The World's Smallest Mother Take Risk Giving Birth for Third

Kentucky, 9th November 2009,

The world’s smallest mother is about to give birth for the third time - despite warnings she is risking her life.

Stacey Herald, who is just 2ft 4in tall, was told that becoming pregnant could kill her, but bravely defied doctors to have two babies half her height.


The 35-year-old from Dry Ridge, Kentucky in the U.S. suffers from Osteogenesis Imperfecta, which causes brittle bones and underdeveloped lungs, and means she failed to grow.

Now Mrs Herald, who uses a wheelchair, and her husband Will, who is 5ft 9in, are eagerly awaiting the birth of their third baby, due in the next four weeks.

Currently as wide as she is tall, she cannot hold her daughter because her belly gets in the way, and has to rely on her husband to do most things around the house.

She admits being pregnant is ‘uncomfortable’ and leaves her bedridden for weeks on end.

By the time the new addition, a boy, is one he will already tower over his mother.

But despite all the obstacles, the mother and father, a trainee priest, say they want even more children.

The couple met in 2000 while working for a supermarket in their home town and were desperate for a family after marrying in 2004.

But doctors warned Mrs Herald a baby would grow so large inside her tiny body it would eventually crush her organs, strangling her from the inside out.

Mrs Herald said: ‘It broke my heart that I couldn’t have kids.

‘All my life my parents had told me that I could do anything. Then there were these doctors telling me that we couldn’t be a complete family. It really hurt.’

Eight months later, the couple were thrilled when they discovered they were expecting and decided to go ahead even though family and doctors begged them to reconsider.

Mrs Herald, who had decided not to take contraception, said: ‘They all told me that I would die. They begged me not to have a baby.

'Even my mother said,” You know you won’t survive right?” ‘I told her: “It’s a miracle that I am here, that I have life, why couldn’t this be a miracle too?”’

After 28 weeks, doctors performed a cesarean section and daughter Kateri was born, weighing just 2lbs and 1oz in 2006.

She grew well but there was heartbreak for the family when they discovered Kateri had inherited Mrs Herald’s condition and would also never grow to a normal height.

But the young family resumed life as normal, before Mrs Herald fell pregnant a year later.

She said: ‘It was kind of like the last time, everyone screamed: “What are you doing?” at us.

‘The doctors told me I was pushing my luck. But we just prayed that God would bring us through it.’ However this pregnancy took its toll on the little mother.

She said: ‘It was hard, I got so much bigger faster. At my worst point I remember bursting into tears, because I looked like a beach ball with a head and little feet.

‘I spent weeks unable to do anything for myself because my stomach was so big. At one point I dislocated my arm when I was moving from my chair into bed, because I just wasn’t used to the weight on my arms.

‘I’ve always been able to do everything but this time I just couldn’t and I found that really upsetting to have Will help me wash and go to the toilet.

‘Also he was trying to look after a 16-month old, so it was tough on both of us.’

Doctors tried to let the second baby stay in her body for as long as possible, letting her pregnancy go to 34 weeks before wheeling her into theatre.

Daughter Makaya who, at 18 inches was more than half her mother’s body length when she was born, weighed 4lbs and 7oz.

Now both girls are bigger than their mother who is 30 weeks pregnant with her first boy.

She said: ‘It’s getting tougher and tougher to move.

‘At the moment because I’m getting really big again I can’t hold my youngest daughter because my belly gets in the way and I can’t get my arms around her.’

Mrs Herald added: ‘All my babies are miracles, but we haven’t thought about if we’re going to have some more, as they”re a real handful right now.

‘We didn’t plan to have more than two kids, we just think that they’re a great gift to the world, and when I look at them I see Will and I feel so full of love, it’s tough not to want more.’

