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    [an error occurred while processing this directive] Abortion Pill Deaths to be Investigated by US Food and Drug ... 24 Nov 2005
    ...body's ability to fight off C. sordellii and may help spread the bacteria's toxic by-products, a combination that sometimes results in widespread septic shock ...
    - Lifesite,

    2005 National Book Award winners 24 Nov 2005
    On Dec. 25, 2003, Didion's only daughter, Quintana Roo Didion, was admitted to the ICU of Beth Israel hospital in New York in a state of septic shock. ...
    - Anchorage Press,

    Miracle kid makes comeback 24 Nov 2005
    She was diagnosed with septic shock syndrome and while doctors offered hope, Jamie’s life teetered on a delicate balance. Septic ...
    - Keizertimes,

    Didion's Year: A Memoir 24 Nov 2005
    ...death of her husband of 40 years, the writer John Gregory Dunne, and the illness of their daughter Quintana, who suffered from total septic shock and then a ...
    - Palisadian-Post,

    Boy's death linked to his 1999 beating 24 Nov 2005
    He was hospitalized Nov. 15 after suffering from respiratory distress and pneumonia, officials said, and he died of septic shock and infections. ...
    - Chicago Tribune,

    The Memphis Flyer's Literary Guide Fall 2005. 24 Nov 2005
    Manhattan. Quintana, a new bride, had come down with the flu on Christmas morning, flu that "exploded" into pneumonia and septic shock. ...
    - Memphis Flyer,

    Age, Sex and Socioeconomic Status Have Impact on Septic Shock ... Nov 2, 2005
    TORONTO, CANADA -- November 2, 2005 -- Poor people are at significantly greater risk of having septic shock and of dying from it compared to people who are rich ...
    - DG News

    Defend and protect Nov 9, 2005
    ...on its biodefense technology. One is the great dream is treating two lethal diseases: toxic shock and septic shock. The other is ...
    - Globes,

    Boy's sister reeked of urine, witness says Nov 22, 2005
    Jeffrey died from septic shock, his weakened 21-pound body suffering from bacterial pneumonia. He weighed less at death than he did on his first birthday. ...
    - Toronto Star,

    Blood cell defect linked to pulmonary hypertension Nov 22, 2005
    For example, the researchers found that SNOs played a critical role in septic shock, a common cause of death in intensive care units. ...
    - Xagena.it,

    A Lifetime of Forgiveness ... Nov 22, 2005
    ...request that organs be donated. She asked for an autopsy, which determined cause of death as septic shock. One of the attending ...
    - Toronto Star,

    'Such a bright spirit' Nov 18, 2005
    But her breathing quickly became labored and she went into septic shock. Doctors induced a coma and her organs rapidly began declining. ...
    - Newsday,

    One smart dummy COVER Nov 21, 2005
    Most important, his computer-caused crises simulating ailments such as strokes, septic shock and heart failure help future nurses know what to do when they ...
    - Long Beach Press-Telegram,

    Systemically Administered Heparin Associated with Increased ... Nov 1, 2005
    November 1, 2005 -- Unfractionated heparin appears to improve survival when it is administered within 48 hours to patients with septic shock, according to a ...
    - DG News

    Franken's smarts, humor lead him to 'The Truth' Nov 19, 2005
    Franken maintains that his discussion of the vileness of Karl Rove throws him into septic shock requiring hospitalization, so his wife, Franni, takes over the ...
    - Indianapolis Star,

    Courage helps boy deal with loss of legs Nov 8, 2005
    This time, they placed him in isolation. What was wrong? Nobody knew. All they did know was that Keaton was in septic shock and in danger of dying. ...
    - York Region Era Banner,

    Christopher Pearson: Risky drug of pro-choice Nov 11, 2005
    486. One woman died of septic shock, the result of a clostridium infection in the uterus, possibly caused by fetal remains. Another ...
    - Australian,

    Exploits of flying doctors could lead to a country-wide service Nov 12, 2005
    ...boat accidents. Ellen Brown, 57, from Port Ellen on Islay, went into septic shock in July after contracting meningitis. Consultants ...
    - Scotsman,

    When deaths turn writer's life Nov 8, 2005
    Quintana lay unconscious, a seeming case of flu having - as Didion would write in that billboard paragraph - "exploded into pneumonia and septic shock." At home ...
    - Newsday,

