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West Boca High teenager dies after corrective breast surgery  -  25 Mar 2008
Sun-Sentinel.com,Though an autopsy is not complete yet, doctors said the cause was likely malignant hyperthermia, a metabolic condition triggered by certain anesthetics.

Army officer reprimanded in soldier's death at Fort Hood  -  25 Mar 2008
WDBJ7.com,An autopsy determined he had died from dehydration and hyperthermia. Peggins was accused of not advising soldiers on proper precautions to take on that hot

Officer Reprimanded in Soldier's Death  -  25 Mar 2008
The Associated PressAn autopsy determined that he died of dehydration and hyperthermia. The letter placed in Peggins' file includes information on three dereliction-of-duty

Breast-surgery complications kill West Boca High cheerleader  -  25 Mar 2008
MiamiHerald.com,Doctors believe the cause of death was malignant hyperthermia, a relatively rare metabolic condition that can be triggered by certain anesthesia.

Soldier connected to death of fellow soldier receives letter of ...  -  25 Mar 2008
KCEN-TV,Sprader died in June of 2007 from dehydration and hyperthermia during a summer training exercise. The letter comes a month after Fort Hood's Senior Mission

Review of Data from Eight US Cancer Institutions Supports Use of ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Complete Tumor Response Was 67% for Patients Receiving Radiation Plus Hyperthermia vs. 39% for Patients Receiving Radiation Alone SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS

2008 ACRO Practice Management Guide Introduces Two Chapters on ...  -  Mar 5, 2008
WELT ONLINE,The 2008 edition of the ACRO Practice Management Guide marks the first year that hyperthermia therapy was included in the publication.

BSD Medical Says Multi Institutional Review Of Combined Radiation ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...(BSM | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) announced that a multi institutional review of use of combined radiation and hyperthermia therapy for treating

Nanomedicine Workshop To Be Hosted By Wake Forest  -  Mar 23, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),..."Nanomaterials and Hyperthermia: Nanotechnology Approaches to Medicine" will be held April 6-9 at the Historic Brookstown Inn in Winston-Salem.

Man falls through ice while fishing  -  Mar 22, 2008
Sioux City Journal,Four Denison firefighters were taken to the Crawford County hospital for mild hyperthermia and frostbite but were released Friday.

Keynote Lecture On Hyperthermia Therapy Receives Standing Ovation ...  -  Mar 3, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Dr. Michael Bamburg, President of the German Cancer Society, stated in his opening remarks that the German Cancer Society had chosen hyperthermia therapy as

Heatstroke â€“ Causes, Symptoms, Types and Prevention  -  Mar 21, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,The general term used for heat disorders is hyperthermia (pronounced hi-per-THUR-mee-uh). The three most common forms of hyperthermia are heat exhaustion,

Cardinal Health Elects Craig Morford Chief Compliance Officer ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
RTT News,...(BSM) announced that a multi institutional review of use of combined radiation and hyperthermia therapy for treating recurrent breast cancer recorded an

Whole Body Detoxification (Part 3): Far-Infrared Sauna Use  -  Mar 17, 2008
Natural News.com,Hyperthermia (heat therapy) refers to the various methods of creating fever to stimulate the body's healing process. A rise in the body's normal temperature

Coma â€“ Signs and Symptoms of Coma  -  Mar 24, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,...stroke, seizures, an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism), liver or kidney failure, and low or high body temperature (hypothermia or hyperthermia).

No jail for van death  -  Mar 13, 2008
Press-Register - al.com,By GARY McELROY A driver for the Mobile Association for Retarded Citizens who left a mentally handicapped man in a van to die of hyperthermia two years ago

Freaky Russian Wilderness  -  Feb 29, 2008
College Times,500 meters from the camp (they probably died of hyperthermia) and three more bodies (they probably died of hyperthermia too) separate and further away.

One point five Finns  -  Mar 6, 2008
pitpass.com,From sunstroke to hyperthermia in half an hour - it's a tricky business packing for four days in Victoria on a boy's trip.

Border Patrol agents save diabetic migrant  -  Feb 27, 2008
Tucson Citizen,The man was taken to University Medical Center to be treated for hyperthermia and problems related to his diabetes, Scioli said.

Bike death aggravated by neglect  -  Mar 18, 2008
BBC News,Dr Nicholas Hunt, who carried out the post-mortem examination, said the cause of death was hyperthermia due to "exertional heatstroke".