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John Henry Howard Awarded over $9 million after Winning Lawsuit Related to Injury for Erectile Dysfunction Treatments

John Henry Howard from Ellenwood awarded more than $9 million by DeKalb County jury , who said he suffered permanent scarring following a series of treatments for Erectile dysfunction

John Henry Howard, 53, was awarded $750,000 in compensatory damages and $8.5 million in punitive damages in his suit against Boston Men’s Health Center Inc.
The company, based in Altamont Springs, Fla. , operates 22 clinics across the United States and Puerto Rico as Boston Medical Group. Its Web site says it treated more than 30,000 men last year.

Boston Medical contends it did nothing wrong. Alan F. Herman, the Atlanta attorney who represented the company, said his client has not decided if it will appeal the verdict, handed down Sept. 25. The company has until Nov. 4 to appeal or file post-trial motions.

The company, which operates six more clinics overseas, has been sued at least two other times.
Both of those cases – one in Georgia and another in Texas – were settled out of court for undisclosed settlements. The Better Business Bureau says it received two complaints about the company in the last three years but that both were resolved.

During a six-day trial, Howard, a truck driver, testified he went to Boston Medical Group’s Atlanta clinic for help with erectile dysfunction in 2006.

He received an injection to his genitals / penis using a proprietary formula that includes papaverine.
That drug is used to improve blood flow, said Chad Ritenour, an assistant professor of urology and at the Emory University School of Medicine and director of the Men’s Health Center at the Emory Clinic.

Use of the drug can lead to priaprism, a prolonged erection for more than four hours, and to permanent damage and tissue scarring, Ritenour said, especially if it’s the same injection site.

Howard purchased a six-month supply of of the treatment for $1,210 and was instructed to inject himself with it three times a week.

Fred Orr, his Decatur attorney, argued his client was deceived into believing the regimen was a cure.

“He believed what they told him and because he believed what they told him he’s permanently damaged,” Orr said.

The company said it explained in detail to Howard the proper procedures to take with his injections and what to do in case of a complication.

The defense said Howard waited too long to seek medical help after his first home self-injection led to complications.

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British Girl Died After Getting a Trial Vaccine

British Health officials stopped a vaccination program in the English city of Coventry today sept 29, 2009, after a 14-year-old girl died a few hours after being vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer.

NHS Coventry said it stopped the program for two days to give staff administering the vaccine training in how to answer questions from anyone concerned about its safety. “We fully expect to resume the program in the coming days,” the health authority said in a statement.

Natalie Morton died in a hospital Monday, a few hours after being the given the Cervarix vaccine, which protects against two strains of the human papilloma virus that causes cervical cancer. She was vaccinated at her school in Coventry.
Ms. Morton appeared to be healthy before being given the jab. Caron Grainger, director for public health at Coventry City Council, said an autopsy will be carried out to see if there is any link between her death and the vaccine. Health officials also said they had quarantined the batch of vaccine given at the school.


The school principal, Julie Roberts, said a few other girls also reported being unwell after receiving the vaccine and some were sent home.

Britain's publicly owned National Health Service began offering the Cervarix vaccine to teenage girls last year, and more than 1.4 million doses of the vaccine have been given out so far under the program. The virus is often transmitted through sexual intercourse and authorities wanted to give the vaccine to girls as young as 13 so they are protected by the time they become sexually active.

The cervical cancer vaccine is routinely administered to millions of young girls across Europe and North America. No safety concerns about the vaccines have been raised elsewhere.

“As with any medical intervention ... one can, on rare occasions, see tragic consequences,” said Professor Malcolm McCrae, virologist at the University of Warwick. “But overall this is an extremely well-tested vaccine which has been produced in response to a critical health issue — cervical cancer — a disease responsible for almost 1,000 deaths annually in the UK.”

Dr Pim Kon, medical director at GlaxoSmithKline UK which manufactures Cervarix, said it was working with the Department of Health and health regulators to investigate the case.

