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Soldier may miss father's funeral - 25 Mar 2008
Evansville Courier & Press (subscription),Tim Baumeyer, 43, died Sunday evening from sarcoidosis, a disorder that causes inflammation and tiny lumps of cells in various organs.
Spotlight on Sarcoidosis - Mar 2, 2008
Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists,The recent death of professional football great Reggie White from complications stemming from chronic sarcoidosis has shown a national spotlight on the
Trizm(TM) Offers Sudoku Players More Fun and the Chance to Make a ... - Feb 26, 2008
Earthtimes,26 -- Two years ago, Andrew Blakeslee, a husband and father of four, learned he had Cardiac Sarcoidosis, a rare, potentially fatal autoimmune disease that
AUDITIONS/SUBMISSIONS - Mar 23, 2008
The State,...(803) 432-9841; www.historic-camden.net SARCOIDOSIS OF THE MIDLANDS INAUGURAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN RALLY: 9 am-1 pm April 5, the State House.
Wife murderer used sheet to hang himself - Feb 28, 2008
ic Wales,Months before his death on June 4, Conway was diagnosed with suffering from sarcoidosis – an incurable but treatable disease where tissues of the body are
'Sick building'study now set for 2009 - Mar 13, 2008
Bennington Banner,The state learned in June 2006 that at least six past and present employees there developed the rare disease sarcoidosis, with many others complaining of
Teachers want board to address BHS air quality problems - Mar 11, 2008
BurlingtonFreePress.com,The Bennington facility was closed last year after six state workers reported cases of sarcoidosis, an asthma-like ailment. Smith said six teachers at
Kittery, Maine, woman worked at South Pole - Mar 9, 2008
Portsmouth Herald News,Dulac, who left the Coast Guard in 2004 after being diagnosed with sarcoidosis, a disease that attacks the body's lymph nodes, graduated in 2007 with
Lung transplants skewed by race - Mar 5, 2008
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,African-Americans suffer disproportionately from some serious diseases that affect the lungs, including sarcoidosis, which causes inflammation.
Family patiently waits for double transplant surgery Playing a ... - Mar 5, 2008
BCLocalNews,In 1992 Jeff had been diagnosed with sarcoidosis, a disease that can affect any organ in the human body. It is not a virus. It causes granulomas to form
Young woman presents with decreasing vision - Mar 4, 2008
OSN SuperSite (subscription),Inflammatory causes include Eales disease, CMV retinitis, pars planitis, birdshot chorioretinopathy, sarcoidosis, scleritis, toxoplasmosis and Behçet’s
Inspire Launches National Online Health-and-Fitness Community - Mar 4, 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),National Osteoporosis Foundation, Nephcure Foundation, Preemie Magazine, Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association,
Inspire Announces Five New Nonprofit Partnerships - Mar 4, 2008
Web Services Journal,Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association, VHL Family Alliance, US News and World Report, Wilson's Disease Association,
Health Calendar - Mar 3, 2008
Waukegan News Sun,Let's Breathe Sarcoidosis: A group meets at 11 am March 8 at Lake Forest Hospital, and provides support, conversation and friendship by phone,
Support Groups - Mar 3, 2008
Joliet Herald News,Group is for individuals with adult asthma, COPD, oxygen equipment, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis and respiratory disease.
Clouded future - Mar 2, 2008
The Dominion Post,His eldest son had a large tumour removed from his jaw when he was 13, and has recently been diagnosed with the lung disorder sarcoidosis.
The hands behind the face of sorrow - Feb 29, 2008
Lock Haven Express,...“I am still disabled with lupus and sarcoidosis and degenerative disc disease, have had gangrene three times in my legs, am prone to cellulitis and have had
Councilman Proposes Bill To Aid Sick 9/11 First Responders - Feb 27, 2008
NY1,..."We're dealing with cancers, we're dealing with organs being removed, we're dealing with breathing, lung diseases, sarcoidosis," said Police Benevolent
Ministry offers help to those in need - Feb 27, 2008
KC Community News,The organization also supports discovering a cure for sarcoidosis, diabetes and breast cancer. Vance said she wants the community more involved in ministry
FOUR ANGIOPLASTY OPERATIONS AND SEVEN BOOT CAMP TOURS LATER - Feb 26, 2008
Ventura County Star,...chance an artery would close," Howard smiles and says, "I felt exhausted all the time and had something called Sarcoidosis (an auto-immune disease).
