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12/29/06   "Court Upholds Pennsylvania's Fetal Homicide Law"
12/28/06  "President Gerald Ford's Funeral Plans Announced"
12/22/06 "Returning Discovery & Crew Home For The Holidays"
12/16/06  "Death Penalty Executions Suspended In California & Florida"
12/15/06   "Cruelty To Farm Animals In a New Jersey Lawsuit"
12/11/06  "Unity Displayed To Save the Dead Sea"
12/10/06  "Discovery Lights Up the Sky in a Fiery Nighttime Launch"
12/9/06  "EXCAVATION OF  REMAINS THOUGHT TO BE OF THE APOSTLE PAUL"
12/8/06   "Magnets in Toys Can Cause Death"
12/08/06  "Signs of Water Found on Mars"
12/05/06  "MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH"
HOUSE TO VOTE ON BILL THAT REQUIRES GIVING FACTS BEFORE ALLOWING ABORTION
11/24/06  "Warnings of Mercury In Fish Insufficient"
11/21/06  "Salmonella Poisoning From Poultry Meat A Hazard"
Featured: "The Tree Of  Life Cookbook" with
Recipes For A "Meatfree" Thanksgiving - "Let's Talk Turkey"
11/19/06   "Ministry's Photo Gives Evidence of Forced Abortion"
11/18/06   "Leonid Shower On View"
11/16/06  "Heart Valves Grown From Womb Fluid Cells"
Featured Report:
"Human Embrionic Stem Cell Research, Is There A Better Way?"
11/15/06  Study: "Red Meat Increases Risk for Breast Cancer"
11/13/06  "Memorial-Groundbreaking Ceremony For Martin Luther King Jr."
11/11/06  Remembering Veterans'  Day -"OPERATION OVERLORD"
11/09/06  "Supreme Court Hears Two Critical Pro-life Cases"
...11/08/06 "International Tree-planting Campaign Begins In Kenya"
Featured:
"A Pro-Life Message from Dr. Alveda King"
11/7/06   "Momentum For Conservatives With Prospects Of  a Broad Turnout"
11/06/06  "Abortion Tops Divisive Ballot Measures"
11/06/06  "National Pro-life Radio.Net Set to Launch November 6th"
11/05/06  "Shiites & Sunnis Differ On Saddam Verdict"
11/03/06  "Letters To GOD Found In Ocean"
11/02/06  Troops send a message to America
11/01/06  Special Feature: "OUR AWESOME MILITARY"
10/31/06  AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Brutal abortions are being funded by taxpayers like you!
10/30/06  "Shingles Vaccine Recommended For Older Adults"

5/7/06  " Newborn's-Children's Strokes Often Undetected For Emergency Treatment"
5/6/06  Poll -"High Gas Prices Causing Hardship to Many Americans"
5/5/06 "Peace Plan for the Sudan to be Signed"
5/4/06Is "THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER"
Special Features:
Pres. Lincoln's Proclamation For A National Day of Prayer in 1863 / "A Nation In Prayer"
5/04/06  "Israeli PM Olmert' s Vision Includes "Road Map" Peace Plan"
5/02/06  "Global Warming Data Errors Corrected"
5/01/06  Mexico's Labor Day-"Some Big Businesses Close In Immigrant Rally Support"
Featured Report:
"Gas, War and Labor Pains - A Big Political Holiday Headache"
4/30/06  Study- "Light Imaging Scan Could Eliminate Multiple Surgeries For Breast Cancer"
4/30/06  Study- "Dementia-Alzheimers Associated With Blood Clots From Heart"
4/29/06  Govt. -"Probably a Few U. S. "Undetected" Cases of Mad Cow Disease"
4/28/06  "Arbor Day" Is April 28" -Features
4/28/06  "NASA Launches 2 Climate, Weather Forecast  Satellites"
4/27/06 "Violent Sex Offenders Rounded Up Nationwide"
4/26/06  "States Becoming Proactive Against Postpartum Depression"
4/26/06   "Study Teaches Song Birds Grammar"
4/25/06  "Pres. Bush Suspends Environmental Rules & Reserves For Gasoline"
4/24/06  "Red-eyed Bomb Sniffing Rats Put To Work"
4/23/06  "Scientists "Reach The Summit" In Bone Disease Discovery"
4/23/06  "Diet Affects Bladder Problems"
422/06 Is "Earth Day".