The cervical cancer vaccination program sparked controversy in Britain when it was first introduced. Some critics argued it would encourage girls to become sexually active at a younger age. “The vaccination program may give young people a false sense of security and lead them to think that, because they have been vaccinated, they are protected against the worst effects of sexual promiscuity and can, therefore, engage in casual sex without consequence,” said Norman Wells of the Family Education Trust charity.

Ms. Morton's death comes as doctors begin to give children a vaccine against SWINE FLU / H1N1 in a clinical trial. Doctors across England have begun administering one of two vaccines to 1,000 children between the ages of six months and 12 years. One of the vaccines is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline and the other by Baxter. The trial aims to see which one is most effective on children.

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John Travolta Attend The Court Related to The Death of His Son Jett

John Travolta attend courthouse and told the Bahamas courtroom about how he performing CPR on his 16-year-old son Jett after finding him unconscious in the bathroom.
John Travolta publicly acknowledged his son’s Autism for the first time in that court .
“I saw him on the bathroom floor,” He said in a calm, quiet turn as the star witness against two men accused of trying to shake him down for $25 million.

A nanny and a local woman were already working on the youth, with Travolta joining in to provide mouth-to-mouth resuscitation as they continued with chest compressions, he testified.

“We continued the CPR, and my wife was holding my son’s head at this point,” he testified.

This tragedy happened at Jan 2nd, in the family’s Bahamas vacation home, where they had gone to celebrate the New Year.
Travolta's Daughter Ella, 8, joined Jett, her parents and the four nannies at the house.

The 55-year-old Travolta, who has maintained a low profile in the wake of the tragedy, revealed for the first time that his son was autistic and suffered from “a seizure disorder .”
The seizures would strike every five to 10 days, Travolta said, and his son would usually sleep for 12 hours after each 60-second attack.

In the past, the Travoltas said only that their son was afflicted with Kawasaki disease, a rare malady that mostly affects young children.

Critics have said the Travoltas would not admit their son was autistic because of their belief in Scientology . Speculation about Jett’s illness was widespread long before his death.

Travolta entered the courtroom hand in hand with wife Kelly Preston, who stayed throughout his day-long testimony.
The two-time Oscar nominee arrived at the courthouse in an entourage of SUVs, with a noticeably heavy security presence. Bahamian police ringed the building as the star entered.
He stood during his testimony, standard practice in the British justice system, and maintained his composure throughout.
The trial judge dismissed Travolta after his appearance Wednesday, but the actor was told to expect a callback for additional testimony.

Travolta is the key witness in the extortion case against paramedic Tarino Lightbourne and former Bahamas Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater, both of whom have pleaded not guilty.
Police said the extortion was tied to a document related to Jett Travolta’s treatment.
Travolta testified that he and Preston were sleeping at the family home when a nanny started pounding on their bedroom door with word of the teen’s seizure.

“I ran downstairs with my wife to help my son,” said Travolta – who quickly discovered there was little they could do.

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Cops Forces To Stop CPR for Isaiah Jones, the Boy Died

A shocking reality story came from the death of a three year old boy from Wichita.
Isaiah Jones died after drowned into his grandparents's pool . His grandfather say their grandson might have survived if a Wichita police officer hadn't told them stop CPR.

The boy's grandmother, Pam Jordan says just moments after seeing the boy playing on her locked back patio, he was gone. Thinking the boy might have sneaked back into the home, Jordan yelled Isaiah's name and called 911 to report a missing child.
Shortly after, she found him floating in the backyard pool.

Jordan says she grabed the boy up, brought him into her kitchen, and gave him CPR . Jordan says the boy vomitted, regained a pulse, and color was returning to his blue lips.
She says her grandson still wasn't breathing, though.

Once the first police officer a 20-year veteran of the police department, came on the scene, He told Jordan to back away and didn't continue CPR.
They say when two other officers arrived minutes later, they immediately grabbed equipment and restarted CPR.

