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" Lily-Rose, Depps 8-year-old daughter with Vanessa Paradis, grew mysteriously ill in late February and was rushed to a British hospital not far from the Sweeney Todd set. Nine frightening days later, doctors discovered Lily Roses ailment resulted from a seemingly insignificant prick from a rusty tack. According to In Touch, "the wound was left untreated" and "blood poisoning developed. It has now spread through her body and has affected her vital organs. (MSNBC -- News)
Huge cut in superbug infections at hospitals Nov 7, 2007
There has been a 10 per cent reduction of MRSA blood poisoning infection in all regions of the UK since September 2006. ADVERTISEMENT. (ic Coventry)
* Parents seeking insurance coverage for treatment of infant's rare skin condition Nov 6, 2007
The infected wounds have resulted in septicemia, or blood poisoning, Wang said. Daily changes of specialized silicon-foam dressing sold under the trade name Mepilex are necessary to protect the baby's skin from trauma, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Hospital Infections Fall Nov 6, 2007
They had increased in the previous year by some seven per cent. Professor Pete Borriello, director of the Centre for Infections, said: "These latest figures show a continuing downward trend in MRSA blood poisoning infections. Some NHS Trusts have made a significant impact on their MRSA infection rates, against a backdrop of increasing workloads. "However, more work needs to be done to see the same level of decrease with C. difficile and we are encouraging Trusts to use the figures to raise the... (StaffNurse.com)
MRSA bloodstream infections showing steady decrease Nov 5, 2007
Britain's Health Protection Agency (HPA) has published the Annual Report on Healthcare Associated Infection 2007, as well as the latest quarterly report on the MRSA blood poisoning and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection figures. The latest annual MRSA blood poisoning figures have shown a 10% decrease in the last complete year of mandatory surveillance, with 6,381 cases of MRSA reported in England between April 2006 and March 2007, compared to 7096 between April 2005 and March 2006... (News-Medical.net)
Listeria Contamination in Queso Fresco, Fresh White Cheese Oct 31, 2007
Listeria contaminated product could cause Listeriosis, a disease that usually causes mild flu-like symptoms in healthy individuals; however in immune-compromised individuals, meningitis and blood poisoning can occur. Pregnant women are also considered a high-risk group, as Listeriosis can also result in stillbirths. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Alerts)
French muck: Is this the new penicillin? Oct 30, 2007
" The effectiveness of the French green clays, which are mostly made of minerals called smectite and illite, was first demonstrated by Line Brunet de Courssou, a French doctor fighting buruli at clinics in Ivory Coast and Guinea. When she approached the WHO in 2002 with 50 case studies showing how the flesh-eating disease had been halted by her clay poultices, the organisation described her work as "impressive" but denied her funding because of a lack of scientific evidence. After de Courssou's... (Independent)
A Look Back in Time: Purpose outpaces distance Oct 29, 2007
The judge died of blood poisoning. District Judge C.E. Carpenter said the assassin had threatened to kill him, also, and everyone associated with a lawsuit. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
MRSA Symptoms, Treatment Oct 26, 2007
MRSA pneumonia and blood poisoning have high. death rates. (WNBC.com, NY)
Mother in child deaths case freed Oct 25, 2007
The cause of death was ruled to be an ear infection that turned to blood poisoning. The death in 2003 of three-year-old Shania, who fell off a coffee table, prompted the criminal investigation. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
'King Tut died in a hunting mishap' Oct 24, 2007
That in turn probably led to lethal blood poisoning. Now further evidence has come to light suggesting that he suffered the fracture while hunting game from a chariot. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Student dies as university hit by double outbreak of meningitis Oct 17, 2007
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Superbug outbreak hits baby unit Oct 17, 2007
Rineke Schram, medical director for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "I can confirm our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit has been closed to admissions since mid-September when the MRSA organism was identified in the unit. "We have very recently found out that the strain is Panton Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) positive MRSA - a strain which can cause more serious illnesses in immuno-suppressed people - that is the elderly, severely ill or people with blood poisoning and wound infections ...... (Independent)
Cranberries a food of much value Oct 16, 2007