4/22/06  "U.S. Rivers On The Most Endangered List"
4/21/06  Report: "Clinical Depression-Symptoms & Remedies"
4/20/06 Study- "Mentally Ill Drug Addicts Respond Better To "BTSAS" Therapy"
4/20/06  Study-"Increasing Fatal ODs on Rx Opioid Pain Relievers"
4/19/06  "Amer. Competitiveness Initiative" Highlights Health Care Reform"
4/19/06  Study-"CNTF - Protein Works Against Obesity"
4/18/06  Study-"Side Effects Diminished In New Cancer Drug"
4/17/06  "British Columbia, Canada Confirms New Mad-cow Case"
4/17/06  "New Web Site Rates Quality of Health Care Journalism"
4/16/06  Happy Easter Sunday!
.4/16/06  "Hollywood Seeks Its "Revival" By Producing Religious Films"
4/15/06  Study - "COX-2 Painkillers Raise Heart Risk"
4/14/06  "New "Venus Express" Photos On View"
4/13/06  Report: May 15-Deadline ApproachingTo Sign Up For-The "NEW MEDICARE DRUG PROGRAM".
with Information & Links
4/13/06   "F. D. A.  Approves "Vivitrol" Injection For Treating Alcoholism"
4/12/06  "Europe's First Space Probe Enters Venus' Orbit"
4/10/06  Study- "Injected Nanoparticles Isolate & Kill Cancer Cells"
4/10/06  "Balloon Insertion Tested To Replace Surgery for Sinusitis"
4/9/06  Study -"Unprecedented Doubling of Type 2 Diabetes Drug Use For U. S. Kids"
4/8/06  "Vaccinate All Pets Yearly"
4/7/06  "Sacred Lands" Expedition Reveals New Species"
4/6/06  SPECIAL REPORT:."MEDIA HARM"  Quote: "It's a "major public health issue."
4/5/06  Study  - "Sex in Media Bad Influence on Teens"
4/4/06  "Tissue Engineering Grows Body Parts From Patients' Own Cells"
Special Report:
"Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research" -  IsThere A Better Way?
4/02/06  Research - "Closed-Heart" a Radical Departure from Arduous Surgery"
3/31/06  "Researchers Identify The Cause of  Epilepsy"
3/29/06 "Kadima Party Is The Confirmed Winner In Israeli Election"
3/29/06  "Afghan Christian Granted Asylum In Italy"

12/31/05 "Mar's Spirit and Opportunity Explorers Beyond Expectations"
12/30/05  Panda Cub Debut- "A Little Bit of Something Very Cute At The San Diego Zoo"
12/30/05  Study- "Femara" Better To Fight Breast Cancer Relapse"
12/19/05  "Study Finds Low Brain Estrogen Could Enhance Alzheimer's Risk In Women"
12/18/05  Special Report: "TOP SCIENCE STORIES OF 2005: A YEAR OF INCREDIBLE IMPACT"
12/09/05 "Study-Pacifiers Reduce Risk Of Deadly "SIDS" For Babies"
12/08/05  "Promising New Research To Prevent/Treat Cancer's Spread"
12/07/05  "Study Deems Inhaled Flu Vaccine-"FluMist" Safe"
11/18/05  Study: "Adolescent Depression On The  Rise-Counseling Needed"
11/16/05  "Pacific Coast Whales & Puget Sound Orcas on Endangered List"
11/06/05 "Possibly Oldest Christian Church Discovered Near Armageddon Site"
11/04/05 Study-"Screening All Postmenopausal Women for Osteoporosis Recommended"
11/03/05  "Pilot Tracks Millions of Monarchs On Winter Migration"
11/02/05  "Vegetarianism Works a Lifetime of Wellness For Kids, Too"
10/31/05   "Recommendation: Flu Vaccinations For All"
10/31/05  "Heart Defibrillators-New Data-Better Decisions"
10/27/05 "Hepatitis-A Vaccinations Recommended For Children"
10/26/05  "Whooping Cough Vaccine Urged for Adults To Protect Infants"
10/20/05 "Elderly Heart Failure Patients Face Obstacles For Treatment"
10/11/05  "Hopeful New Treatments-Reduced Suffering For Addicts"
10/10/05 "Over 2,000 Katrina Kids Are Still Missing"
10/08/05  "P.E.T.A. Protests Cruelty of Slaughtering Animals For Food"
9/13/05  "FIRST DOCUMENTATION OF FETUS' CRYING EARLY IN THE WOMB"
9/14/05  "Condoleezza Rice Urges Needed "U. S. Attack On Poverty"
9/05/05  "Many Hurricane Victims Too Poor To Evacuate"