'Bruises' may be sign of an inflammatory condition - Feb 25, 2008
Daily News Transcript,...and these include the second most common identifiable cause of EN, sarcoidosis, as well as tuberculosis (an uncommon cause of EN in the United States).
Sarcoid Arthropathy - 14 Feb 2008
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),Pulmonary sarcoidosis had been diagnosed 14 years earlier. On examination, the patient had dactylitis of the second and third fingers of the right hand and
Senate hears relocation plan - Feb 13, 2008
Bennington Banner,..."I don't think that you'll find anywhere — anywhere in history — that they've closed buildings because of sarcoidosis." Sears said other costs needed to
Bennington: Move state building downtown; State: With what money? - Feb 12, 2008
WCAX,...moved out of an office building on the north side of Bennington after six current and former workers were diagnosed with a rare ailment, sarcoidosis.
What's the right diet for irritable bowel syndrome? - Feb 11, 2008
SouthCoastToday.com,DONOHUE: I would like to know about the condition called sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis is a mystifying illness without a proven cause but with many suggested
Vt. lawmakers worry over building site - Feb 13, 2008
Forbes,...'I don't think you'll find anywhere in history that we've closed buildings (permanently) because of sarcoidosis,' Myers told the Senate committees.
Benefit plan faces critics - Jan 22, 2008
Bennington Banner,BENNINGTON — Act 53 was enacted last year to provide benefits to state employees with sarcoidosis in lieu of workers' compensation, but now the proposed
"The View" from Jersey still in the works, according to Karen Duffy - Feb 8, 2008
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,Duffy, best known from her stint as an MTV veejay and for memorably chronicling her battle with sarcoidosis, is in the midst of pitching a daytime talk show
What is Diabetes and its Causes and Types - Feb 2, 2008
American Chronicle,Sarcoidosis is a multi-system disorder characterized in affected organs by a type of inflammation called granulomas (a mass or nodule of chronically
My fears over deadly disease - Jan 17, 2008
Norwich Evening News,Trevor Chestney has Sarcoidosis, which is a disease of the autoimmune system which results in deterioration of parts of the body, particularly the lungs and
Respiratory Alkalosis - Jan 19, 2008
American Chronicle,Typical clinical features with appropriate lab data and X-ray findings suggest sarcoidosis. A positive Kveim-Siltzbach skin test supports the diagnosis.
Mars Hill's Gilchrist learns to treat basketball as an escape from ... - Jan 24, 2008
Checkbiotech.org (press release),David, now a senior, was 16 when he lost his father, Rickey, to a relatively rare disease called sarcoidosis in 2006. Not even two years earlier,
Unusual Benign Focal Liver Lesions Findings on Real-time Contrast ... - Jan 18, 2008
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)...sarcoidosis, and peliosis hepatis, the differential diagnosis between benignity and malignancy was difficult, and pathologic tests were mandatory.
Lawsuit: tumorous lungs put in patient - Feb 8, 2008
Daily Pennsylvanian,Grier, 43, had pulmonary sarcoidosis - a rare disease that in its chronic form thickens lung tissue to the point at which it can no longer transmit oxygen
Weighty Assumptions - Jan 28, 2008
Washington Post,A Johns Hopkins-trained dermatologist later diagnosed the rash as a symptom of sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease that can affect multiple organs and is
Builder of Online Health Communities Changes Name to “Inspire� - Feb 4, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association, VHL Family Alliance, US News and World Report, Wilson’s Disease Association,
Cause of scarring in lungs oftentimes cannot be found - Feb 3, 2008
SouthCoastToday.com,This is something that can happen with a variety of diseases, like rare pneumonias, sarcoidosis, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma and exposure to things
Is Whitman really to blame for air quality post 9/11? - Feb 2, 2008
Helium,...attorney, who was caught in the dust cloud-died of sarcoidosis, a disease that causes inflammation and scarring in the lungs, on Feb. 10, 2002.