Indigenous Americans used cranberries in poultices for treating wounds and blood poisoning. American sailors and colonists used cranberries to prevent scurvy and in treatment of blood disorders, stomach ailments, liver problems, fever, swollen glands and mumps. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Ottawa Hospital to screen patients for superbugs Oct 15, 2007
Its damage can be minor and treated with a topical antibiotic, or it can be merciless, causing blood poisoning, pneumonia and decayed lungs. The superbug is easily transmitted and thrives in hospitals. (Globe and Mail)
Jason Lewis completes epic world voyage Oct 7, 2007
"Mr Lewis, a surprisingly sane-sounding former public schoolboy, began the trip with his London University friend Steve Smith. The setbacks are legion: he caught malaria twice, and blood poisoning 1,300 miles from land in the Pacific. Mr Smith became fed up with the expedition in 1998 and gave up.By 2001, Mr Lewis, who has received mostly small-scale sponsorship along the way, was 23,000 in debt.He paid it off with three years' work on a Colorado bison farm before continuing his journey.Mr... (Telegraph.co.uk)
Globe-trotting on human power Oct 7, 2007
Along the way, Lewis capsized in two oceans, was chased by a 17-foot crocodile in Australia, suffered from two bouts of malaria, underwent surgery for two hernias, nearly died of blood poisoning 1,300 miles out to sea from Hawaii, stumbled upon a civil war in the Solomon Islands, suffered acute altitude sickness while biking over the Himalayas, got hit by a car and sustained fractures to both legs in Colorado, was robbed at the point of a machete in Sumatra and arrested as a spy in Egypt. He... (Los Angeles Times)
China rejects U.S. sardines, says they're infected Oct 2, 2007
The report said sample inspections showed the sardines were infected with listeria monocytogens, a bacteria that can lead to vomiting, fever and blood poisoning. Mattel ordered three high-profile recalls this summer involving more than 21 million Chinese-made toys, including Barbie doll accessories and toy cars because of concerns about lead paint or tiny magnets that could be swallowed. (USA Today -- Money)
China rejects U.S.-made sardines Oct 2, 2007
Sample detection shows that the sardines were infected with "listeria monocytogens," or a bacteria that can lead to various diseases, such as breath difficulty, vomiting, rash, meningitis, fever, coma and blood poisoning, or even death for human beings and animals, the bureau said. The sardines, valued at about 40,000 U.S. dollars, were found to be originally manufactured in the United States, it said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Antibiotic Resistant ESBL-Producing E.coli Strain Spreading In UK Sep 25, 2007 Red means lead Sep 14, 2007 Hospital sued over crippling superbug Sep 14, 2007 Free Vaccinations Offered For El Dorado County Pre-Teens Sep 12, 2007 Lone star statement Sep 12, 2007 Government initiatives targets super bugs Sep 11, 2007 Top hospital to screen all patients for superbugs Sep 8, 2007 Former soap star charged with drink driving Sep 7, 2007 Miracle salve only a memory today Aug 26, 2007 Indonesia must be smarter in handing out antibiotics Aug 20, 2007 Real lead danger is in houses Aug 15, 2007 Child Lead Poisoning Mostly from House Paint Aug 15, 2007 Infected Foot Blister Kills British Man Aug 8, 2007 Call for end to live exports Aug 3, 2007 Hundreds of cattle die in sea journey Aug 2, 2007 Continue reading Jul 11, 2007 Lessons in the sweet science Jul 1, 2007 Labor strife is not what it used to be Jul 1, 2007 Neonatal IC unit reopens at Mount Sinai Jun 12, 2007 Exhibit celebrates state's love for cars Jun 10, 2007 Campaign to raise awareness on pneumococcal disease to be launched Jun 7, 2007 Baby-killing pathogen reappears at Toronto hospital Jun 2, 2007 Top of the World Jun 1, 2007 Officials seek source of infection in closed neonatal care unit Jun 1, 2007 Neonatal unit shut after infection kills baby May 31, 2007 GP Services Slammed Over Death May 27, 2007 INTERVIEW-Alliance speeds up new vaccine use in poor countries May 26, 2007 Depp on daughter's health May 11, 2007 No go for pneumococcal vaccine: MOH Apr 26, 2007 Our sacrifice, at home and abroad Apr 25, 2007 After Coming Down With the Flu, Student From Falls Village Dies Apr 20, 2007 Hoarding 53 animals Apr 19, 2007 Cash, Grass, or Brass—No One Rides for Free Apr 18, 2007 Rattlesnake Capsules Linked to Salmonella Poisoning Apr 17, 2007 Rattlesnake pillstied to salmonella Apr 16, 2007 Rattlesnake meat cure can cause salmonella: study Apr 15, 2007 Listerine recalling 4 million bottles Apr 13, 2007 The 1927 New York Yankees Apr 12, 2007 Hospital Infections: Past, Present and Future Mar 31, 2007 Meningitis and septicaemia Mar 30, 2007 Boy contracts rare disease Mar 28, 2007 Read John's My Word Mar 24, 2007 Johnny Depp's daughter had E.coli Mar 24, 2007 Burn victim may soon return Mar 20, 2007 That sinking feeling: mired in his own mud Mar 16, 2007 Johnny Depp's