| Heparin Overdosage Kills Two Premature Babies at Methodist ...
18 Sep, (foodconsumer.org) - Two premature babies died Saturday at the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis following the inadvertent administration of adult doses of the blood thinner Heparin, hospital officials confirmed. Four other babies received overdoses of the anti-clotting drug, Sam Odle, chief executive of Methodist and Indiana University Hospitals. One of the babies may require surgery, while the other three are still in a critical condition. Human error was blamed in the deaths of Emmery Miller, 2 days old, and D'myia Alexander Nelson, 5 days old. The babies born at 25 and 26 weeks of gestation likely died from internal bleeding, officials said. Odle said that one baby was shifted to Riley Hospital for Children for further monitoring. "Multiple'' staff members were involved in the "procedural errors,'' Odle said.
Caley's Kingdom
Gilroy - Four-year-old Caley Camarillo propped her head against a pillow, and lounged on the couch in her living room. She crossed her right leg over her left, flip-flops dangling in the air, as the blue sequins on her shoes sparkled next to her painted red toes. After she took a sip of her drink through a purple straw in her pink sippy-cup, Caley twirled a ringlet of light brown hair that had come loose from her pony-tail around her finger. And in a flash, she was off again. Off chasing the family cat, Sassy. Off catching a ball her 8-year-old brother Martin Jr. threw down the stairs. Off seeing what her younger sister, 2-year-old Carly was doing with the My Little Pony toys they share. Caley's father and mother, Teresa and Martin Camarillo smile and nod, break up fights, give kisses and hugs.
Scientists Crack Genetic Secrets Of Human Egg
Scientists at Michigan State University report this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they have identified genes unique to the human egg. The identification opens the way to understanding these genes' functions, which may lead to solving problems from infertility to degenerative diseases. "What's in the egg to have that power?" asked Jose Cibelli, MSU professor of physiology and animal science. "Some of those genes are responsible for the magic trick that the egg has. This paper takes a peek at what genes are in the egg waiting to make these changes." Combined with sperm, the egg divides and organizes cells to ultimately create a human being. Combined with technology, the unfertilized egg might be coaxed to produce other specific cells, including stem cells, which can be directed to grow into new tissue.
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