8/31/05 "Official U.S. Poverty Rate Up For Fourth Straight Year" Related Links:
12/24/04 "America's Working Poor Going Hungry"; 12/20/04 -"Report-U.S. Minimum Wages Don't Pay The Rent";
8/02/05 "Medicaid Cutbacks: "A Kick-Back In The Heart"

9/20/05 Study - "Human Neural Stem Cells Aid Spinal Cord Injuries"
U. of  Ca., Irvine- Report- Human neural stem cells can replace damaged cells & improve function in mice, of spinal cord injury. According to Dr. Brian J. Cummings & colleagues, they injected human neural stem cells into the site of spinal cord contusion injury in mice & followed their progress. Cummings said, "Our study improved function in mice with very controlled injuries. We did not cure these mice....there is hope, (for treating spinal cord injury) but we are a long way off. Treatment with toxin targeting the human cells resulted in decreased locomotor function, indicating  ".. that at least some of the recovery was the result of integration between the grafted cells & the host cells," Cummings said.  Report: "Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research" -  IsThere A Better Way?
9/13/05  "FIRST DOCUMENTATION OF FETUS' CRYING EARLY IN THE WOMB" 
Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition -Researchers led by Jeannie L. Gingras, M.D., a prof. of pediatrics at Carolinas Medical Center and colleagues, had set out to study the effects to the fetus of  tobacco and cocaine exposure. Their study found that fetuses may cry in the womb as soon as 28 weeks old, or earlier. Crying characteristics from stimuli included changes in breathing patterns, facial accompaniments of crying, such as a grimace or frown, eye closure, tongue movement, and swallowing. .
The expression of crying thus indicates a several stage maturation of sensory reception, processing of signals as potentially deleterious, a dimension of affect, and recruitment of an appropriate response. Featured Special Report:
"FIRSTDOCUMENTATION OF FETUS' CRYING EARLYIN THE WOMB"
8/31/05 "Official U.S. Poverty Rate Up For Fourth Straight Year"
WASH. D. C. - Census Bureau -The official U.S. poverty rate increased in 2004 for the fourth straight year as more than one million people joined the ranks of the poor. The Census Bureau said the number of people living below the poverty line rose last year to 37.0 million people from 35.9 million in 2003, and the poverty rate increased to 12.7 from 12.5 %.  Related Links: 12/24/04.-"America's Working Poor Going Hungry"; 12/20/04.-"Report-U.S. Minimum Wages Don't Pay The Rent";
8/02/05 -"Medicaid Cutbacks: "A Kick-Back In The Heart"
8/23/05 "Discovery-Compound Treats Malignant Brain Cancer Tumors"
 Proceedings- Nat. Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition; - Dr. William Banks of ST. LOUIS, pioneer in drug delivery to the brain, has shown that the compound, JV-1-36, identified by former colleague & Nobel Laureate Andrew Schally at the VA and Tulane U., "clearly penetrates the blood brain barrier." This refers to cells that surround the inside of blood vessels in the brain that form a tight zipper, inhibiting the transfer of molecules to the brain to keep it safe. The discovered compound can get past a protective blood barrier in the brain, enabling it to fight brain cancer; confirmed by a  Dept. of Veterans Affairs & St. Louis U. animal study published this week. "That means it can be used for treatment of a malignant brain tumor,....The next step is to develop it for clinical use," Schally said, predicting the drug could be available in 2 to 3 yrs.