work refusal Mar 14, 2007 Depp's ill daughter 'much better' Mar 11, 2007 Get Well Soon Mar 9, 2007 Israel probes hospital superbug Mar 8, 2007 Refreshing Weekley full of surprises Mar 4, 2007 Backbench push for dental boost Feb 15, 2007 It's too late when the tooth fairy comes calling Feb 6, 2007 I was poisoned by Russians, human rights judge says Feb 1, 2007 Women turn from exercise and dieting to liposuction Jan 30, 2007 - Kira Cochrane: Why is liposuction booming? Jan 30, 2007 Rosalie Bradford: The life and death of the world's fattest woman Jan 29, 2007 Hospital failings in child death Jan 26, 2007 Father of scalded toddler may sue over hospital error Jan 26, 2007 Virgin lizard becomes new parent Jan 25, 2007 'Virgin birth' dragon Flora becomes a mum and dad Jan 25, 2007 Hospital Death Rate Study Reveals Wide Variations And Stresses Importance Of Registered Nurses Jan 17, 2007 Second death hits 'insurance' tasmanian devil population Jan 10, 2007
E.coli strain, which is said to be harder to treat than MRSA, now infects about 30,000 people annually in England and Wales, according to a TV Tonight Programme (Medical News Today)
'We were in a living nightmare' Sep 18, 2007
Septicaemia blood poisoning that causes the tell-tale rash in meningitis cases had set in. Doctors diagnosed the Group B strain of meningitis, which accounts for 60 per cent of all meningitis cases in the UK, and for which there is no vaccine. (South Tyneside Today)
Last year about 1900 children in Missouri were diagnosed with lead blood poisoning. More than three quarters of the children had a level between 10 to 20 micrograms. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
The damage it inflicts can be minor and treated with a topical antibiotic, or it can be merciless, causing blood poisoning, deep wound infections, decayed lungs and pneumonia. Those with open wounds are vulnerable, as they provide a quick port of entry. (Globe and Mail -- National)
The county is offering the following shots: a vaccine against meningitis and blood poisoning, one against tetanus-diptheria and whooping cough, another one for the flu shot, and finally, for girls, the HPV vaccine which can guard against some types of cervical cancer. The Centers for Disease Control recommends these vaccines for all 11- and 12-year-olds. (KCRA 3, CA)
Cincinnati's James Nippert died in 1923 after developing blood poisoning after getting spiked during a game. Olin Buchanan is the senior college football writer for Rivals. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Symptoms can vary from a blotch of reddened skin treatable with a topical antibiotic to a merciless attack that causes blood poisoning, decayed lungs, pneumonia and infected heart valves. For those reasons, it has become public enemy No. 1 in England and the United States, where it has already colonized hospitals. (Globe and Mail -- National)
The damage it inflicts can be minor and treated with a topical antibiotic, or it can be swift and furious, causing blood poisoning, decayed lungs, pneumonia and infected heart valves. Patients are often blindsided by infections after a seemingly innocuous hospital visit. (Globe and Mail)
He was written out when the character died from blood poisoning. Three months before his drink driving charge, Brummer's mother told a Sydney-based radio station he was currently working as a window cleaner. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
His most popular was the All Healing Ointment, used for ulcers, gangrene, blood poisoning, abscesses and sores. A salve called Eczema was used to treat diaper rash, poison ivy and cracked skin, while Pile was for hemorrhoids. (Scranton Times, PA)
In the United States, where many antibiotics are used, multi-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infect and kill 17,500 people every year, and in the United Kingdom these same MRSA cause blood poisoning in approximately 8,000 people every yea -- and many die from these infections. Antibiotics are not harmless drugs, they should only be prescribed when a bacterial infection is proven to be present or highly likely to be present. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
There is no medicinal treatment for lower levels of blood poisoning, but recognizing the condition can help guide nutritional and educational measures, Rosen said. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Health)
There is no medicinal treatment for lower levels of blood poisoning, but recognizing the condition can help guide nutritional and educational measures, Rosen said. About 310,000 U.S. children ages 1 to 5 have blood lead levels that require treatment or other measures, according to the. (Fox News)
A grandfather died after a blister caused by tight new shoes led to blood poisoning and massive organ failure, according to a story in the Daily Mail ... He was taken to hospital and diagnosed with blood poisoning, or septicaemia, and died within a month. (Fox News)