"I trusted him to take over," says Pam Jordan, a former medical assistant. "That's why I specifically asked him, 'Are you going to take over?' It's a life and death situation."
The boy's grandfather, Mark Jordan, is an 18-year veteran of the Wichita Fire Department. He wasn't at the house when the boy drowned, but he says he's upset his grandson went minutes without CPR.

"He had a duty to act," says Mark Jordan. "Now, if he did not want to act at that point, he should have told my wife, 'You come on and you continue CPR.' Those were the options he had."
The Jordans admit they can't be sure if Isaiah would have lived under different circumstances.

Even The Jordans family upset with the officer but they have not filed an official complaint with the Wichita Police Department.

Police say they're investigating Isaiah Jones' death, the circumstances surrounding it, and statements made. There is currently no internal investigation into officer conduct.
A deputy chief with the department says right now there is no evidence the officer did anything wrong. The chief says some officers are trained in CPR while others aren't. The first officer to respond to Jones' drowning is a 20-year veteran of the police department

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H1N1 Vaccine

H1N1 Vaccine

Vaccination known as one of the most effective ways to minimize suffering and death from common influenza, but currently there is not a vaccine available to prevent H1N1 . Untill now Development of a vaccine against the H1N1 virus is proceeding rapidly both in the United States and another countries around the world .


The United States Government is working to expand domestic flu vaccine production capacity to be able to produce pandemic vaccines for the entire population within six months of a H1N1 Pandemic declaration.
However, at the beginning of a pandemic the supply of flu vaccine will require that the limited supply be prioritized for distribution and administration.
Resently there's a news from United States that the Vaccine against H1N1 virus could be ready for September
" United States health officials said that a vaccine against the H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu, could be ready for human use by early September. The announcement was made at a joint press conference held by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Food and Drug Administration "

Instead the news above, The National Institutes of Health and its pharmaceutical industry partners have been developing several other kinds of influenza vaccines that are not yet licensed for use. However, next-generation vaccines will require additional safety and efficacy testing before they can be deployed.

More to the point, if you already are infected with H1N1 the vaccine will not help you, but one of the new class of antiviral medications, such as Tamiflu might. So when the H1N1 symptoms appear make sure you go the medical care and assure you get the efective Treatment of H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu which required .

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International Pandemic Influenza ( H1N1 )

It's been Confirmed cases of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus, commonly called 'swine flu', which originated in Mexico around March 18, 2009, have now occurred in many additional countries. Several deaths have been associated with this outbreak

Within months these flu pandemic becomes International Health issues . In Canada, Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus has been confirmed in all provinces and territories and carries a 0.5% mortality rate. Current case count...

Significant Events - 2009 since the first sign of H1N1 virus

March 18 : first cases in Mexico

April 25 : WHO declares a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

April 26 : the U.S. declares a public health emergency

April 27 : WHO increases the pandemic alert level to phase 4, indicating sustained human to-human transmission

April 28 : PHAC issues a travel health warning, recommending that travellers from Canada postpone elective or non-essential travel to Mexico until further notice

April 29 : WHO increases the pandemic alert level to phase 5, indicating widespread human infection and imminent pandemic

April 29 : Canada provides laboratory testing support to Mexico

April 30 : WHO refers to new influenza virus as Influenza A ( H1N1 )

May 6 : Genetic makeup of H1N1 Flu virus decoded

May 18 : PHAC lifts travel health warning to Mexico

June 11 : WHO increases the pandemic alert level to phase 6, indicating that a global pandemic is underway

June 29 : First case of oseltamivir-resistant H1N1 flu virus reported (Denmark)

July 1 : WHO renames novel influenza virus as Pandemic (H1N1) 2009

July 3 : First reported case of acquired oseltamivir-resistant H1N1 flu virus (Hong Kong)

July 13 : WHO releases recommendations on pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccines

July 21 : First Canadian case of aseltamivir-resistant H1N1 flu virus reported (Quebec)

As the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that 46 countries have officially reported 12 954 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 92 deaths, the Intergovernmental Meeting on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness convened May 15 for a two-day meeting in Geneva.