    ‘Put your feet first on World Diabetes Day’ Nov 13, 2005
    The infection spread to his leg causing swelling, magots and gangrene. Rambhai suffered a septic shock, a condition the infection spreads into blood. ...
    - Ahmedabad Newsline,

    Just a book or is it a stump speech? Nov 13, 2005
    Franken jokes that his exploration of the Swift Boat Veterans' poisonous attacks on Kerry's war record led him to check into a hospital suffering septic shock. ...
    - Sun-Sentinel.com,

    Author shares insights about grief Nov 13, 2005
    They had just returned from visiting their daughter who was near death on a respirator after being overcome by pneumonia and septic shock. ...
    - TheNewsTribune.com (subscription),

    Shorewood mom remembers son's affection, humor Nov 14, 2005
    ...and dance.". Scott was 21 when he died Aug. 24 of septic shock. Scott was still a baby when Denise knew something wasn't right. "He ...
    - Joliet Herald News,

    Joan Didion remembers husband in acclaimed new memoir Nov 13, 2005
    2003 of a heart attack. Their daughter, Quintana, was hospitalized at the time with pneumonia and septic shock. It is all recorded ...
    - Lincoln Journal Star,

    A song for Katrina Nov 12, 2005
    The woman had to have emergency exploratory surgery because she was going into septic shock, Ryals said, and while they had her open they had to reconstruct ...
    - Hattiesburg American,

    A grief observed fluently, acutely, publicly Oct 29, 2005
    30, 2003, after the couple had returned from visiting their only child, Quintana, who lay in septic shock in a Manhattan hospital. ...
    - OregonLive.com,

    With chilling clarity, Didion dissects grief Oct 25, 2005
    Didion and novelist John Gregory Dunne, was taken to the intensive care unit of a Manhattan hospital, where she lay near death from pneumonia and septic shock. ...
    - Philadelphia Inquirer,

    The Last Thing She Wanted Oct 26, 2005
    On Dec. 25, 2003, Didion's only daughter, Quintana Roo Dunne, was admitted to the ICU of Beth Israel hospital in a state of septic shock. ...
    - Silicon Valley's Metro,

    In this house, no child escaped without scars Nov 1, 2005
    ...after months, if not years, of sustained starvation that he could not fight off either the pneumonia which filled his lungs or the septic shock which poisoned ...
    - Globe and Mail,

    Author pours grief into prose Oct 29, 2005
    ...she lay unconscious, a seeming case of flu having -- as Didion would write in that billboard paragraph -- ``exploded into pneumonia and septic shock.'' At home ...
    - San Jose Mercury News,

    Memoir: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion Oct 29, 2005
    The heart attack struck Dunne down in 2003, five days after Quintana, newly married, was taken into hospital with septic shock. ...
    - The Sunday Times,

    The Year Of Magical Thinking Nov 5, 2005
    Dunne, suffered a fatal heart attack, and her daughter Quintana lay in a Manhattan intensive care unit with severe pneumonia that eventually led to septic shock ...
    - Scotland on Sunday,

    Didion tries to make sense from chaos in 'Magical Thinking' Oct 26, 2005
    She went into septic shock and ended up comatose and on life support. As Dunne asked during this horror, "How does 'flu' morph into whole-body infection?". ...
    - DetNews.com,

    A maple tree to honour young Jeffrey Oct 31, 2005
    They said that while he died of septic shock and pneumonia, the malnutrition was so severe -- the little boy had no fat or muscle left upon his ruined frame ...
    - Globe and Mail,

    RegeneRx to Present at the Rodman & Renshaw Techvest 7th Annual ... Nov 1, 2005
    ...and tissue repair, including the treatment and prevention of cardiac and neurological injuries, as well as patents related to the treatment of septic shock. ...
    - Business Wire (press release),

    Considering the risks, it doesn't make sense to leave parents out ... Nov 2, 2005
    ...dangers of abortion. Two years ago, 18-year old Holly Patterson died of septic shock days after she began using RU-486. Her tragic ...
    - Contra Costa Times,

    Work to be done Oct 23, 2005
    John Gregory Dunne, and her attempts to grieve while caring for their gravely ill daughter, Quintana, hospitalized after pneumonia had turned into septic shock ...
    - WFAA (subscription),