8/22/05 "Researchers Fuse Adult Skin Cells To Create Useful Stem Cells"

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Science Classics:
12/23/04    "Jesus' Famous Miracle Site Unearthed In New Archaeological Find"
 Israel's Antiquities Authority -In an archaeological find in Jerusalem, a paved assembly area & water channel at the site
of a pool where it is believed  (Siloam Pool) that Jesus gave sight to a blind man, has been discovered. It suggests that
nearly 2,000 years ago it was meant for ritual immersion rather than, as some thought, used as a reservoir.
6/7/05  "Human Cloning Deemed Dangerous & Unethical By Head Researcher"
SEOUL- Woo-Suk Hwang, head scientist at the forefront of stem cell research & cloning technology, who cloned the first human embryo to use for research, states that there will be no human clones this century "because the work is dangerous, complicated & unethical." Speaking at a panel discussion, Hwang denounced human cloning as foolish & unsafe science. "Cloning a human being is nonsense. Briefly, it is not ethical, it is not safe at all, & it's technically impossible," Hwang said..
4/16/05  "100th Yr. Anniversary of Einstein's Quest "To Read The Mind of GOD"
Worldwide, universities and academies are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Einstein's "miracle year", when he published five scientific papers in 1905 that fundamentally changed our grasp of space, time, light and matter; followed about a decade later by his "theory of general relativity". Einstein's, stated intellectual quest was for a single coherent law that governs the universe, saying that such a unified super theory of everything, still unwritten, would enable us to "read the mind of God." Read: "Albert Einstein- Mathematician, Physicist, Spiritualist?"
12/21/04 "NASA's Opportunity Rover Mysteriously Up From The Washing"
New Scientist Mag.- Mar's Opportunity Rover has received a mysterious regular extra terrestrial cleaning of layers of dust from its solar panels while it was closed down at night, which has boosted their output performance close to their max. 900 watt-hours per day. "These exciting and unexplained cleaning events have kept Opportunity in really great shape", said team leader Jim Erickson.

12/09/04 "Study-New, Unidentified Species of Whale Roaming the Pacific"
The New Scientist Magazine- Amer. marine biologists said that the study, by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. in Mass., using signals recorded by the U.S. navy, focuses on a single whale, wandering the Pacific for the past 12 yrs., with a voice that does not match those of any known whale species, singing at a frequency of around 52 hertz, the norm being between 15 and 20 hertz; nor does it follow the migration patterns of any other..
12/06/04  "Thoughts/'Thinking Cap' Computer Control Headed To Aid the Disabled"
 Proceedings of the Nat. Acad. of Sciences -This new experiment required no surgery and no implants. Four people were able to control a computer using their thoughts and a "thinking cap," paving the way for adaptation to help disabled people operate a motorized wheelchair or artificial limb. "The results show that people can learn to use scalp-recorded electroencephalogram rhythms to control rapid and accurate movement of a cursor in two dimensions," wrote Jonathan Wolpaw and Dennis McFarland of the N. Y. State Dept. of Health and State U of N.Y.- Albany.
11/22/04 "Life Saving Dolphins Save New Zealand Swimmers"
300 feet off Ocean Beach near Whangarei on New Zealand's North Island  - A nine foot great white shark swimming toward a group of New Zealanders was stopped from reaching them by a  pod of dolphins which tightly encircled them protectively, herding some swimmers to safety, fending off an attack.
