News tagged with 'Miscellaneous'

I35W Bridge Collapses in Minneapolis, Few Dead and Many Missing Updated August 2007: The I35W eight-lane highway bridge collapsed Wednesday, August 1, during rush hour traffic in Minneapolis . The bridge had been receiving repairs. Dozens of cars that were on the bridge fell more than 60 feet

Updated August 17th, 2007 Several hundred feet of the Highway 35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed yesterday in the midst of late rush-hour traffic, pitching dozens of cars into the Mississippi River and to the ground below. The bumper to bumper traffic was compounded by construction,

New Research Identifies Genes Linked to Multiple Sclerosis Updated July 2007: Researchers have made a significant advance in understanding multiple sclerosis , which is a neurological disorder in which the nerves of the eye, brain and spinal cord lose myelin. Multiple sclerosis can have symptoms fro

Tri-State Crematory Case: Families Fight Settlement Updated July 2007: In 2002 hundreds of corpses were found on the property of a Georgia crematory. The crematory was discarding the bodies instead of cremating them. The families of the deceased filed a class action against Tri-State Crematory back i

List of Recalled Items from Castleberry’s Food Company: Botulism Contamination Risk Updated July 2007: Castleberry's Food Co. and the FDA have announced a recall of chili sauce, canned meat products, and some pet foods due to risk of exposure to the botulinum toxin, the bacterium that causes bo

Castleberry’s Plant Closed Due to Botulism in Chili Sauce Updated July 2007: A plant in Augusta, Georgia has closed because food produced from the plant contained botulism. Castleberry’s Food Company stated that 16 cans of hot dog chili sauce tested positive for botulism so far. The comp

Botulism Outbreak: Castleberry’s Canned Meats Updated July 23, 2007- Castleberry's Food Co. announced that it expanded a recall of chili sauce and sundry canned meat products announced on July 18, 2007 owing to heightened risk of exposure to the botulinum toxin, the bacterium that causes botul

Multiple Myeloma: “Third Wave” of Sickness for 9/11 Responders Updated July 2007: First responders for the World Trade Center disaster are being diagnosed with several rare cancers such as blood cell cancers and multiple myeloma . These cancers are a “third wave” of illnesses for those exposed t

Antibiotic Use Increases Childhood Asthma Risk Updated July 2007: A Canadian study, published in Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, found that antibiotic use early in life can increase the risk for asthma . When investigators compared children who received antibiotics during their

One in Eight Soldiers Suffers from PTSD after Returning from War Updated July 2007: Right now there are hundreds of thousands of American soldiers fighting in Iraq. The sights and sounds of war can be very difficult for these men to process. Many of the soldiers are unable to remove these images from t

Updated June 2007- According to a study completed in Hong Kong , elderly obese people have a lower risk of contracting tuberculosis in comparison to underweight and average weight elderly people. The study had 42,116 people from 18 geriatric centers closely monitored for 5 years from 2000. The pa

Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Becoming More Prevalent Extensively drug resistant TB (XDR-TB) is a form of TB that is almost completely resistant to antibiotics. Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that attacks the lungs. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) , nearly 30,000 peop

A new study, done by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, found that almost 5% of patients in hospitals and nursing homes are infected with a drug-resistant staph germ called Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) . This superbug cannot be cured by many

Ketamine May Cause Bladder, Kidney Dysfunction Updated June 2007- Several epidemiologists have linked several severe cases of bladder and kidney dysfunction to ketamine abuse in ten young adults in Hong Kong. Widely abused by young adults as a party drug, ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic simil

Updated June 2007- Thousands of rescue workers that responded to the World Trade Center disaster are now struggling with serious respiratory and gastrointestinal problems, rare cancers , and emotional issues such as anxiety and depression. A number of others have died from serious health complications.