    Thinking Magically About Joan Didion Oct 28, 2005
    John Gregory Dunne, from a massive coronary and the rollercoaster of ICU stays by their daughter, Quintana Roo, from pneumonia, septic shock, and cranial ...
    - The Simon,

    Widow’s walk: Joan Didion charts a voyage of grief after her ... Oct 30, 2005
    Quintana Roo Dunne Michael was hospitalized, on life support, near death with pneumonia and septic shock. Didion is one of our great writers. ...
    - The State,

    Kurz caught after Police get a tip Oct 28, 2005
    Matthews Police have been searching for Kurz after he was indicted in the death of his 89 year old mother Suzanne. She died this past summer of septic shock. ...
    - WHAS 11.com (subscription),

    Literary icon talks about grief Nov 2, 2005
    ...coma. After falling ill with what seemed like the flu, she had come down with pneumonia and then had gone into septic shock. Along ...
    - Marin Independent-Journal,

    Police arrest man wanted in neglect death of his mother Oct 28, 2005
    ...the house she shared with her son. She died of septic shock resulting from neglect and an open sore. Kurz was seen briefly at the ...
    - Kentucky.com,

    Police arrest son sought in mom's death Oct 29, 2005
    ...house she shared with Kenneth Kurz. She died of septic shock resulting from neglect and an open sore. Police said Kenneth Kurz had ...
    - Louisville Courier-Journal,

    Kurz set for arraignment on Monday Oct 29, 2005
    She died this septic shock caused by massive bedsores. Police first told WHAS 11 News last week, Kurz was his mother's primary care giver. ...
    - WHAS 11.com (subscription),

    Central coach an inspiration on, off field Nov 3, 2005
    He went home and went to bed. "The next morning my dad found me in septic shock and I was rushed to the hospital," Fleming said. ...
    - Pittsburgh Post Gazette,

    Alice W. Johnston Oct 26, 2005
    Southtown's predecessor. Mrs. Johnston, of Oak Lawn, died Oct. 23 of septic shock at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. She was 77. "Check ...
    - Chicago Daily Southtown,

    Frost & Sullivan's Technology Innovation Award Bestowed Upon ... Oct 26, 2005
    ...tissue repair, including the treatment and prevention of cardiac and neurological injuries, as well as issued patents related to the treatment of septic shock. ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Former newspaper editor Alice Johnston dead at 77 Oct 26, 2005
    ...has died. She was 77. Family members said Johnston died Sunday of septic shock at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. A native of ...
    - Belleville News-Democrat,

    RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals Launches New Web Site Nov 2, 2005
    ...world-wide patents and patent applications related to dermal, ocular, and internal wounds and tissue repair, cardiac and neurological injuries, and septic shock ...
    - Genetic Engineering News,

    Alexander Alaga (Alex) Melkic Nov 7, 2005
    He asked his mother Jocelyn for a drink of water, sipped it, and quietly said: "I don't feel so well." Those were his last words before dying of septic shock. ...
    - Globe and Mail,

    Coroner's bureau supervisor to retire Oct 31, 2005
    ...of Livermore. Her Sept. 17, 2003, death from septic shock after taking the RU-486 abortion pill made national headlines. A bill ...
    - Contra Costa Times,

    'Buddy Walk' looks to raise awareness of Down's syndrome Oct 28, 2005
    She stayed in critical care for three months, clinging to life through four cardiac arrests, septic shock and an epilepsy diagnosis. ...
    - Lindsay This Week,

    Effect of Intravenous Immunoglobulins in Critically Ill Adults ... Nov 1, 2005
    They included trials with a placebo comparison or no intervention during the course of sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock in critically ill adult patients. ...
    - DG News

    Sports president is on the mend Nov 3, 2005
    ...was immediately transferred to Canberra Hospital in a critical condition where he was placed on life support after having being diagnosed with septic shock. ...
    - Narooma News,

    'Thinking': Powerful chronicle of grieving Oct 30, 2005
    By Mary Ann Gwinn. In late 2003, five months after a joyful wedding, Joan Didion's only child almost died from septic shock. On Dec. ...
    - Lansing State Journal,

    Fabulous Reading For Fall 03 Oct 2005
    ...partner, John Gregory Dunne, died suddenly of a heart attack and their daughter, the wonderfully named Quintana Roo, suffered septic shock and underwent brain ...
    - Hartford Courant

