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Ga. woman battling flesh-eating bacteria speaks
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The father of a young Georgia woman battling a flesh-eating disease says his daughter has spoken for the first time since she was taken to an Augusta hospital weeks ago for treatment. Writing on his Facebook page, Andy...Tags: Facebook
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Woman with flesh-eating disease refusing pain meds
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-destroying disease is refusing to take pain medications during some procedures, partly because of her personal convictions. The father of Aimee Copeland says his daughter despises the use of...Tags: Health, Morphine (drug), Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines
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Woman battling flesh-eating disease has more pain
ATLANTA (AP) — The father of a Georgia woman battling a flesh-eating disease says his daughter has been suffering the worst pain of her entire ordeal. Andy Copeland says his daughter, Aimee, sometimes cries from the pain but stops because crying...Tags: Father's Day, Chemical Industry, Health, Morphine (drug), Amputation
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Powerball: Test your knowledge of the game
Wednesday’s drawing brings the largest Powerball jackpot in history. But what was the largest previous Powerball prize? How much was the largest-ever lottery cash payout? And what does winning a lottery have to do with flesh eating bacteria? ...
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Shade-Central City volunteers hold basket raffle for local family
Daily American CorrespondentA group of Shade-Central City volunteers showed how a community joined together could help others. On Saturday, Cindy Adomnik, Linda Sesack, Betty Lou Rapsky, Jennifer Goga and Judy Blough, held a basket party and spaghetti dinner to raise funds for...Tags: Spaghetti, Diabetes
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W.Va. man shares battle with flesh-eating bacteria
marieg@herald-mail.comFlesh-eating bacteria might sound like something from a science fiction movie or an episode of "The Twilight Zone." But it isn't make believe. Instead, it's a real-life horror story — one where a micro-organism enters the body through an open wound...Tags: Vomiting, Fever, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, First Aid, Sepsis
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'Lily of the Mohawks' canonized first Native American saint; Ferndale family at ceremony
Los Angeles TimesIn the 17th century, she was known as “Lily of the Mohawks,” a Catholic convert scarred by smallpox and ostracized by her tribe but unshaken in her faith. After Sunday, she will be known as St. Catherine Tekakwitha, the first Native...Tags: Vatican City, Death and Dying Customs, Culture, Vatican City, Roman Catholicism
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Autopsy: Convicted murderer dies from flesh-eating bacteria
An autopsy shows flesh-eating bacteria caused the death of an Illinois prison inmate. A convicted murderer, 32-year-old Robert Turner died Friday in a hospital where he was being treated for several illnesses, including cirrhosis of the liver. An...
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Convicted murderer dies of flesh-eating bacteria
Tribune reporterA man sentenced to 40 years in prison for killing a man during a home invasion in 1998 died of blood poisoning and the so-called flesh-eating bacteria, an autopsy has found. Robert J. Turner, 32, died Friday at the University of Illinois Medical Center...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Punishment, Cook County Government, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, Sepsis
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Flesh-eating Bacteria Survivor Aimee Copeland Goes Home
KTLA NewsATLANTA -- Aimee Copeland was spending her first night at home Wednesday since flesh-eating bacteria forced the amputation of her hands, leg and foot three months ago. Copeland's first stop out of rehab was to Longhorn Steakhouse for lunch with her...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, University of West Georgia , U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Comedy Central (tv network), Health Organizations
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Spring boy dies of bacterial infection on California vacation
KIAHA Texas family on vacation in San Diego is coming home one person short, and devastated. 7-year-old Tevita Alatini from Spring, took a swim in California’s North County Lake and two days later, was dead. It apparently started with a red spot under...
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