The main causes of death were "shipping fever" pneumonia, heat stress and blood poisoning, a quarantine service report said ... The blood poisoning came from infected leg wounds that were caused by lame animals lying for long periods on the ship's abrasive decks. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Most of the livestock which died at sea were Friesian bulls from Portland which suffered septicaemia, or blood poisoning, from infected leg wounds caused by sitting or lying on abrasive flooring. About 30-40 were euthanased by the on-board veterinarian. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Very serious cases of this infection can even include blood poisoning, pneumonia and an infection of the heart valves and lining. Concerned citizens can do numerous things to ensure that this bacteria isn't carried into their own homes. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Harold Hardwick (1914): Broke Les Darcy's teeth during a bout, which led to his fatal blood poisoning. Hardwick won a gold medal for swimming at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm and worked for the NSW Department of Education for 33 years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Here's a small example of the intense theater of labor strife back then: James R. Hoffa, the head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, once said to A.H. Raskin, who for 40 years covered labor brilliantly for The New York Times: "Abe, you're going to scratch yourself on your typewriter one day and die of blood poisoning.". Such days are gone, probably forever. (North County Times)
The move comes after a baby, described as very premature, died during the last weekend in May of bacteremia, commonly known as blood poisoning, after becoming infected with serratia. The organism is found fairly commonly in the bowels of adults. (Globe and Mail -- National)
The constant, repetitive motion of cranking the vehicle to start it caused bruising on Allen's arm, which led to blood poisoning. He did recover, though. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
That is because the disease can lead to pneumonia, blood poisoning and meningitis in any child right up to the age of 9. ADVERTISEMENT. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Last weekend, one tiny infant weighing less than three pounds died of bacteremia, or blood poisoning, after contracting serratia. It is the second time in two months that a Toronto neonatal unit has been hit with a bacterial infection. (Canada.com)
A two-week-old premature infant died of blood poisoning last weekend after acquiring serratia, an organism found naturally in the bowels of adults, but that can lead to severe infections in babies. Four others babies in the Level 3 unit, where high-risk infants are admitted, tested positive for serratia, but had not shown symptoms of infection as of yesterday. (Hamilton Spectator)
A two-week-old premature infant died of blood poisoning over the weekend after acquiring serratia, an organism found naturally in the bowels of adults, but that can lead to severe infections in babies. Four others babies in the level 3 unit, where high-risk infants are admitted, tested positive for serratia, but had not shown symptoms of infection Thursday. (Globe and Mail -- National)
The infant died of bacteremia, commonly known as blood poisoning, at Mount Sinai Hospital after acquiring serratia, a particularly harmful pathogen that can cause severe infections in babies, Allison McGeer, the hospital's director of infection control, confirmed in a telephone interview Wednesday. This is one of the organisms we really worry about it, Dr. McGeer said. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Penny Campbell, 41, from Islington, North London, became ill after a routine operation and died of blood poisoning when the out-of-hours doctors failed to diagnose her condition ... Failings in the out-of-hours GP system has led to the death of a 41-year-old woman from blood poisoning. (Sky News)
Rotavirus causes diarrhoea and 500,000 deaths among children, while pneumococcus causes pneumonia, meningitis and blood poisoning and is a leading cause of death for infants. Both diseases affect children on every continent, but are particularly deadly in developing nations. (Reuters AlertNet)
" Johnny and Vanessa kept a constant bedside vigil when Lily-Rose was admitted to a London hospital with what was initially thought to be blood poisoning. The couple - who also have a five-year-old son, John Jack - were distraught when they discovered their daughter had actually contracted the deadly bug, which caused her kidneys to shut down. Johnny - who is currently shooting 'Sweeney Todd' in London - revealed the scare made him realise how blessed he is. He said, "It is a reminder to us of... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
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Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. The story was powerful enough: a tale of a mother's love and her son's courage in war. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