    Adrenal Insufficiency in Septic Shock Sep 30, 2005
    Source: Pizarro CF, Troster EJ, Damiani D, et al. Absolute and relative adrenal insufficiency in children with septic shock. Crit Care Med. ...
    - AAP Grand Rounds (subscription)

    Emergencies and shock Sep 28, 2005
    ...anaphylactic shock. Shock resulting from a serious infection is called septic shock. Toxic shock syndrome is a type of septic shock. In ...
    - Health24.com

    The Black Album Sep 29, 2005
    The daughter, Quintana Roo, kept forgetting because she was in and out of comas, septic shock, extubation, or neurosurgery, in one or another intensive care ...
    - The New York Review of Books

    CME Questions Sep 30, 2005
    ...an EpiPen on a child. Discuss the association between adrenal insufficiency and severity of shock in children with septic shock.
    - AAP Grand Rounds (subscription)

    ‘I don't think he is long for this world' Oct 1, 2005
    ...starved, he was covered in his own feces, he had pneumonia in his lungs, and he was in the throes, or soon to be in the throes, of the septic shock that would ...
    - Globe and Mail

    Spotlight on troubled NHS line at inquiry into patients' deaths Sep 30, 2005
    Mr Wiseman was eventually taken by ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he was pronounced dead at 12:40pm. His death certificate cited septic shock. ...
    - Scotsman

    Slow road to healing for Snyder family Sep 29, 2005
    It left Snyder in a coma and Heatley with a broken jaw, a wrecked knee and a shattered career. Six days later, Snyder lapsed into septic shock. ...
    - Ottawa Sun

    Sepsis Drug Fails to Help Patients at Low Risk of Death Sep 28, 2005
    ..."My own interim conclusion is that the drug should be reserved for patients with septic shock criteria and organ failure, should be given by experts in the ICU ...
    - Forbes

    Establishing a Comprehensive, Evidence-based Protocol for the Care ... Sep 23, 2005
    ...as one criterion for entering the treatment protocol (which may identify patients who do not have severe sepsis or septic shock [ie, no evidence of organ ...
    - AEM (subscription)

    No one cried for tiny Jeffrey Sep 28, 2005
    He died from acute bacterial pneumonia in his lungs and septic shock "occurring as a complication of prolonged starvation," pathologist Dr. Gregory Wilson told ...
    - Edmonton Sun

    Time for inquest Sep 27, 2005
    ...old. As well as bruises and abrasions, he had pneumonia and fecal bacteria in his blood. He died from septic shock. Evidence so ...
    - Toronto Sun

    Pope John Paul II’s last words detailed in Vatican report Sep 17, 2005
    ...“Then very grave septic shock set in, with cardio-circulatory collapse, due to a diagnosed infection of the urinary tract,� the account said. ...
    - MSNBC

    New book chronicles John Paul's final days Sep 18, 2005
    ...''Then very grave septic shock set in, with cardio-circulatory collapse, due to a diagnosed infection of the urinary tract," the account says.
    - Boston Globe

    Establishing a Comprehensive, Evidence-based Protocol for the Care ... Sep 23, 2005
    Annane D, Sebille V, Charpentier C, et al. Effect of treatment with low doses of hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone on mortality in patients with septic shock. ...
    - AEM (subscription)

    Vatican offers graphic details of Pope's last hours Sep 18, 2005
    ...nearly 40 degrees. He suffered septic shock caused by an infection of the urinary tract and cardio-circulatory collapse. Still, on ...
    - Malayala Manorama

    Vatican offers graphic details of Pope's last hours Sep 18, 2005
    His temperature quickly rose to nearly 40 degrees. He suffered septic shock caused by an infection of the urinary tract and cardio-circulatory collapse. ...
    - Swissinfo

    Vatican Details Final Days of Pope John Paul II Sep 18, 2005
    Four days later, John Paul suffered septic shock, caused by a urinary tract infection and the collapse of his cardio-circulatory system. ...
    - New York Times

    Vatican tells full story of pope's death Sep 18, 2005
    ...account said. "Very grave septic shock set in, with cardio-circulatory collapse, due to an infection of the urinary tract.". In accordance ...
    - Guardian Unlimited

