News tagged with organ failure
Australian zoo probes mystery rhino deaths
An Australian outback zoo was Wednesday investigating the sudden and mystifying deaths of four white rhinos who showed "neurologic abnormalities" like stumbling.
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Geologists find ponds not the cause of arsenic poisoning in India's groundwater
The source of arsenic in India's groundwater continues to elude scientists more than a decade after the toxin was discovered in the water supply of the Bengal delta in India. But a recent study with a Kansas State University ...
Nov 02, 2011 |
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E. coli death toll up to at least 47
(AP) -- The death toll in Europe's E. coli outbreak has risen by three to at least 47, German authorities said Monday, even as new infections continue to tail off.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Europe's E. coli death toll at least 44
(AP) -- Germany has reported another death in Europe's E. coli outbreak, bringing the toll to at least 44.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Longterm kidney threat in E. coli victims
(AP) -- As Europe's E. coli crisis wanes, some experts are now warning of a looming threat: possible long-term kidney complications for many of the victims.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Scientists probe DNA of E. coli for outbreak clues
(AP) -- Scientists are quickly combing the DNA of the killer bacteria behind the world's worst E. coli outbreak to find clues about how to treat patients and prevent future epidemics.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Germany still seeking reason for E. coli outbreak
(AP) -- German authorities said Sunday that they haven't yet been able to resolve how sprouts at a farm became contaminated with an aggressive strain of E. coli that has been blamed for 35 deaths.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Germany backtracks on sprouts as E. coli source
(AP) -- First they pointed a finger at Spanish cucumbers. Then they cast suspicion on sprouts from Germany. Now German officials appear dumbfounded as to the source of the deadliest E. coli outbreak in modern ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Outbreak in Europe blamed on 'super-toxic' strain (Update 2)
(AP) -- Scientists on Thursday blamed Europe's worst recorded food-poisoning outbreak on a "super-toxic" strain of E. coli bacteria that may be brand new.
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Jun 02, 2011 |
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Smoking gun elusive in deadly E. coli outbreak
(AP) -- European health officials tracking one of the worst E. coli outbreaks on record might never know where it came from. It's a sad fact of life in food poisoning cases: There often is no smoking gun.
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Jun 01, 2011 |
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Germany 'really worried' by E. coli outbreak
Germany's consumer minister expressed deep concern Wednesday at an outbreak of poisoning by dangerous bacteria believed to have killed three women and left hundreds ill.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 25, 2011 |
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Self-powered, blood-activated sensor detects pancreatitis quickly and cheaply
A new low cost test for acute pancreatitis that gets results much faster than existing tests has been developed by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin.
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Another reason not to binge drink
A Loyola University Health System study has found another reason to not binge drink alcohol.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Structure formed by strep protein can trigger toxic shock
Infection with some strains of strep turn deadly when a protein found on their surface triggers a widespread inflammatory reaction.
Apr 06, 2011 |
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Could HIV-infected organs save lives?
If Congress reversed its ban on allowing people with HIV to be organ donors after their death, roughly 500 HIV-positive patients with kidney or liver failure each year could get transplants within months, rather than the ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Organ failure
Organ failure is a condition where an organ does not perform its expected function.
It is not a diagnosis. It can be classified by the cause, but when the cause is not known, it can also be classified by whether the onset is chronic or acute.
Multiple organ failure can be associated with sepsis.
For more information about Organ failure, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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