A Phoenix Children's Hospital spokeswoman said it took 12 hours to separate the twins and then several more hours of work on each boy before surgeons finished about 1 a.m. Friday.
She says the procedure couldn't have gone better for Alex and Angel Mendoza and the boys were resting in the hospital's neonatal unit.
The twins were born last summer and were joined from just below their sternums all the way down through their pelvises.
A team of more than 20 doctors and nurses worked to give the boys separate bodies and the two were stable throughout the surgery.
Ashley Frank of Kingman gave birth in mid-August to the twins at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix.
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Friday, January 16, 2009
47 Go to Hospital After Odor at Wal Mart
47 people went to hospitals after some kind of fumes were released in the Wal Mart along Appleton Avenue in Germantown Thursday afternoon.
47 people went to hospitals after some kind of fumes were released in the Wal Mart along Appleton Avenue in Germantown Thursday afternoon. Police say ambulances took 25 of those people, 22 others went on their own.
People were overcome by the fumes near the automotive section just after Noon. Authorities quickly evacuated the store. Buses were brought to the scene to keep people who had evacuated the store warm. Ambulances and authorities were called from many neighboring communities.
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47 people went to hospitals after some kind of fumes were released in the Wal Mart along Appleton Avenue in Germantown Thursday afternoon. Police say ambulances took 25 of those people, 22 others went on their own.
People were overcome by the fumes near the automotive section just after Noon. Authorities quickly evacuated the store. Buses were brought to the scene to keep people who had evacuated the store warm. Ambulances and authorities were called from many neighboring communities.
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Common Genes Link Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
In analyzing three decades of generational information on 2 million families in Sweden, researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm found that blood relatives of people with either mental disorder had a notably higher risk of developing bipolar disorder or schizophrenia during their lives, compared to the general population.
According to the study, published in this week's edition of The Lancet, brothers or sisters of people with these conditions were nine times more likely to be schizophrenic and had eight times the risk of developing bipolar disorder.
The odds were less steep but still high for half-siblings. Brothers and sisters with the same mother had a 3.6 times greater chance of having schizophrenia and a 4.5 times greater risk of bipolar disorder. Paternal half-siblings were roughly 2.5 times more likely to have either condition.
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According to the study, published in this week's edition of The Lancet, brothers or sisters of people with these conditions were nine times more likely to be schizophrenic and had eight times the risk of developing bipolar disorder.
The odds were less steep but still high for half-siblings. Brothers and sisters with the same mother had a 3.6 times greater chance of having schizophrenia and a 4.5 times greater risk of bipolar disorder. Paternal half-siblings were roughly 2.5 times more likely to have either condition.
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Drug study-psych meds increase heart attacks!
New York, NY (JusticeNewsFlash.com)–Bloomberg reported today, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study this week saying new psych medications increase patient’s risk of heart attacks. The study shows the newer class of anti-psychotic medications double the risk for sudden cardiac death. The newer medications, known as atypicals, include Zypexa, manufactured by Eli Lilly & Co. and Risperdal, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. The risk of heart attack for people taking these antipsychotic medications further increases with the dosing.
Big pharmaceutical companies made these drugs and released them in the mid-1990’s, in response to concerns about serious risks involved with taking older medications like Haldol and Thorazine. The drug companies claimed the new antipsychotics (atypicals) were safer for patients and had fewer side effects. The journal’s recently published study along with studies in the past few years reflect differently. These drugs have also been linked to increased risks of obesity and diabetes. With $20.7 billion in global sales, these newer drugs have become the 6th best-selling class of drugs in the world.
The real concern among most medical and legal experts is fewer than half of all prescriptions, for the newer drugs, are for patients suffering from a psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia. These atypical medications are being prescribed for off-label uses in children and the elderly. Children with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and elderly patients suffering from agitation with dementia are also prescribed these drugs by their doctors. Psychiatrists are also prescribing these medications for patients suffering from bipolar disease, a mood disorder.