    Pope's last days outlined to end rumours Sep 19, 2005
    In his private chapel on the morning of March 31, he suffered "a shaking chill, followed by a sharp rise in temperature and very grave septic shock, with cardio ...
    - NEWS.com.au

    Boy, 6, weighed 21 pounds at death, trial told Sep 9, 2005
    ..."After the pneumonia took hold, Dr. Wilson believes the fecal bacteria entered his bloodstream, causing Jeffrey to go into septic shock two to 12 hours before ...
    - Globe and Mail

    Before his death, pope prayed to 'go to the house of the Father' Sep 19, 2005
    His temperature quickly rose to more than 103 degrees, and he went into septic shock with cardiocirculatory collapse, caused by a urinary infection. ...
    - Catholic News Service

    Pope John Paul's Last Days Chronicled Sep 20, 2005
    This was followed by a very grave septic shock, with cardio-circulatory collapse, due to a diagnosed infection of the urinary tract," the account said. ...
    - Discovery Channel

    Final days, last words of Pope John Paul II Sep 19, 2005
    ...composed, and joined in the celebration of Mass on the morning of the next day: April 1. However, the raging fever led to a condition of septic shock and the ...
    - Catholic World News

    Missing CAS documents delay murder trial Sep 20, 2005
    According to Dr. Gregory and other expert witnesses, Baldwin died from a combination of severe malnutrition, pneumonia and septic shock, likely caused by ...
    - CBCUnlocked

    Intravenous Fluids — Getting the Balance Right Aug 31, 2005
    ...hyponatremic dehydration. Wills et al. have shown its value in dengue shock syndrome, but its place in septic shock is untested. The use ...
    - New England Journal of Medicine (subscription)

    Sights, sounds and — ugh! — smells of open road Sep 21, 2005
    Unless I am a mile or two from septic shock, I generally avoid the rest stops, because of a scourge of the road known to many weary travelers as Mr. Too Next ...
    - Scranton Times

    Vibrio Illnesses After Hurricane Katrina - Multiple States, August ... Sep 17, 2005
    She visited an Arkansas hospital on September 4 with bullae, septic shock, and necrotizing fasciitis on her left leg, which was extensively debrided. ...
    - Food Consumer

    Salt-water bacteria cited in Coast death Sep 8, 2005
    ...infect the bloodstream, causing a severe and life-threatening illness characterized by fever and chills, decreased blood pressure (septic shock) and blistering ...
    - Jackson Clarion Ledger

    Through grief, Didion probes mortality's place in life Sep 4, 2005
    ...since June with abdominal infections, an illness that had been preceded, her mother said, by stints in the hospital for pneumonia and septic shock and a ...
    - Charlotte Observer

    Five-year-old was wasting away Sep 14, 2005
    Jeffrey Baldwin died after fecal bacteria entered his bloodstream, which caused him to go into septic shock and die hours later, a pathologist testified ...
    - Borsa-Italia.Net

    Officials fear risk of epidemics as water quality continues to ... Sep 7, 2005
    In those cases, the bacterium escapes into the bloodstream, where it causes fever and chills, septic shock - characterised by sharply decreased blood pressure ...
    - Financial Times

    Scores Refusing to Evacuate Sep 5, 2005
    But it can be more serious among people with chronic liver disease and compromised immune systems, leading to fever, chills and septic shock.
    - Los Angeles Times

    Boy, 5, was starved to death Sep 9, 2005
    ...said. The boy had "acute bacterial bronchial pneumonia," and probably went into septic shock in the hours before his death. Jeffrey ...
    - National Post

    Hundreds Refuse to Evacuate Sep 6, 2005
    But it can be more serious among people with chronic liver disease and compromised immune systems, leading to fever, chills and septic shock. ...
    - Los Angeles Times

    Town living in fear of typhoid Sep 6, 2005
    If untreated, the disease could lead to septic shock, organ damage and eventually to death, but Capatos said "no one who gets treatment will die of the disease ...
    - News24

    Graphic photos tell sad tale of dead boy Sep 10, 2005
    ...days before his death. Fecal bacteria got into his bloodstream, causing septic shock that would have made it difficult to breathe.
    - National Post

    RegeneRx to Present at the 3rd Annual ThinkEquity Growth ... Sep 6, 2005
    ...and tissue repair, including the treatment and prevention of cardiac and neurological injuries, as well as patents related to the treatment of septic shock. ...
    - Genetic Engineering News

