New data from UF and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement show that since 2000 cocaine has increasingly been cited as the cause of death in coroner's reports, and that the number of cocaine deaths per 100,000 people in the state has nearly doubled in the past five years, from 150 in 2000 to nearly 300 in 2005.
Speaking publicly for the first time, senior U.S. law enforcement investigators say they waged a long but futile battle inside the Pentagon to stop coercive and degrading treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. MSNBC.com's Bill Dedman reports.
A team of researchers is working on the problem of post-trauma immune system and organ failure, and has discovered several new biochemical pathways that play a central role, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The work is changing emergency room guidelines, building the foundation for earlier diagnosis of post-trauma organ failure and making
Patients at high-risk of developing pulmonary complications such as pneumonia following coronary artery bypass graft surgery can reduce their risk through breathing exercises and respiratory muscle training before the operation, according to a study in the Oct. 18 issue of JAMA.
By Lindsay Whitehurst THE HERALD BULLETIN (ANDERSON, Ind.) Pendleton — “It’s really an art more than a job,” is how Aaron Goen views his occupation as a taxidermist.
Middletown, PA. (PRWEB) October 23, 2006 -- HydroWorx, the company whose underwater treadmill system is to be featured on 'The Biggest Loser' on October 25th, is taking part in a research project in conjunction with Texas A&M University and the Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance.
23 October 2006- With patients’ aware of their rights for efficient and effective care and the demand increasing for higher degree of ethical consideration in medical practices, medical councils today had become a part of the medical services delivery and an integral component of national health system.
A tornado touched down in Rowan County on Saturday morning. In a matter of hours, two people died and 10 others were injured. Twenty-six homes were damaged.