8/17/04 "Discovery Of Cave Thought To Be Of John the Baptist"
KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel - "John the Baptist, ..., now comes to life," British archaeologist Shimon Gibson said during an exclusive tour of the cave given to A P News. Potentially a major find in Biblical discoveries, archaeologists say they have excavated a cave where John the Baptist baptized many of his followers, basing their theory on tens of thousands of shards from small ritual jugs, a stone used for foot cleansing and wall carvings that tell the story of the contemporary of Jesus.
 2/3/04   "Two For Two, One Dozen Wheels On Soil,"...
said flight director Chris Lewicki, as Opportunity Rover rolled onto Mar's surface Saturday, joining its twin, Spirit. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory erupted in cheers as the first photograph taken shortly after 3 A.M. by Opportunity following its roll-off appeared on a screen in mission control. More flooded in minutes later to continued jubilation.

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1/04/06  "Breakdown of Communications Brings Havoc-Suffering To Coal Miners' Families"
Tallmansville, West Virginia-In an apparent breakdown of communications, the company-media-reported 12 of 13 coal miners trapped in an underground coal mine for 48 hours had survived, proved to be wrong; with only one surviving, Randal McCloy, 27, who is hospitalized in intensive care. Disappointed families of the dead voiced their dissent for the way they were misled, while the nation mourns the loss and offers prayers of condolence. A top coal company official expressed regret  that the families of the 12 dead miners were mistakenly led to believe for three hours that their loved ones were alive.
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12/14/05  "Sigmund Freud Kin Awarded HOLOCAUST-Bank Fraud Restitution"
The grandson of pioneering psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud was awarded $168,000  in a case against Swiss banks accused of betraying their Holocaust era customers in favor of the Nazis. The estate of Anton Walter Freud, who died last year at age 83, will receive the money as part of a $3 million payout to 23 claimants, according to a ruling by U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in Brooklyn. Featured Report:"SWISS - EURO BANKS-ACCUSED BETRAYERS OF JEWISH CUSTOMERS IN THE HOLOCAUST"

4/1/04  "Pres. Bush To Sign Unborn Child Protection Bill"
On behalf of innocent children and their grieving families, in Thursday's Rose Garden ceremony, Pres. Bush will
sign the Unborn Child Protection Bill that makes the harm - killing of an unborn child during a violent-illegal act a
new federal crime, separate from that of harming the mother.  More
"President Bush Signs Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003"
Nov. 5, 2003. The Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C.  Full Coverage
2/18/04 "Cardinal Mahoney Calls Protecting Children: 'Job One' "
 Los Angeles, Ca. The Cardinal said that the number of victims of alleged sex abuse by Catholic clergy is high,
renewed his pledge:  protection of minors is "Job One"..
3/11/04   "Whalewatch Coalition Calls For Outlawing All Whale Killing"
In a 150-page report, the groups called the Whalewatch Coalition, said that "immense cruelty is an irresolvable
component of whaling" that has never been seriously addressed by the international body:  the International
Whaling Commission that is supposed to regulate whale hunting.

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.Special Report: January 11, 2003
"Illinois Gov. Ryan Commutes All Death Sentences To Life."
Governor George Ryan speaks out:.
."I am not prepared to take the risk that we may execute an innocent person," he wrote in an overnight letter to the victims' families..
FoxNews: Excerpts of Gov. Ryan's Speech (AP) - Chicago - Gov. George Ryan emptied Illinois' death row by issuing a blanket commutation covering all 156 inmates, his spokesman said Saturday. "He's been talking about this for a few days, and in only a handful of cases was he considering, for a variety of reasons, not to include (them) in the commutations," spokesman Dennis Culloton said. "Ultimately, late yesterday, he came to the decision this was the only thing to do," Culloton said.. Ryan halted the state's executions nearly three years ago after courts found that 13 death row inmates had been wrongly convicted since the state resumed capital punishment in 1977 — a period during which 12 inmates had been executed..