Health news report : “This is a time of great uncertainty and great pressure on governments, ministries of health and WHO,” WHO Director-General Margaret Chan told meeting attendees. “I take it as my personal responsibility to keep the world informed, to adjust our recommendations as the situation evolves and to prepare for a multiplicity of future scenarios.”

She added, “Many critical measures are under way, for enhanced preparedness and for mitigation of the health effects. As I have consistently stated, gaps in response, coping and mitigation capacities in different countries must be a top priority for WHO and the international community.”

A second meeting held in Geneva May 18–22, is the 62nd session of the World Health Assembly, the world’s highest health-policy-setting body and the forum through which health ministers from the 193 WHO member states govern the organization.
The assembly discussed pandemic flu preparedness , sharing of flu viruses, the H1N1 treatment , and access to H1N1 Vaccines and other benefits, primary International health care and strengthening health systems , social determinants of health , implementing the International Health Regulations , and monitoring the achievement of the health-related United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

The International Health Regulations, revised in 2005 and implemented by all WHO member nations in 2007, are global rules to enhance national, regional and global public health security. Their aim is to help the international community prevent or respond to acute public health risks that have the potential to cross borders and threaten people worldwide. The eight United Nations development goals include reducing extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics and developing a global partnership for development.

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Treatment of Influenza A H1N1 Swine

You already know that many of swine flu. This case the virus first found in mexico. But now the spread of this virus is extremely fast, even countries that have hundreds fell ill virus. People who was sick this flu has reached thousands of people. Man who also died has reached thousands of people. Dala this article, I will discuss a bit about how the virus is influenza A H1N1

Two classes of antiviral drugs are available for the prevention and treatment of influenza: neuraminidase inhibitors and adamantanes, which inhibit a viral protein called M2. Influenza A H1N1, formerly known as swine flu, has been found to be resistant to adamantanes (amantadine and rimantadine). Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) are the two neuraminidase inhibitors currently availble by prescription. These drugs reduce the median duration of symptoms by approximately one day and reduce the chance of contracting influenza by 70 to 90 percent when used for known influenza exposure.


Who Should be Treated with Neuraminidase Inhibitors if they Contract Swine Flu?

High risk groups for the development of H1N1 influenza A, formerly known as swine flu, include children and adolescents who are on longterm aspirin therapy (which puts them at risk for the brain abnormality Reye’s Syndrome if they contract inluenza), children under the age of five and pregnant women. Adults and children with chronic lung disease, cancer, heart disease, kidney dysfunction, diabetes, sickle cell anemia, HIV infection and transplant recipients are also considered high risk for complications for influenza, and should be treated with antiviral agents.

Adults and children with brain abnormalities which result in decreased ablility to clear respiratory secretions should also be treated with oseltamivir or zanamivir in the event they contract or are exposed to Influena A H1N1. Patients with cerebral palsy, Lou Gehrig’s disease, seizure disorders and spinal cord injuries would be considered at higher risk for serious complications if they were to contract influenza. Elderly patients, especially those who live in Nursing Homes are also at high risk for developing complications of influenza.

Surprisingly, most patients to date who have contracted Influenza A H1N1, formerly known as swine flu, are younger, healthier patients. Use of Neuraminadase Inhibitors in Infants Under the Age of One Treatment should be considered for infants (down to one day of age) and children with moderate to severe influenza, and those at high risk of complications, including children younger than 5 years of age. While antiviral treatment earlier in the course of infection is likely to have a greater impact on decreasing clinical illness, treatment can be started even if the duration of illness is greater than 48 hours.


Who Should Receive Preventative Treatment with Neuraminidase Inhibitors?