Autogenous Osteochondral Transfer in the Femoral Head After ... - Jan 31, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,The patient had a history of steroid-dependent sarcoidosis until 1995, at which time his symptoms resolved and he stopped taking steroids.
About Last Night: There's No Place Like House For the Holidays - Jan 30, 2008
Film.com,Reading Maggie's emails, House believed she had sarcoidosis. She tested negative for it, but Maggie was now bleeding out of her eye sockets, and an attempt
Joint Problems and Cystic Fibrosis - Jan 29, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),...rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathies, sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, and vasculitides have also been reported in association with cystic fibrosis,
$20M is budgeted for local projects - Jan 23, 2008
Bennington Banner,...at least six past and present employees developed the rare disease sarcoidosis and many others complained of asthma and other respiratory ailments.
The Herald-Dispatch - Jan 17, 2008
Huntington Herald Dispatch,An autoimmune support group for individuals dealing with any autoimmune issues such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, celiac disease, sarcoidosis and more.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY EVENTS - Jan 21, 2008
The State,3, 1108 Woodrow St. (803) 771-7713 SARCOIDOSIS OF THE MIDLANDS WINTER RETREAT: 9 am-2 pm Feb. 2, Johnson, Toal & Battiste, PA, 1615 Barnwell St. Information
BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS - Jan 28, 2008
The State,...(803) 771-6303 HARRIET HANCOCK CENTER: First Sunday potluck dinner, 2-6 pm Sunday, 1108 Woodrow St. (803) 771-7713 SARCOIDOSIS OF THE MIDLANDS WINTER
Roche Responds to Announcement of “IDEAL� Hepatitis C Trial Results - Jan 15, 2008
WebWire (press release),...pneumonia, bronchiolitis obliterans, interstitial pneumonitis and sarcoidosis), colitis (ulcerative and hemorrhagic/ischemic colitis), pancreatitis,
Vt. legislators want 'sick' office building closed, not refurbished - 30 Dec 2007
Boston Globe,The building was closed last March after six current or former employees were diagnosed with sarcoidosis and others complained of respiratory ailments.
Employees on attack over sick building - Dec 7, 2007
Rutland Herald,..."To say you've found the cause of sarcoidosis … You're lying. You're lying. … To put us back in that building to save money is ridiculous.
State workers protest plans to return to 'sick' building - Dec 7, 2007
BurlingtonFreePress.com,The building was closed in March amid fears that it may have played a role in the cases of six current or former workers who developed sarcoidosis.
Too Much of a Good Thing - Dec 19, 2007
Gather.com,Vitamin D toxicity - If you take too much vitamin D or if you have a condition such as sarcoidosis that makes you prone to having a high calcium level,
Bennington workers leery of returning to state office complex - Dec 7, 2007
Vermont Public Radio,The court is one of the state agencies that relocated last spring in response to an unusually high rate of asthma and sarcoidosis in the building.
$9 million? Maybe we deserve it - Dec 20, 2007
Bennington Banner,...million estimate for renovating the existing buildings to remove whatever sickened the workers, some of whom developed the rare condition, sarcoidosis.
Employees call for building's destruction - Dec 7, 2007
Bennington Banner,You're lying," said Marie Wood, 39, a public defender who said she lost vision in one eye and her ability to drive due to sarcoidosis.
State office study group not deterred by state opposition - Dec 6, 2007
Bennington Banner,The report said three microbes — known to cause the granule growths found in sarcoidosis cases — were found inside the building and health officials have
Battling terminal illness - Nov 30, 2007
Henderson Gleaner,Tim has been bedridden for six months and is terminally ill with sarcoidosis, a disorder that causes inflammation and tiny lumps of cells in various organs.
Consistent standards - Dec 10, 2007
Kingston Daily Freeman,The officer died from sarcoidosis, a disease that studies have linked to toxic dust. Michael Baden, chief forensic pathologist for the state police,
Workers to Move Back Into Now Former "Sick Building"? - Dec 8, 2007
WTEN,The building was shut down last year after six employees were found to have a rare lung disease called sarcoidosis. The state says the duct work and heating
Toxic dust death outrage - Dec 2, 2007
Metro.us,When the officer died in December 2004 at age 44, after hundreds of hours directing traffic near Ground Zero, his death was attributed to sarcoidosis,
State Discusses Sick Building Report - Dec 6, 2007
WCAX,But they still don't know what caused a Sarcoidosis outbreak that led to the closure of the building last spring. Workers are now in temporary offices.