    Grandparents Appear in Court, Charged in Grandson's Starving Death Sep 9, 2005
    ...shelter. 5-year-old Jeffrey died in 2002, after contracting pneumonia and septic shock, when fecal bacteria got into his bloodstream. ...
    - 640 Toronto

    Dead boy, 5, was bruised, thin, filthy Sep 14, 2005
    Wilson also testified the boy's poor body hygiene also played a role in contracting pneumonia, which caused him to go into septic shock.
    - Montreal Gazette

    Are your child's vaccinations up to date? Sep 7, 2005
    The meningococcus bacteria cause blood stream infections, septic shock, and meningitis — dangerous and potentially fatal infections. ...
    - Walker Pilot Independent

    Artificial intelligence to help intensive care doctors Sep 3, 2005
    ...assistance by evaluating the complex interactions of different drugs which are needed to treat patients and protect them against the danger of septic shock.".
    - RxPG NEWS

    Suit filed in death of ailing prisoner Sep 8, 2005
    Filed by Little Rock attorney John Hardy on behalf of Morris’ family, the lawsuit states that untreated infected boils led to septic shock and a heart attack ...
    - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription)

    Didion's memoir lays bare her grief Sep 1, 2005
    Michael had been hospitalized since June with abdominal infections, an illness that had been preceded, her mother said, by pneumonia, septic shock and a ...
    - San Jose Mercury News

    Sausalito murder suspect spoke of suffocation, reports say Sep 1, 2005
    Urosepsis, a urinary tract infection that releases bacteria into the blood, is linked to septic shock, a common cause of death in intensive care units. ...
    - Marin Independent-Journal

    Disease tightens grip on Niger's starving children31 Jul 2005
    ...of the food crisis are so weakened by a lack of minerals and vitamins they are easy prey for respiratory infections like pneumonia or diseases like septic shock ...
    - Reuters AlertNet

    Leading Researcher Proves RU-486 Causes Septic Shock DeathsJul 28, 2005
    ...fight off C. sordellii and may help spread the bacteria's toxic by-products, a combination that sometimes results in widespread septic shock.� The resulting ...
    - Lifesite

    Researcher Confirms Abortion Drug Causes Rare Infection Killing ...Jul 27, 2005
    ...spread. That combination can result in a septic shock -- the kind that killed the women taking the Mifeprix abortion pills. The ...
    - LifeNews.com

    Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition in Sepsis? Lessons Learned from ...Jul 21, 2005
    Address e-mail to peter.radermacher{at}medizin.uni-ulm.de. Nitric Oxide (NO) plays a controversial role in the pathophysiology of sepsis and septic shock. ...
    - Anesthesia & Analgesia (subscription)

    'You can't do it alone'Jul 24, 2005
    ...chemotherapy. During the third round Michael contracted alpha hemolytic strep, meningitis and septic shock, all bacterial infections. ...
    - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

    Legionnaire's disease death - inquest heldJul 27, 2005
    Mrs Hazelhurst, a former secretary at the hospital, died from septic shock due to Legionella bacteria on November 30 last year, with liver failure a ...
    - Scarborough Today

    Potentially deadly bacteria always in the gulfJul 27, 2005
    ...the bloodstream, causing a severe and life-threatening illness characterized by fever and chills, decreased blood pressure (septic shock), and blistering skin ...
    - Victoria Advocate

    Phytomedics licenses plant-derived drug compoundJul 5, 2005
    Phytomedics become the first company to use sesquiterpene lactone to treat severe inflammatory disorders such as sepsis, septic shock, or septicaemia. ...
    - Drug Researcher.com

    Officials puzzle over abortion pill deathsJul 24, 2005
    Monty Patterson, whose 18-year-old daughter Holly died of septic shock after taking Mifeprex to end an unplanned pregnancy in 2003, said the pill should be ...
    - Miami Herald

    Bundaberg report 'distorted' case factsJul 26, 2005
    ...for specialist treatment. By the time he arrived in Brisbane his leg was severely infected and he was in septic shock. The inquiry ...
    - Brisbane Courier Mail

    Abortion pill deaths puzzle investigatorsJul 25, 2005
    She died of septic shock resulting from inflammation of the uterus resulting from a drug-induced abortion, according to the county coroner and a subsequent ...
    - The Argus