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Big pharmaceutical companies made these drugs and released them in the mid-1990’s, in response to concerns about serious risks involved with taking older medications like Haldol and Thorazine. The drug companies claimed the new antipsychotics (atypicals) were safer for patients and had fewer side effects. The journal’s recently published study along with studies in the past few years reflect differently. These drugs have also been linked to increased risks of obesity and diabetes. With $20.7 billion in global sales, these newer drugs have become the 6th best-selling class of drugs in the world.
The real concern among most medical and legal experts is fewer than half of all prescriptions, for the newer drugs, are for patients suffering from a psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia. These atypical medications are being prescribed for off-label uses in children and the elderly. Children with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and elderly patients suffering from agitation with dementia are also prescribed these drugs by their doctors. Psychiatrists are also prescribing these medications for patients suffering from bipolar disease, a mood disorder.
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Lexington's 3rd flu case confirmed
Fayette County's second and third cases of influenza have been confirmed, the county health department said Friday.
"Kentucky typically sees flu cases increase this time every year," Lois Davis, the health department's public health nursing manager, said in a press release. "Getting a shot now will give you a much better chance from getting the flu this winter."
Lexington's first case of the season was confirmed Monday.
The state's flu season generally begins in October and ends in May, with activity usually peaking between January and March.
The health department offers flu shots daily by appointment at the department's two Public Health Clinics at 805 Newtown Circle (288-2483) and 2433 Regency Road (899-5201). Patients can also receive a flu shot during clinic walk-in times: 9:30-11 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 1-3 p.m. Wednesday.
Flu shots are recommended for people 65 and older; all children 6 months and older; and people with a chronic disease such as heart disease, cancer, asthma or diabetes. Health officials suggest that healthy people age 50 to 64 years also receive flu immunizations.
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"Kentucky typically sees flu cases increase this time every year," Lois Davis, the health department's public health nursing manager, said in a press release. "Getting a shot now will give you a much better chance from getting the flu this winter."
Lexington's first case of the season was confirmed Monday.
The state's flu season generally begins in October and ends in May, with activity usually peaking between January and March.
The health department offers flu shots daily by appointment at the department's two Public Health Clinics at 805 Newtown Circle (288-2483) and 2433 Regency Road (899-5201). Patients can also receive a flu shot during clinic walk-in times: 9:30-11 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 1-3 p.m. Wednesday.
Flu shots are recommended for people 65 and older; all children 6 months and older; and people with a chronic disease such as heart disease, cancer, asthma or diabetes. Health officials suggest that healthy people age 50 to 64 years also receive flu immunizations.
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DOJ, Ga. settle over psychiatric hospitals
The Justice Department agreed late Thursday to a settlement with Georgia over conditions at Georgia’s seven psychiatric hospitals.
Georgia will work to ensure patients at the hospitals are safe and receive the care and services necessary to meet their individual needs. The state must improve medical and mental health care and ensure patients are free from undue bodily restraint. Georgia also will improve discharge planning.
The Justice Department opened its investigation of Georgia’s psychiatric hospitals in 2007 and issued findings about Georgia Regional Hospital at Atlanta in May 2008. It then started negotiations with the state over Georgia Regional Hospital at Savannah, Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Southwestern State Hospital, East Central State Hospital, West Central State Hospital, and Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital at Rome.
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Georgia will work to ensure patients at the hospitals are safe and receive the care and services necessary to meet their individual needs. The state must improve medical and mental health care and ensure patients are free from undue bodily restraint. Georgia also will improve discharge planning.
The Justice Department opened its investigation of Georgia’s psychiatric hospitals in 2007 and issued findings about Georgia Regional Hospital at Atlanta in May 2008. It then started negotiations with the state over Georgia Regional Hospital at Savannah, Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Southwestern State Hospital, East Central State Hospital, West Central State Hospital, and Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital at Rome.
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