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5/20/06  "Antibiotic-Telithromycin Linked to Serious Liver Problems"
Food & Drug Admin. Memo- The FDA has received reports of 12 cases of acute liver failure, including  4 deaths in patients treated with  the antibiotic telithromycin. FDA safety evaluators also uncovered 23 other cases where patients suffered serious liver injuries after receiving the antibiotic Ketek- formally telithromycin. The drug's manufacturer, Sanofi-Aventis, said Friday it was in talks with FDA officials about those reports.
5/18/06  "Merck's Cervical Cancer Vaccine "Gardasil" Endorsed By FDA Panel"
AP; Wash. - A Food & Drug advisory committee voted 13-0 to endorse the safety & effectiveness of Merck & Co.'s Gardasil, which blocks viruses that cause cervical cancer. The company said the vaccine could cut worldwide deaths from the disease by 2/3s. The drug protects against the 2 types of human papillomavirus (HPV) believed responsible for about 70 % of cervical cancer cases; also against 2 other virus types that cause 90 % of genital wart cases. All 4 virus types are sexually transmitted. A possible impediment to widespread vaccination campaigns is the anticipated cost of the vaccine, administered in three shots over six months at $300 to $500. The FDA usually follows the recommendations of its outside panels of experts. "This is certainly a wonderful, good step in addition to our screening processes in helping eradicate cervical cancer," said Dr. Monica Farley, bacterial infectious disease expert at the Emory U. School of Medicine in Atlanta, & head of the advisory panel. An agency decision is expected by June 8.   6/08/06 "FDA Approves Merck's Vaccine "Gardasil" To Prevent Cervical Cancer" Also see: 10/06/05  "Vaccine That Prevents Major Cervical Cancers 100% Effective"
5/15/06 Study: "High Risk Skin Cancer Hits Hispanic Farmworkers"
HealthDay News - Wake Forest U. in Winston-Salem, N.C. A research team at Wake Forest U. conducted two studies including a total of 89 farm workers. Skin disease affects more than 3 out of 4 Hispanic farm workers in N. C., researchers say, highlighting the need for those workers to get more info on preventing skin ailments, including skin cancer. They found that "farm workers are particularly vulnerable to diseases of the skin and have the highest incidence of skin disorders of any industry, ..these workers represent a medically underserved population that is at risk for both environmental/occupational health problems, as well as health problems associated with poverty,...first, the notion that it affects only those who are susceptible needs to be dispelled. Second, the delayed effects of some risk factors, such as sunlight exposure, need to be stressed,"said lead researcher Thomas Arcury, prof. of family medicine. The findings appear in the May issue of the Journal of Agric. Safety & Health & in the April issue of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.
5/12/06  "Survival Rate Ranks Low Worldwide For U.S. Newborns" 
AP; U.S.-" Save the Children"- United States survival rate for newborn babies ranks near the bottom among modern nations, better only than Latvia. Among 33 industrialized nations, the U.S. is tied with Hungary, Malta, Poland & Slovakia with a death rate of nearly 5 per 1,000 babies, according to a new report. Latvia's rate is 6 per 1K. "We are the wealthiest country in the world, but there are still pockets of our population who are not getting the health care they need," said Mary Beth Powers, a reproductive health adviser for the U.S.-based "Save the Children", which compiled the rankings based on health data from countries & agencies worldwide. The U.S. ranking is driven partly by racial & income health care disparities. Among U.S. blacks, there are 9 deaths per 1K live births, closer to rates in developing nations than to those in the industrialized world. In the analysis of global infant mortality, Japan had the lowest newborn death rate, 1.8 per 1K  & 4 countries tied for second place with 2 per 1K- the Czech Republic, Finland, Iceland & Norway. Emory U. health policy expert Kenneth Thorpe said, "Our health care system focuses on providing high-tech services for complicated cases. We do this very well, ...what we do not do is provide basic primary & preventive health care services. We do not pay for these services, & do not have a delivery system that is designed to provide either primary prevention, or adequately treat patients with chronic diseases."
