| Latin American Disease May Have Spread to U.S. http://www.npr.org/template... Disease Articles NPR News - All Things Considered , October 20, 2007 ยท Chagas, a parasitic disease caused by the bite and waste mattter of the "kissing bug," is spread through contaminated food, blood transfusions and pregnancy. This weekend, the American Red Cross presented ... |
| Countering concerns http://www.baltimoresun.com... Disease Articles Baltimore Sun - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Just over half of those children are taking some kind of medication for it, she said. One puzzling fact: Boys with ADHD outnumber girls by a 3-to-1 margin. "There are a lot of theories about that, but we ... |
| A PROBLEM WITH SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES http://www.chicagotribune.c... Disease Articles Chicago Tribune - It is not a communicable disease that can be transported on aircraft. There is no vaccine, no quick solution such as a $4 mosquito net. But the social and economic consequences of maternal mortality are dire. That they are visited overwhelmingly ... |
| Max McGee, 75; Packer scored first TD in Super Bowl history http://www.boston.com/news/... Disease Articles Boston Globe - According to the center's website, his brother fought diabetes in his lifetime, and Max and Denise's youngest son, Dallas, lives with the disease. In addition to his wife and son, Mr. McGee leaves three other children and several grandchildren. Funeral ... |
| The Hannibal Lecture: Twain Museum tells all http://www.miamiherald.com/... Disease Articles Miami Herald - Missouri was an unknown state and needed new attractions.'' And of how, when he and his slave-owning family moved to Hannibal when he was 3, it was an unsanitary, disease-ridden, racially stressed town in which ``everybody was poor and didn't know it ... |
| For Your Information http://www.miamiherald.com/... Disease Articles Miami Herald - A fresh approach to a baffling disease is depicted in this film: 2 p.m., Nova Southeastern University-Davie, 3301 College Ave., Davie; $15, $5 for FLIFF members, proceeds go to the Baudhuin Preschool Parent Organization at the Mailman Segal Institute ... |
| 'We can make a major difference' http://www.philly.com/phill... Disease Articles Philadelphia Daily News - And when we have a disease outbreak and infection like MRSA or E. coli infecting us, we identify it, we stop it and we prevent it. This is no different. This is a new day." Music producer and entrepreneur Kenny Gamble told the audience, "We are about ... |
| Ask Dr. H | Many factors can cause miscarriage http://www.philly.com/inqui... Disease Articles Philadelphia Inquirer - The mother may have a disease or infection that's contributing to an unfavorable environment for a developing baby to grow and develop. Examples include severe kidney disease; uncontrolled diabetes; an underactive thyroid; auto-immune disorders such ... |
| Israel: Plot to kill Olmert was foiled http://www.philly.com/inqui... Disease Articles Philadelphia Inquirer - Peleg said the visit marked "maybe a very modest contribution to a better atmosphere between Israelis and Palestinians." At least 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, died in the complex's gas chambers or from starvation, disease and forced labor before ... |
| Robert 'Moose' Keller | Teamster, 71 http://www.philly.com/inqui... Disease Articles Philadelphia Inquirer - Robert W. "Moose" Keller, 71, formerly of Malvern, a retired Teamster who helped construct a nuclear power plant and laid natural-gas pipelines, died of complications from diabetes and kidney disease Oct. 10 at Regional Medical Center in Fort Myers ... |