Word: spikeness
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That's a possibility that doctors have been wrestling with for several years, as studies have shown a disturbing spike in heart attacks--as much as 25%--and even deaths in patients who have received blood, usually within a month after the transfusion. The problem may occur to some degree in almost every group of critically ill patients, from trauma cases in the E.R. to anemics in the icu. Since doctors know how to safeguard the blood supply from infectious diseases and keep allergic reactions from transfusions to a minimum, the heart-attack problem doesn't seem to be related...
...principle. Plus, the point guard was way cuter.” An errant serve whizzed past his head. “I really enjoyed the game though, and I kept coming back. Those girls can play.” A member of the visiting team went up for a spike, revealing a strip of toned midriff. Bennett yelled something flattering in her direction. This caught the attention of Maya D. Simpson ’11, who was sitting a few rows away. Maya had short, choppy, jet-black hair, and wore a blood-red t-shirt. She turned to face...
...Professor of Cell Biology Junying Yuan. The academy also honored 24 foreign citizens as honorary members. The procession was preceded by brief lectures by selected new inductees. One inductee, Center for Brain Science Director Joshua R. Sanes, noticed some conspicuous absences among the new fellows, from filmmaker Spike Lee to Vice President Al Gore ’69. “It’s a shame,” Sanes said. “My daughter was going to come up from college to see [chef] Alice Waters,” he added. Sanes, who is also Professor...
...problem that doctors have been wrestling with for several years, as study after study shows a disturbing spike in heart disease and death in patients receiving transfusions. The trend affects almost every group of critically ill patients - from trauma sufferers in the ER to heart attack victims, patients with anemia and those undergoing chemotherapy. This increase in death and heart disease, doctors say, is unrelated to infectious blood-borne diseases or allergic reactions that often follow transfusions. "After you control for sickness and all sorts of things, patients who receive transfusions still have more heart attacks. It makes no sense...
...concern, something that both patients and doctors are only haltingly learning how to treat. Previously a malady that mostly afflicted white, affluent women in the industrial hubs of North America and Western Europe, breast cancer is everywhere. Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America have all seen their caseloads spike. By 2020, 70% of all breast-cancer cases worldwide will be in developing countries...