AIUM Bioeffects Consensus Report  -  Mar 21, 2008
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)Generation of heat by ultrasound has several applications in medicine and biology, from warm massage of injured muscles to induction of hyperthermia for

The Risk of Exposure to Diagnostic Ultrasound in Postnatal Subjects  -  Mar 21, 2008
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)The hyperthermia and other literature revealed data that allowed for an estimate of a temperature increase threshold of tissue damage for very short

Ohio flooding kills 3, affects status of nearly 100 roads  -  Mar 21, 2008
Toledo Blade,The major said the cause of death was believed to be hyperthermia. Authorities said a man, 53, who drove his pickup truck into floodwaters in southeast Ohio

Two reported dead in Ohio from floods  -  Mar 20, 2008
The Newark Advocate,Cindy George, 54, died a short time later at a hospital, and Prickett said the cause of death is believed to be hyperthermia. She was swept away when she

Dr. Kent Allen provides insight into Pulmonary Hemorrhaging in Equines  -  Mar 20, 2008
United States Eventing Association (press release),2) Overheating or hyperthermia: This is a problem that usually occurs in hot humid conditions, and the Eventing community is quite familiar with.

Michael Todd's final moments  -  Mar 12, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,...had been torn from his body; either in the act of tumbling down the scree or because he was suffering from a medical phenomenon linked to hyperthermia.

Child's death prompts urging for vehicle safety  -  Mar 19, 2008
Explorer News,In the US, about 35 children a year left in vehicles die of hyperthermia, Sullivan said. â€œFortunately, itâ€™s not as prevalent as one would believe,

X-ray Images from Liver Phase I Trial Presented at Society for ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),Localized mild hyperthermia (40-42 degrees Celsius) releases the entrapped doxorubicin from the liposome. This delivery technology enables high

Columbia Police Department to arm officers with Taser stun guns  -  Mar 19, 2008
Columbia Missourian,As for â€œexcited deliriumâ€? â€” which is defined as â€œa state of extreme mental and physiological excitement, characterized by extreme agitation, hyperthermia,

Novel nanoparticle synthesis techniques could lead to growing ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Nanowerk LLC,For instance, they can be used as multi-modal bio-markers combining the functionalities of imaging, guided drug delivery and hyperthermia.

Study Shows Privigen 10% Liquid Immunoglobulin Preparation for ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),In clinical studies, the most common adverse reactions with Privigen(TM) were headache, pain, nausea, pyrexia/ hyperthermia, fatigue, chills, and anemia.

Chocolate not for pets  -  Mar 12, 2008
De Soto Explorer,They can cause vomiting, diarrhea, restlessness, hyperthermia, stiffness, muscle rigidity and seizures. Too much chocolate can cause coma and death from

DJ Seidenwurm for the Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging  -  Mar 12, 2008
AJNR (subscription),Structural causes of obesity, anorexia, central hypothermia and hyperthermia, insomnia, and hypersomnia are only very rarely demonstrated.

Jimson Weed - Uses and Side Effects  -  Mar 10, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,...motor incoordination, restlessness, loss of consciousness, hyperthermia, tachycardia, dilated pupils, blurred vision, photophobia, dry mucous membranes,

Pre Natal Guidelines -Athletic Mom  -  Mar 8, 2008
American Chronicle,We want to avoid hyperthermia. Right Breathing : We need to focus on 'diaphragmatic breathing'. Heavy emphasizes should be placed on breathing in through

Candy-like drug  -  Mar 7, 2008
Camrose Canadian,Death from overdosing is usually due to stroke or heart failure but can also be from cardiac arrest or hyperthermia. The drug is a central nervous system

Seniors Are USA Today Academic All Stars  -  Mar 7, 2008
Dartmouth News,She also has worked as an online math tutor, has researched nanoparticle hyperthermia for cancer treatment in a Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center lab,

Neuroprotective Agents: Eighth International Neuroprotection ...  -  Mar 4, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Attenuate Blood-Cerebrospinal Fluid Barrier Breakdown and Brain Pathology Following Whole Body Hyperthermia: Hari Shanker Sharma and Conrad E. Johanson.

Second survivor swears off a life at sea forever  -  Feb 28, 2008
Lismore Northern Star,And despite his 30-hour ordeal and suffering from hyperthermia, dehydration and exhaustion, John could still talk. What he told his family was not

Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with ...  -  Feb 28, 2008
Cancer Consultants,...of individuals with hepatitis C. Liver cancers can be treated with surgery, embolism, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and microwave hyperthermia.

End Meth Now campaign shows drug ugliness  -  Feb 27, 2008
Vernal Express,Meth use can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, damage to the brain, stroke, inflammation of the heart lining, hyperthermia, extensive tooth

How Dangerous is Ecstasy?  -  Feb 26, 2008
TransWorldNews (press release),The side effects include increased blood pressure, dehydration, hyperthermia, and death. â€œRaveâ€? goers who take the drug, often feel no fatigue,

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