She stabilized on that machine, but she was also suffering from sepsis, a sort of blood poisoning caused by too much infection in the body. By Thursday evening Jessy's pupils were dilated, a sign of bleeding in the brain, and the doctors had done a CT scan and saw the bleeding. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Kim Pennington was bitten by a cat in the home and spent more than three days in the hospital with blood poisoning. Kim Pennington explains, "Cats lick and clean themselves and they didn't have clean conditions basically what happened was they had feces urine in their mouth and when they bit me it went straight into my bloodstream. And the man who stands accused of 46 counts of animal cruelty is Dr. Carl Rosen, a urologist with the Muhlenberg Community Hospital. Dr. Rosen is still working and... (Pet-Abuse.com)
Friday night, Triple Rock Social Club, 11:00 p.m. I think the YoungBlood Brass Band has given me the most enjoyable case of blood poisoning in recorded history. They've banged and blown until my every platelet has been infiltrated with bright, shiny metal. (City Pages)
"Anecdotal evidence linking capsules of dried rattlesnake meat to salmonella poisoning has been reported for years. For the first time, however, we've used DNA molecular testing to prove definitively that the salmonella bacteria found in the dried meat was the cause of a life-threatening case of salmonella blood poisoning in a patient treated at our hospital," James said in a prepared statement. Salmonella arizonae is commonly found in snakes and lizards. (MEDLINEplus)
Weve used DNA molecular testing to prove definitively that the salmonella bacteria found in the dried meat was the cause of a life-threatening case of salmonella blood poisoning in a patient treated at our hospital, John James, a microbial epidemiologist at Childrens Hospital in Denver, said in a statement. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
"We've used DNA molecular testing to prove definitively that the salmonella bacteria found in the dried meat was the cause of a life-threatening case of salmonella blood poisoning in a patient treated at our hospital," John James, a microbial epidemiologist at Children's Hospital in Denver, said in a statement. That patient was a child with systemic lupus, a chronic disease of the connective tissue, who contracted salmonella after taking the tainted capsules and survived. (Scientific American)
The bacteria found included klebsiella oxytoca, which can cause urinary-tract infections and blood poisoning; serratia marcecens, linked to bloodstream infections; enterobacter cloacae, tied to respiratory infections; and pseudomonas fluorescens, which is harmless to most people. Shares of J 22 cents to $61. (Denver Post)
Manager Miller Huggins died suddenly just two years later when he succumbed to blood poisoning on September 25, 1929. The 110 wins by New York was the most ever won by an American League team, and it would not be surpassed until the 1954 Cleveland Indians won 111 games. (Suite101.com)
His "moment of truth" came on his return from a holiday when he was told that his closest friend, Kolletschka, a forensic pathologist, had suffered a cut finger performing a post-mortem examination and had died a few days later from blood poisoning. The symptoms and the lesions at his own post-mortem seemed to be exactly the same as those Semmelweis had seen in hundreds of young women who had died in childbed fever. (FirstScience.com)
Septicaemia is the blood poisoning form of the disease ... Septicaemia is a form of blood poisoning which may be caused by the same bugs that cause meningitis. (BBC News -- Health)
A Fruit Cove Middle School seventh grader is in intensive care at Wolfson Children's Hospital in Jacksonville with what is apparently a meningococcal infection, an illness that can lead to meningitis or blood poisoning ... Meningococcal infection is a serious illness caused by bacteria that can lead to meningitis (infection and inflammation of the lining of the brain) and septicaemia (blood poisoning) that can spread through the body. (The St. Augustine Record)
And now that it turns out that died of blood poisoning combined with sleeping pills, he looks like he neglected his meal ticket at just the moment she needed him the most. That's the Friday Final, "The Big Story's" weekender list of winners and losers. (Fox News)
The Hollywood actor's seven-year-old, Lily-Rose, was hospitalized earlier this month with what was thought to be blood poisoning. However, production staff on Depp's latest movie have now revealed what the illness was and claim the deadly virus caused Lily-Rose's kidneys to shut down. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Since his surgery, Myles has suffered other health complications, including fluid in his lungs, blood poisoning, infection and blood clots in his legs and lungs. Last week, Myles suffered from a high fever and blood clot, the family said. (Nampa Idaho Press-Tribune, ID)