Many workers don’t want to move back into Bennington building - Dec 6, 2007
BurlingtonFreePress.com,...was emptied in March amid concerns it may have played a role in the cases of six current or former workers who developed the lung ailment sarcoidosis.
State Discusses Sick Building Report - Dec 6, 2007
WCAX,It said an oil fired boiler and three types of bacteria in the building could be responsible for a Sarcoidosis outbreak. The building was closed in April
Protest Over 9/11 Medical Policy Change - Dec 2, 2007
myfoxny.com,The controversy began last week after a letter was made public in which the medical examiner said Police Officer James Godbee's death of sarcoidosis was not
2007 Year in Review: Potpourri - Dec 27, 2007
Vermont Public Radio,Early in the year they said six and possibly seven of the 200 workers in the state office building had sarcoidosis, a rare form of cancer that may be linked
Attorney Tom Neidl, 58 - Dec 26, 2007
Albany Times Union,Neidl, 58, died Sunday at his home after a history of battling health problems including sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disorder. He had worked as a lawyer for
Dentist alleges ‘vindictive’ prosecution - Dec 25, 2007
Sharon Herald,Dr. Lowe’s attorney, Joshua D. Lock of Harrisburg, said in a motion filed last week that Dr. Lowe suffers from neuro-sarcoidosis, a chronic disorder of the
Patient caught fire during operation - Dec 11, 2007
Stuff.co.nz,In 2003, Mr Abrahams was suffering from an unknown illness, later confirmed as sarcoidosis, which produces clumps of inflammatory cells in many organs.
Prayer, poinsettias help our healing this Christmas - Dec 23, 2007
The Tennessean,After seeing the X-ray, the doctor thought my wife had lung cancer, but it turned out to be sarcoidosis. Most seemed to be going well until my wife started
Levis Jewish Community Center helps family with autistic son - Dec 22, 2007
Sun-Sentinel.com,Marla, 51, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer five years ago, had surgery that treated it and suffers from sarcoidosis, an immune system disease that causes
Plate sale benefits food bank - Dec 21, 2007
Akron Beacon Journal,But all of that was derailed once Anthony was diagnosed with Factor V Leiden, a rare blood disorder that requires blood thinners; and sarcoidosis,
Doctor Narrows Definition of 9-11 Death - Dec 2, 2007
The Associated PressHe died in 2004 of sarcoidosis, a disease that studies have linked to inhalation of toxic dust that hung over the towers' ruins for months.
Are There Holes In My Genes? - Nov 30, 2007
Fast CompanyFirst, my uncle was diagnosed with sarcoidosis, an incurable inflammatory disease. Then my sister needed surgery to remove precancerous tissue from her
Allegheny General plans to offer lung transplants - Dec 20, 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,Reasons for lung transplantation can include pulmonary arterial hypertension, emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis and cystic fibrosis.
Aid to World Trade Center Rescue Workers Axed by CDC - Dec 17, 2007
Newsinferno.com,Another report released by the FDNY in early May reported that cases of the rare lung disease sarcoidosis had risen dramatically among firefighters and EMS
Potential Drugs for Improving Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Dec 10, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)3) Adalimumab, a fully human antibody to the tumor necrosis factor, is used in cutaneous sarcoidosis. 4) Thalidomide has immunomodulatory and
New partnership agreement for developing drugs for patients with ... - Dec 10, 2007
Checkbiotech.org (press release),Product Designation for Aviptadil in Europe and in the US, the last one granted in October 2007for the treatment of Sarcoidosis in the European Union.
Legislation requiring details of 9/11 rescue worker deaths to be ... - Dec 3, 2007
New York Daily News,13, 2001, Hirsch concluded that the cop died of sarcoidosis, a lung-scarring disease. An attorney for Godbee's wife, Michelle Haskett-Godbee, asked Hirsch
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