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The body enters septic shock and organs shut down. "When the body is attacked by the bacteria it will start to lose its blood pressure," Fagre says. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Weight-Loss Surgery Caution: Take Your Vitamins Mar 14, 2007
" Of the 32 patients, 13 made full recoveries after treatment with vitamin B1, but others continued to have problems. One patient died while hospitalized from septic shock, Singh wrote. "Some got the problem despite taking the supplement," he said. But, in many of the cases, the patients were not taking the supplements as prescribed. One thing is clear: Wernicke encephalopathy affects only a very small proportion of the 170,000 people who undergo obesity surgery in the United States each year,... (MEDLINEplus)
Staph outbreak among pre-term babies at Toronto hospital Mar 12, 2007
One of the most invasive hospital infections, staph can cause symptoms ranging from abscesses to septic shock and can potentially be fatal, said Dr. Michael Gardem, Director of the Infection Prevention and Control Unit at the University Health Network. It can be spread through contact or through indirect contact from contaminated objects, such as equipment. (National Post)
King David's Paranoia, and Other Psalm Mysteries: Mar 9, 2007
It's so severely infected ("foul and fester") that perhaps we're looking at septic shock ("no soundness" and "no health"), as well as a secondary infection of the heart ("throbs"). Get this patient to the ERstat. (Slate)
Bill lets doctors speak freely Mar 8, 2007
You don't want to have to fight to get them,'' said Meyer, who worked as an usher at Cirque du Soleil's "O" at the Bellagio before she went into septic shock and had to be hospitalized ... The 63-year-old lost her legs after she went into septic shock in November 2000 ... Septic shock is caused by an infection in the bloodstream. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Nevada News)
THE FISHER FOUR FIGHT to SAVE SON Mar 6, 2007
No one knew exactly why Cody had gone into a septic shock. But doctors knew that waiting for the test results in the next 24 hours would close off permanently the slim window of hope they saw in administering a powerful drug. (Waverly County Independent, IO)
Continuous Infusion Of Hydrocortisone Reduces Hyperglyaemia In Patients With Septic Shock Feb 20, 2007
Low dose hydrocortisone treatment is widely used as a treatment for patients suffering from septic shock ... Article: Effect of hydrocortisone treatment modality on glycemic control in patients with septic shock. (Science Daily)
Medical fundraiser: Death-defiers at Depot Feb 8, 2007
He went into septic shock and his body was shutting down, she said. It turned out to be an attack from a flesh-eating bacteria and required surgeries at the Butte hospital and another in Seattle, she said. (Montana Standard, MT)
Advance In Understanding Of Blood Pressure Gene Could Lead To New Treatments Feb 6, 2007
"It could help us to establish if genetic variation predisposes certain people to these diseases, or whether environmental factors exert some of their effects through modulation of DDAH activity."Our research also shows that this pathway could be harnessed therapeutically to limit production of NO in certain situations where too much nitric oxide is a bad thing; for example, hypotension and septic shock. These are some of the biggest problems in intensive care medicine and there is a huge unmet... (Science Daily)
New drug may save millions Feb 1, 2007
A team from Howard Florey Institute and the Austin Hospital have produced a drug to treat kidney failure during septic shock -- the biggest killer in the world's intensive care units. Septic shock, which has a 40 per cent mortality rate, occurs when patients develop bacterial infections after surgery ... Patients who have kidney failure in septic shock require dialysis for up to two weeks, costing Australia's health budget $50 million a year. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
New Hope For Septic Shock Patients Jan 30, 2007
Research from Melbourne's Howard Florey Institute and the Austin Hospital has resulted in a drug to treat kidney failure during septic shock, which will be trialled at the Austin Hospital from mid-2007 ... Septic shock can occur if a patient contracts a bacterial infection after surgery ... Patients who experience acute kidney failure during septic shock can require dialysis for up to two weeks, which costs the national health budget 50 million annually. (Science Daily)
New approach could lower antibiotic requirements by 50 times Jan 29, 2007
MRSA infection can lead to septic shock and death. . (EurekAlert!)
Father tells how son died in hospital after minor burns Jan 25, 2007
He said he believed Ahil was suffering from septic shock and deteriorated rapidly. By 8am of the day he died, Ahil would have had only a 50/50 chance of survival. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Charlie Weis's malpractice lawsuit puts high-risk surgery in spotlight Jan 24, 2007
General physicians provided substandard care and treatment resulting in Weis's excessive bleeding, septic shock, and respiratory distress, among other conditions. The court is also expected to hear from Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, whose testimony is likely to focus on Weis's condition before and after the surgery as well as the episode's emotional impact (Maura Weis also is named as a plaintiff). (Boston Globe -- Sports)
BioXell Acquires Novel Compound From Roche Jan 12, 2007
Since 2005 BioXell has a TREM-1 fusion protein in development for the treatment of septic shock in an exclusive partnership with Merck & Co., Inc. Furthermore, in 2006 BioXell in-licensed from Lay Line Genomics S.p.A. a novel anti-TrkA monoclonal antibody, MNAC13, which represents a potential new approach to the treatment of pain. In June 2006, BioXell listed its shares on the main segment of the SWX Swiss Exchange. (Primezone Releases)
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