Mystery illness can't stop UTSA's Kurfehs
Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:11:18 -0700

Whatever the illness was that required a mid-week hospital trip, and led to dehydration and cramping during last Saturday's 22-7 loss at Sam Houston State, there was never any doubt Kurfehs would play. Not only did Kurfehs play, he had one of his best ...

Illness helps drug smuggler avoid prison
Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:49:56 -0700

Photo / supplied A member of a drug syndicate that smuggled hundreds of thousands of Ecstasy pills into New Zealand in Harrods gift baskets has escaped a jail sentence because he has a rare medical illness . Nicholas Bowyer, 36, was sentenced to 12 ...

Letter to Congressmen from Victims of Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak
Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:10:41 -0700

As you know, this outbreak has now become the nation's deadliest foodborne illness outbreak in more than a decade. At least 18 people have died as a result of eating cantaloupe. Some of us know the pain of these deaths first hand, and some of us are ...

Tobacco Free Program for people living with mental illness
Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:39:53 -0700

The Tobacco Free program at Ostara Campbelltown is for people who are living with mental illness who would like to quit or reduce their smoking. This group meets for 2 hours each Thursday starting from October 13th 2011. There are 10 two hour sessions ...

Sick pay cost exchequer almost EU1bn
Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:27:45 -0700

The cost of illness claims in 2010 was EU942.8m - or EU18.1ma week. That was up from EU919.7m - or EU17.7ma week in 2009. The department said it does not separately record the sick days taken by public and private sector employees. ...

Coaches vs. Cancer: Nurse has seen effects of illness
Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:28:28 -0700

His older sister, Maureen Weiss, had been diagnosed with the disease and Nurse, the Carroll native and former coach of the Iowa Energy, was visiting her in Chicago for the first time since. When you see that happen to someone you love dearly for the ...

Illness , despair behind her, hairstylist has regained her stride
Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:01:16 -0700

Illness , amputations and despair behind her, hairstylist Anna Fionda gets ready to return to work. by patricia montemurri most of Fionda's fingers were amputated after she contracted a bacterial infection. / Photos by jarrad henderson/Detroit Free ...

Study diagnoses teen mental illness
Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:58:08 -0700

By Lindsey Falcon A UH professor is conducting a new research study with the purpose of detecting borderline personality traits in adolescents before it puts these individuals at risk for interpersonal and relational complications. ...

Blotter: You can't make this stuff up
Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:58:15 -0700

Staff didn't want her to return unless she had an actual illness , and after the officer explained that to her, she asked to be taken into custody for mental illness . The officer determined she didn't meet the qualifications for that to happen either, ...

Jobs kept his illness behind a firewall, but doctors say cancer most likely ...
Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:38:10 -0700

By AP, Apple and the family of Steve Jobs are not saying what caused the death of the company's founder. However, medical experts not involved in his care say that the liver transplant he had two years ago was probably a sign that his cancer had ...

Stabbing Suspect Suffers Mental Illness , Abuse History
Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:10:36 -0700

Pryor said his mother not only suffers from a history of mental illness -- including, seizures and schizophrenia -- but also a history of being abused by men. He said his own father beat her, putting her in the hospital at least once. ...

1663 cases of food-borne diseases in Dubai
Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:23:06 -0700

The breakdown of the diseases was not provided and officials said most of the cases have been sporadic, involving just a single case of illness . Sporadic cases could occur due to improper food practices at residences and cross contamination and ...

NAMI sheds light on mental illness through vigil (With video)
Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:10:57 -0700

By Max Those affected by mental illness are very much aware of the trials and tribulations of living with the disease which affects an estimated one out of every five families. Carole Jazbec, executive director for the ...

Education can remove stigma
Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:14:52 -0700

By Ellyn Jeager When is an illness a crime? Would you be sent to jail if you had a seizure, a diabetic coma, or a heart attack? Would you expect someone suffering from one of these illnesses to be transferred for help in an ambulance, or the back of a ...

28000 pool chemical injuries from 2002-08
Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:03:58 -0700

Up to 40 percent of the illnesses were work-related and factors included failure to use personal protective equipment, failure of application equipment and mixing incompatible products." The findings suggest that illness and injury can be prevented ...

Mental illness affects many people, so why hide from it?
Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:01:17 -0700

The founder of the Mad Pride Ireland movement, John has spent years fighting for the rights of people who have been diagnosed with a mental illness . He has also spent vast amounts of his own money trying to challenge the stigma around madness to ...

Psychosis Survey: Twenty Percent Say No One Helped; Dramatic Difference Exists ...
Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:31:42 -0700

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released a report, First Episode: Psychosis, based on a survey in which approximately 20 percent of both individuals who experienced psychosis ...

Adele Cancels Tour Due To Illness : But What Is A Vocal Cord Hemorrhage?
Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:23:21 -0700

She wrote on her blog that she was diagnosed with a hemorrhage -- "which is like a black eye on the vocal chord" -- back in May that caused her voice to "switch off like a light." Even though she rested for a month after that, Adele wrote that her ...

Melrose senior battles through illness
Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:30:32 -0700

By Eric Butler: FNM correspondent Kamron Huber isn't the primary offensive weapon for the Melrose football team. But when Huber gets his hands on the ball, he sure enjoys the chance. I love playing offense. Every time I get the ball, it all seems like ...

Families battling obscure PANDAS illness
Fri, 07 Oct 2011 06:04:14 -0700

Finally - after two years, a host of conflicting diagnoses, and a frightening regimen of powerful antipsychotic drugs for Karli - Chris Mauro, a psychologist at Duke University, diagnosed a children's illness that only recently has begun to be accepted ...