    Food crisis in Niger hits children hardestJul 23, 2005
    Her skin was pulled tightly over her skull. She came to the center two weeks ago with septic shock and had virtually no reactions.
    - Washington Times

    Hospital infection action urgedJul 27, 2005
    Legionnaires' Disease.". Mr Oakley said Mrs Hazelhurst died from multiple organ failure, septic shock and pneumonia due to Legionnella.
    - Yorkshire Post Today

    Canada Approval of Abortion Drug Shelved Since Woman's DeathJul 25, 2005
    ...of the abortion drugs. A hospital pathologist said the abortion drug caused the woman to go into septic shock. "If that death hadn ...
    - LifeNews.com

    Another Woman Dies From Taking Abortion Drug, Maker Changes LabelJul 18, 2005
    However, Frank Gentle, supervising coroner investigator who looked into the death of teenager Holly Patterson in 2003, said "septic shock, due to ...
    - LifeNews.com

    FDA Warns Doctors of Abortion Drug Risks After Deaths RevealedJul 20, 2005
    Frank Gentle, supervising coroner investigator who looked into Patterson's death, said "septic shock, due to endomyometritis (inflammation) due to therapeutic ...
    - LifeNews.com

    Scripps Research Scientists Discover New Key to Pulmonary Edema in ...Jul 3, 2005
    ...syndrome can be caused by a number of underlying conditions, including smoke inhalation, a severe blow to the chest, bad pneumonia, septic shock, severe blood ...
    - I-Newswire.com

    Prone Positioning in Children With ARDS Positive Reflections on a ...Jul 12, 2005
    In another study, 8 simple correction of blood pressure in septic shock, without addressing the complexity of sepsis (or shock), increased mortality. ...
    - Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)

    New abortion-pill deaths investigatedJul 20, 2005
    ...a "black box" warning in the drug's package insert that includes specific language about the possibility of death from bacterial infections and septic shock. ...
    - San Francisco Chronicle

    Stan's so patient when it comes to nurses in trainingJul 3, 2005
    Most important, his computer-caused crises--simulating ailments such as strokes, diabetes, septic shock and heart failure--help future nurses know what to do ...
    - Chicago Tribune

    Doctors wrestle with long emergency room waitsJul 13, 2005
    Kitchener incident where a patient returned home after being told she would face an eight- or nine-hour wait and later died of septic shock from infection. ...
    - London Free Press

    Community-Acquired MRSA: Evolving PathogensJul 13, 2005
    ...shown to have multiple manifestations and should be added to the list of organisms considered in a patient with a picture of septic shock, osteomyelitis, and ...
    - Medscape (subscription)

    Key European Patent Granted for RegeneRx's Wound Healing ...Jul 12, 2005
    ...tissue repair, including the treatment and prevention of cardiac and neurological injuries, as well as issued patents related to the treatment of septic shock. ...
    - Genetic Engineering News

    Should Docs Snitch on Their Clients?Jul 6, 2005
    Although a coroner ruled that Patterson died of septic shock caused by incompletely expelled fetal tissue, not the drug itself, her death fueled an ongoing ...
    - East Bay Express

    Belleville nursing home blamed for wrongful deathJul 14, 2005
    ...negligence, Jones claims Jackson developed pressure sores on his hips, tailbone, scrotum, buttocks and feet which required hospitalization to treat septic shock ...
    - St. Clair Record

    Role of adrenomedullin in the pathogenesis and treatment of ...Jul 6, 2005
    Experimental studies also suggest that infusion of exogenous AM might be a rational approach to prevent and treat hypodynamic septic shock. ...
    - HeartZine

    Tissue Factor As a Link Between Wounding and Tissue RepairJul 10, 2005
    35. Edgington TS, Mackman N, Fan ST, Ruf W: Cellular immune and cytokine pathways resulting in tissue factor expression and relevance to septic shock. ...
    - RedNova.com

    State report cites neglect in medical care man receivedJul 2, 2005
    ...at 1:57 pm July 23. He died of septic shock and bowel obstruction, according to an autopsy report. State officials said the man ...
    - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

    Family of 6-year-old gets $900K settlementJul 4, 2005
    Mary's Medical Center after the parents demanded a transfer to another hospital, but the child died early the next morning of septic shock. ...
    - Perry County News




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