" Delicious indeed. A decision made for him at age 11 Bert Rudd was born in the farming hamlet of Uranquinty near Wagga Wagga in south-western NSW a week after the November 11 armistice ended the Great War in 1918. Two decades later, on August 26, 1940, Rudd enlisted as the next great war swept up Australia's next generation of young men. He was 21 years old. Rudd served his country for more than five years before the army honourably discharged him, with the rank of lance sergeant, on February... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Lily-Rose was admitted to a London hospital two weeks ago, reportedly suffering from blood poisoning after stepping on a rusty nail. Johnny, 43, collected his seven-year-old daughter from hospital last Thursday (08. (Monsters and Critics.com)
But the American magazine In Touch claimed that she had stepped on a rusty nail and was receiving treatment for blood poisoning. Depp, who is usually based in Paris, is currently staying in London with his family, including his and Paradis' second child Jack (four). (iAfrica.com)
Friday, March 09, 2007 Last Update: 07:00 PM EST. YOKO PULLS PLUG ON BEATLES DOCU. (New York Post -- Gossip)
The bug can lead to diseases such as pneumonia, blood poisoning and soft tissue infections. The head of the Israeli Society for Infectious Diseases, Itamar Shalit, told Israel Radio that 200 people had been infected with the bug this year and half of them had died. (BBC News -- Health)
So is fatal blood poisoning. Other than that, it's a great job. (San Jose Mercury News)
His decay was now so bad that he had been told he was at risk of blood poisoning. He said he had not applied for several jobs because of the condition of his teeth. (The Age)
Public dental carers should be given the resources for preventive care and restoration work before problems reach a crisis point where teeth have to be pulled and where people are in pain, eating through a straw and relying on antibiotics to prevent blood poisoning from gum disease. State governments cannot do it alone. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Doctors diagnosed severe blood poisoning and said that when an ambulance arrived at his house he was minutes from death. The judge was forced to take a month off work from his job in Strasbourg. (Guardian Unlimited)
She suffered a punctured bowel during the procedure in 2002 which led to blood poisoning and left her in intensive care for two months. Mrs Hendry said after the settlement that the operation had left her riddled with guilt. (Independent)
She suffered blood poisoning, cardiac arrest and multiple organ failure and was in a coma for five weeks. In December 2006, she was awarded an undisclosed sum of more than 100,000 in compensation after bringing sucessful legal action against the surgeon, Gustaf Aniansson. (Guardian Unlimited)
By November 1982, Rosalie's weight had climbed to 700 pounds, and blood poisoning had settled into one of her legs. The swelling from the infection was so horrendous that the skin on her right thigh eventually burst open. (The Palm Beach Post)
" Doctors only suspected Ahil was suffering from blood poisoning when he collapsed in an emergency ward at Watford General. Dr Ingram said: "A treatment plan had been put in place, I had no reason to question that and it seemed appropriate. "Until the point where Ahil rapidly deteriorated it would have been very unusual for either of us to have contacted a consultant.". (BBC News)
An inquest heard how Zia Islam's son, Ahil, waited for hours for medical help and was then treated for a chest infection when in fact he had blood poisoning. The hearing was told that a blood test was not carried out on the toddler until an hour before he died, even though one doctor said she told a colleague at another hospital that one should have been carried out the previous night. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
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Virgin birth' dragon Flora becomes a mum and dad - Yahoo. Secondary Navigation. (Yahoo News -- Animals & Insects)
A research team from the University of Toronto and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Ontario, Canada, studied 46,993 patients admitted to hospital with heart attacks, stroke, pneumonia and blood poisoning. They discovered that deaths within 30 days of admission varied considerably between the 75 hospitals in the study ranging from ten per cent to 28 per cent and averaging just under 17 per cent.. (Science Daily)
Matt Hingley, the park's curator, says it appears the devil deteriorated quickly from blood poisoning. "If the animal's immune system is suppressed, they have a highly vascular digestive system and any bacteria in the intestinal track that is absorbed into that system can enter the blood stream and could possibly lead to septicaemia," he said. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Environment)
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