| Against the odds
It is April and suddenly spring has arrived. Anna, my wife, appears in my hospital room pushing a wheelchair. 'I'm going to take you out,' she announces. I look at her blankly. I have not set foot outside the building since being admitted in the bitter days of early January. This seems a rather rash idea. 'I thought we'd go and sit in the hospital garden,' she says, undeterred by my lack of enthusiasm. .
Injuries might boost clot risk
David Beckhams of the world, Mafia snitches who get their kneecaps broken and even folks prone to whacking their legs on inanimate objects have one more thing to worry about: Injuries to the leg may increase the risk of blood clots.In a study of 2,471 patients diagnosed with either deep venous thrombosis (a blood clot in the leg) or pulmonary embolism (a clot that has traveled to the lung), researchers at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands found that11.7 percent had had a minor leg injury in the three months before the diagnosis.This represents a threefold increase in risk relative to the control group, writes senior author Dr. Frits Rosendaal in an e-mail.Those in certain high-risk groups for venous thrombosis, such as people with a family history of the disorder or a genetic predisposition, were especially vulnerable to forming a blood clot in the wake of a leg injury."Indeed, the latter group has a 50-fold increased risk," says Rosendaal, a professor of clinical epidemiology at Leiden University Medical Center.This is intriguing information for physicians who work with leg injuries and vascular surgeons charged with diagnosing DVT."We've all seen patients in our practices who develop a deep vein thrombosis after minor injuries," says Dr.
Obituaries for Jan. 24
Later, he accepted a job with the Department of the Army, National Guard Bureau, where he worked until retiring in 1971 as the chief of the Construction Branch of the Installation Division. He had over 34 years of government service. Mr. Pennock was a Free Mason of Columbia Lodge No. 285 for over 60 years. He was a long-standing member of the Clarendon United Methodist Church in Arlington, where he was called on to repair the stained glass windows at his church. He was skilled at making leaded glass ornaments for Christmas and other special occasions. He was an enthusiastic golfer and avid reader. He and his wife traveled around the country, Canada and Europe during his retirement. He traced his ancestry back to the late 17th century, to Christopher Pennock who received a land grant through William Penn.
A Rectum, a Finger, and a Lawsuit in New York
Some cases are medical. Some are legal. Some, unfortunately, end up being both. New York State's Supreme Court is poised to consider the double-sided case of Brian Persaud, a 38-year-old construction worker who has reportedly sued a New York hospital for performing a rectal exam that he says he didn't want. After receiving a head injury, Persaud was taken to the emergency room at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where ER docs conducted a work-up. The New York Times's blog City Room reports: According to a lawsuit he later filed, Mr. Persaud was then told that he needed an immediate rectal examination to determine whether he had a spinal-cord injury. He adamantly objected to the procedure, he said, but was held down as he begged, "Please don't do that." As Mr.
Sam Champion's Just One Thing
Or, look online at Earth 911's Web site. Just enter your zip code, and it'll search the database of more than 3,800 drop-off spots nationwide to find the one nearest you. You can also buy or rent a wood chipper to make your own mulch or cut the branches and put them in your garden to cover your plants during those winter months. Save Wrapping Paper, Boxes, Etc. Before you trudge out to the curb with all that trash, take a closer look at your wrapping refuse. Maybe it's not all trash. After all, you may have nice gift bags, boxes, tissue paper and ribbons you can reuse next year. As for the torn wrapping paper: Foil paper is not recyclable and wrapping paper recycling varies depending on the local program; many community programs will take it, but not all.
Father staying the course to honor late daughter
David was scheduled to introduce a short video that tells the story of Sally's Y. He wanted to speak then sit there, watch the video filled with pictures of Sally, see the reaction in the room and feel her presence again. But Clark signaled a friend on the dais and excused himself to a hallway outside the ballroom. His friend, Greg Currie, followed him. With the muffled sound of Jo Dee Messina's song, "Heaven Must Have Needed A Hero" coming from the big room, Clark stood in the hallway and cried on his friend's shoulder. `You're trying to find traction' Jo Clark was 15 when she met her husband and many of their first dates consisted of them going to Cowans Ford Country Club in Stanley, where she would watch David hit golf balls on the practice range.
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