The Centers for DIsease Control (CDC) recommends consideration of antiviral prophylactic (preventive) treatment with medications in patients who have had known or probable exposure to swine flu and are at high risk for developing complications if they were to contract influenza H1N1. Pregnant women, patients over the age of 65, and patients who have the above described chronic medical conditions and who are household contacts of a suspected or confirmed case of swine flu should receive treatment with antiviral medications. A patient is believed to be infectious from one day prior to seven days after symptoms of swine flu start.
Children in daycare and school children who are at high risk for complications of swine flu and who have had close contact with someone diagnosed with swine flu is eligible for prophylactic treament with neuraminidase inhibitors.
Travelers to Mexico who are at high risk of influenza complications should also receive preventive treatment. Prophylactic treatment with antiviral agents is available to babies under the age of three months, but is only recommended if the infant is critically ill.
Ambulance personnel, emergency medical service providers, first responders, emergency room personnel and other health care workers who are working in areas of confirmed swine flu, and who are at risk of serious influenza related complications may receive antiviral medications to prevent influenza. People who are required to have contact with others in high risk situations such as hospitals or in areas with numerous documented cases of influenza A H1N1 cases should use N95 respirators to prevent infection.


Virion Particle
Viral Strains Resistant to Anti-Viral Medications are on the Rise
Antiviral resistance can develop to adamantanes such as rimantadine and amantadine after just two to three days of therapy with the class of antiviral agents called adamantanes. Amantadine is an example of this class of drug.
Resistance to oseltamivir, a neuraminidase inhibitor, can also form in two to three days of therapy.
Resistance to neuraminidase inhibitors is being seen in some countries. It is expected that strains resistant to oseltamivir and zanamavir will be resistant to peramivir, another medication in the same class, which is currently in development.
Treatment with oseltamivir in infants under the age of one is based on age, not weight. Dosing of children between age one and twelve is based on weight. Zanamavir, which is an inhaled medication, should not be used in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) because it may cause wheezing or shortness of breath.
There have been rare reports of self-harming behavior that may be associated with neuraminidase inhibitor treatment, primarily in Japanese children. Therefore the risks and benefits of treatment with these anti-viral agents should be taken into account before they are used. Treatment or prevention with anti-viral agents does not negate the need for simple infection control measures such as hand washing to prevent the spread influenza H1 N1 infection.

Legal Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and should not substitute for medical advice from your health care provider. The author is not providing personal medical opinion, diagnosis or course of treatment. Do not delay or substitute this information for medical treatment.

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Drinking Milk To Lower Risk Breast Cancer

Milk benefit is not doubt. Almost all vitamin found in good quality milk. Protein and fat have high digested. Gynecology milk vitamins and minerals is relatively complete.

Milk can be consumed in various forms. There are fresh or have in the form of terolah, such as milk powder or condensed milk sweet. Humans also consume milk from food products containing milk, such as cheese, ice cream, and yogurt.

However, there is still difference of opinion about this susu. There are groups that consume milk every day is not good for health, especially vaskular disease such as blood vessel constriction. Some argument said milk increase blood cholesterol level is a Heart Disease risk factors. Second, the positive relationship between production susu average per capita income with death due to heart disease in some countries.

Other groups supporting role milk on risk reduction degeneratif various diseases, such as heart disease, hypertension, and cancer. Latest research in Norway supports it.

Hjartäker together with colleagues from the Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromso, Norway, through their announcement the International Journal of Cancer, shows that consuming three or more glasses of milk every day can reduce the risk of Breast Cancer in affected women pramenopause.

Through research kohort the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study, they examine the 48,844 women for six years and two months. Milk consumption was measured with a food consumption history form to the respondent. During this period, the team Hjartäker find 317 cases of breast cancer.

In fact consumption milk since childhood negatively associated with breast cancer occurrence at the time they are aged 34-39 years (pramenopause). That means that cosuming milk since infancy can reduce the risk of breast cancer affected.

Milk consumption in the adult also decrease the risk of breast cancer after corrected by hormonal factors, body mass index, physical activity, and alcohol consumption. Women who do not drink milk the affected breast cancer risk 2 times greater than women who consume 3 milk glass or more every day.

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