Mediterranean cruise death and tick fever
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Dr. Erik McLaughlinPosted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:28am1 Comment
A recent letter to the editor of Emerging Infectious Disease ( EID ), published by the CDC, discusses a case of Israeli Spotted Fever as the cause of death in a traveler... by the CDC, discusses a case of Israeli Spotted Fever as the cause of death in a traveler who cruised the Mediterranean. The article citation and link can be found here:
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Yellow Fever Vaccine Deaths
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Dr. Erik McLaughlinPosted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:32am
CDC released a statement about some deaths that have been linked with Yellow Fever vaccines, in Peru. Here’s the link: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel... yellow feverdeaths, vaccine reactions, yellow fever vaccine, yellow fever vaccine deaths
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Reflections on Death, #1: Recycling of the Dead (An Excerpt from Death & Sex)
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Chelsea GreenPosted
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 [...]
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Treating the Dead and Redefining Death
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Linda MacDonald GlennPosted
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
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SUGAR SHOCK! Can Be Deadly: High Blood Sugar Triggers About 3.1 Million Deaths A Year, Researchers Find
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Connie BennettPosted
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 deathsRead on »
Calvin Coolidge Is Dead: What Does "Death" Mean?
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Thaddeus PopePosted
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...
President Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) had such a reputation as a man of few words that upon hearing the news of his death, popular poet Dorothy Parker quipped "How can
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Yes, Brain Death Means You Are Really Dead!
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Bob AronsonPosted
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 ...
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DREAMS ABOUT DEATH OR DYING
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DrKathyPosted
Sun 30 Nov 2008 12:15pm
to death or is already dead, depending on where you are at in your progress. For instance, If I were to dream of my Uncle Bill dying from lung cancer because of his smoking habit, I..., meaning his habit within me died! Therefore ask yourself (when dreaming of death), “What trait or habit or skill does this dead person have that somehow reflects me?”
The scripture
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The Odds of Dying an Undignified Death: One in Five So They Say
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Linda MacDonald GlennPosted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:26pm
of persons dying suddenly and unexpectedly. As the author explains, people are significantly more likely to die a lonely and prolonged death in a long-term care facility or hospital preceded by multiple organ failure, pneumonia, or dementia.1,2 One in 5 persons are expected to die from deaths that would be considered “shameful” (ie, dying alone with dementia
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Your Thoughts on Death and Dying
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Laura Y.Posted
Wed 15 Oct 2008 7:54amdeath and dying, there are a few people in my life who I really don't want to die. When I think about their mortality, I am encompassed with very uncomfortable feelings that have... in the support system of three very close friends who have died of cancer, and I have learned from their example about death and dying.
This has been an evolving issue for me. When I
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