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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 »
Can Improper Storage of Measles Vaccines Lead to Death? Four Babies Die in India. by Kim S. Patient Expert Posted Wed 17 Mar 2010 12:00am A tragedy from Telegraph India . Babies dead after anti-measles shots in MP Bhopal, March 14: Four babies have died after being given anti-measles.... Nine-month-old Arman Vishwakarma — one of 10 babies hospitalised in a serious condition — died this morning, police said. There was no official word on the vaccines, but Bhopal 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 »
Treating the Dead and Redefining Death by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven 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 »
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 »
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... 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 Read on »
Mother's touch of love&instinct mixed with a little hope&faith brings life to a dead baby,dying baby&a 3yr old! by Patty .. Patient Expert Posted Sun 19 Sep 2010 2:11am will her baby survived. Here's another similar story A miracle baby struck down by meningitis has survived despite suffering seven heart attacks in one night. Ivan Cawley... in one night Sade told how the ten-month-old was left temporarily paralysed and hooked up to a ventilator within hours of contracting the deadly disease. But now he has Read on »
RECALL: Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby Motion Beds/Hammocks by Denise and Alan F. Patient Expert Posted Tue 08 Dec 2009 9:04am entrapped or wedged against the hammock’s fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard. Incidents/Injuries: Amby Baby is aware of two infant suffocation deaths... Hotline: (866) 544-9721 December 8, 2009 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 Release #10-FOR CLEARANCE CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Infant Suffocation Deaths Read on »
Infant deaths: HR notice to AIIMS, health official by Dr. J. Mariano Anto Bruno M. Medical Doctor Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 10:57am New Delhi: Taking note of the deaths of 49 infants during clinical trials, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Indian Health Ministry..., the AIIMS earlier this month admitted 49 babies had died during clinical trials over the past two and a half years. The AIIMS Paediatrics Department conducted 42 sets of trials Read on »