gerrymander" the criteria we use to call people dead to reach the results we want, especially... was certainly for a good cause. But perhaps it is time to expose those judgments and face some of our tragic choices. Truog suggests that debate over the definition of death will abate Read on »

Yes, Brain Death Means You Are Really Dead! by Bob Aronson Patient Expert

Posted Wed 16 May 2012 8:16am Are brain dead patients really dead? That’s the question many people are asking because of stories circulated by irresponsible journalists, TV shows and movies who seek sensational plots and people who just refuse to acknowledge the facts. The simple answer to this question is, “Absolutely. If you’ve been declared brain dead by a qualifie ... Read on »

Childhood Obesity More Than Doubles Risk of Death before Age 55 by Partnership for Prevention Posted Wed 10 Feb 2010 3:01pm Childhood obesity more than doubles the risk of dying before age 55according to a new long-term study that followed nearly 5,000 children. The study is in the New England Journal of Medicine. Although recent data suggest a leveling off of obesity in the U.S.one in six teens is obese. "What this particular study shows isobesity is going to cause Read on »

Unborn baby dies in car wreck caused by mother's negligence&father sues for wrongful death by Patty .. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 02 Aug 2010 2:26am some states do not recognize wrongful death of an unborn child or require the child be born alive and then die as a result of the negligence, I feel the father deserves some sort... According to findlaw.com, a "wrongful death" occurs when a person is killed due to the negligence or misconduct of another individual, company or entity Read on »

Cause of Death, Not Breastfeeding? The Bias That Won't Die by Dr. Polly Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Tue 20 Apr 2010 7:09pm

1 Comment , rather NOT breast-feeding, is now officially linked to death. Forget mere ear infections and bouts of gastro-intestinal distress. We're talking The Great Beyond. That Good Night... be latched to breasts for a year or else risk disease and now undoubtedly death), persisted through the frequencies of breast-feeding and subsequent lamentation that more women don't Read on »

Stressful Childhood Can Lead to Earlier Death by Heartstrong Registered Nurse

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Posted Fri 23 Oct 2009 10:03pm or divorced during childhood were more likely to die prematurely. Those who reported 6 or more of the negative childhood experiences were 1 ½ times more likely to die prematurely than those who reported none. People with bad childhood experiences died at about age 61 compared to 79 years of age for people who didn’t have negative experiences as children Read on »

Childhood Obesity and Glucose Intolerance Linked With Premature Death by Poh Tin Tan Posted Sun 14 Feb 2010 12:00am From Heartwire Michael O'Riordan February 10, 2010 (Umeå, Sweden) – Obesity, glucose intolerance, and hypertension in childhood are strongly linked with premature death... of the study are published in the February 11, 2010 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. BMI Associated With Increased Risk of Premature Death From Endogenous Causes Speaking Read on »