5/10/06   "Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Nears Sign-up Deadline"
WASHINGTON - The enrollment deadline of May 15, 2006  for the new Medicare senior prescription drug coverage is nearing.  As yet, about 37M million people have enrolled but 6M million other eligible participants haven't yet signed up, the Bush Admin. said Wednesday. Those who wait until after Monday probably will have to pay higher monthly premiums when they do sign up, though exceptions could be made for the disabled and low income older people who qualify for extra help. Featuring: "HELP IN UNDERSTANDING THE NEW MEDICARE DRUG PROGRAM".With Links To Shed Light On All Aspects Of The Program.
5/7/06  " Newborn's-Children's Strokes Often Undetected For Emergency Treatment"
 NINDS - Childhood strokes occur more often than most people realize. "...Studies suggest that strokes occur in 3 of every 100K kids from the age of 1 month-18 yrs.,..an increase in incidence probably resulting from improved detection methods", says John Lynch of the Nat. Inst. of Neurological Diseases & Stroke. In newborns, the stroke rate is even higher - about one stroke for every 5K infants, about the same as the rate for adults over 75. That's because a newborn's blood is twice as dense, flows slower & is stickier than adult blood with fewer natural anti-coagulants. Other causes include congenital heart malformations that allow blood to pool in the heart where clots can form. The drug tissue plasminogen activator (Activase), not generally used for kids except in special emerg. cases, must be given intravenously within 3 hrs. of the start of symptoms, a deadline often missed because children's strokes often go undiagnosed. So far, tPA has been used in fewer than 12 children in the USA.
4/30/06 Study- "Dementia-Alzheimers Associated With Blood Clots From the Heart"
Apr. 28's British Medical Journal - Researchers found tiny blood clots that originate in the heart: cerebral emboli, in the brains of 40% of 85 people with Alzheimer's disease and 37% of people with vascular dementia. Cerebral emboli are a known cause of stroke which often form in the circulatory systems of people with atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm that enhances clot formation by causing blood to pool. They have not previously been associated with dementia. "This is another indication that Alzheimer's disease probably is not just one disease, ..there are probably multiple things happening in the brains of older people, and some of them are vascular," said Dr. Julie A. Schneider, an assoc. prof. of neurology - neuropathology at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center in Chicago. Physicians from the U. of Manchester found the same clots in only 14 % to 15 % of normal adults tested.
4/29/06  Govt. - "Probably a Few U. S. "Undetected" Cases of Mad Cow Disease"
WASHINGTON - AP- There are probably a few undetected cases of mad cow disease in the U. S.; "The data shows the prevalence of  Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in the United States is extraordinarily low, ... In other words, we have an extremely healthy herd of cattle in our country," said Agriculture Sec. Mike Johanns. The calculation comes from new testing data released Friday. Testing is likely to be scaled back after a panel of independent scientists reviews the figures, Johanns said. He added that he wants to persuade Japan to resume Amer. beef shipments before deciding whether to cut the level of testing. Featured: Great Tasting Meatless Entrees from "The Tree of  Life Cookbook"-Burgers,deli, etc.
4/26/06  "States Becoming Proactive Against Postpartum Depression"
AP- In New Jersey, a first-of-its-kind law was signed requiring doctors to educate expectant mothers & their families about postpartum depression, & to screen new moms for the widespread disease. New Jersey's initiative, based on recommendations from health professionals, contends that medication, counseling & support groups all can be effective. Dr. Ralph Wittenberg, medical director of the Family Mental Health Inst., said drugs & psychotherapy each work in about 2/3 of postpartum depression cases; used together, the success rate can exceed 90 %. "What N. J. has done is phenomenal, it's what we want to have in every state in the union," said Cheryl Hill, pres. of the FMH Inst. Several other states have launched awareness campaigns, including TV & radio spots in New York. On May 12, advocates for more ambitious federal action will lobby on Capitol Hill, including Edrienne Carpenter of Tex., who was battling postpartum depression when she won the 2004 - Mrs. U. S. beauty pageant.