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First Murder By Propofol Reported By Leading Anesthesia Journal
Recent questions about the death of Michael Jackson have focused media attention on the commonly used intravenous anesthetic propofol. In the April 2009 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the leading clinical journal for anesthesiologists, Robert R. Kirby, James M. Colaw and Michael M. Douglas reported on a 24-year-old woman whose 2005 death was attributed to propofol toxicity.
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'Marketplace' Examines Women's Decisions To Have Children During Recession
American Public Media"s "Marketplace" on Tuesday examined how some women and their partners are deciding to have more children, a choice that runs contrary to birth rate trends during past economic recessions. Stephanie Ventura, a demographer at the National Center for Health Statistics, said that in previous severe economic recessions, birth rates have decreased or stabilized. It is too soon to tell whether the current recession will affect birth rates because the most recent birth data are from July 2008. Ventura also noted that the data will encompass a broad range of personal choices, including people who delayed pregnancy and those who went forward with plans to have children despite the recession.According to "Marketplace," some women who have lost jobs but have other s of income believe that having time away from work is a good opportunity to plan a pregnancy. Ellen Galinsky, president of the Families and Work Institute, called this rationale "very clever" but added that being out of work only "gives you a break as long as you"ve got health insurance coverage, or unemployment, or some other of income that you can depend on." Galinsky said, "This country is increasingly becoming family centric. There is much more of an emphasis on children and families and being with them and taking good care of them than there has been before" (Keith, "Marketplace," American Public Media, 6/16).
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Major Scots Study Tackles Bowel Disease In Kids

Scotland has one of the highest rates in the world of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its incidence is rising among Scots children. Now researchers have begun a major Scotland wide study into IBD - which encompasses Crohn"s disease and ulcerative colitis - which afflicts around 1,000 people under 18 years old in Scotland. Their work - led by the University of Aberdeen - is being supported by a research grant of ÷£182, 235 from the Chief Scientist Office. IBD can cause abdominal pain, diarrhoea, bleeding, weight loss, and other unpleasant symptoms. Scotland has seen a fourfold rise in the incidence of childhood Crohn"s disease over a 30 year period. This rise has been mirrored in most European countries although the highest rates are found in Scotland. A more modest rise in ulcerative colitis has been seen over the same period. While there are extremely effective treatments for IBD, these can have side effects and none of them cure the condition. IBD is thought to be caused by a combination of genetics, environmental factors, such as smoke exposure and diet, and bacteria found in the gut. There are 10 times as many bacterial cells as human cells in the human body, but work examining their role in both health and disease is just beginning, spurred on by advances in DNA analysis. Changes in the bacteria found in the gut, including members of the Helicobacter family, are among a number of possible causes of the condition and the study will explore whether these bacteria could be a trigger for IBD. The Aberdeen team has already shown that these bacteria are significantly higher in patients with IBD than in unaffected children. The study will also look at other bacterial populations within the gut at the onset of IBD. Researchers plan to recruit onto their three year study children who have been referred to hospital for a colonoscopy. Study co-ordinator Dr Richard Hansen, Clinical Lecturer in Child Health at the University of Aberdeen, said: "We hope to recruit as many children as possible with newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease alongside a similar number of children who have been referred for colonoscopy and who are then found to have normal bowels. "Collecting samples from children will allow us to get close to the very beginning of these distressing diseases which could open the door to new therapies. "It could also be a stepping stone towards future screening against the disease and possibly even immunisations for at risk individuals." Recruitment onto the BISCUIT (Bacteria in Inflammatory bowel disease in Scottish Children Undergoing Investigation before Treatment) Study has already begun at the Royal Aberdeen Children"s Hospital and plans are in place for it to extend to the Tayside Children"s Hospital at Ninewells in Dundee; the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh, and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow. University of Aberdeen


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