Note: This article was written on Sunday, April 26, 2009. It summarizes information available to date. However, today’s information may be obsolete tomorrow if more cases surface and as ongoing laboratory results are evaluated. Check dates of any material you read. The largest confirmed outbreak, eight cases, has occurred among students in one high school […]
Children/Animal-Related Illnesses
April 8, 2009 by
1. No animal is totally predictable – and neither are children. Two-thirds of dogs that bite children had no history of aggressive behavior. Even breeds that make “excellent pets” may bite. Toddlers may innocently incite dogs by suddenly running towards them, arms flailing and making happy noises – behavior that animals may interpret as threatening. […]
Natasha Richardson/Head Trauma/Wearing Helmets/Children
March 21, 2009 by
Ms. Richardson apparently had no symptoms immediately after the fall. She got up, smiled, and said she felt fine. She started to complain of a headache about an hour later and her condition deteriorated very rapidly thereafter. Likely, the fall ruptured a blood vessel in her brain, with the rupture gradually becoming larger and culminating […]
