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...skull,” she said. Spina bifida, or the failure of spinal cord closure, is a more common result of NTDs than anencephaly, according to Suarez. “Among those who survive childhood [spina bifida], a majority are affected by hydrocephalus, paralysis, and lack of bowel and bladder control,” Missmer said. But causes of NTDs remain unclear. “In 1971, Dr. Brian McMahon reported an outbreak of NTDs that occurred in the 1930s in New England that has still not been explained,” Missmer said. So why the tortilla connection? NTDs...
...sorry you didn't write about intestinal ailments. Was there really nothing new to report about ulcers, Crohn's disease, irritable-bowel syndrome or ulcerative colitis? The stomach and its environs are vitally important, but I guess our plumbing has never made for particularly sexy reading. PHIL GIACALONE St. Petersburg...
...late night snack fix. What’s ridiculous is that deep down we all know that this way of living is crazy. We continue to happily munch Tommy’s Pizza’s constipation pies or the Hong Kong Chinese’s fried crab bowel dragoons as if the next day’s visit to the porcelain throne is going to be any different than the last. (From personal experience I must say that the absolute worst is indulging in 7-Eleven’s nachos with “free chili, and free cheese?...
...Minnesota for treatment of a suspected infection last fall. Because the staff on duty that night forgot to attach a catheter to Owen, doctors ended up having to take emergency action several hours later, first using a needle to drain his dangerously full bladder and then, after his bowel was punctured during the procedure--a known risk--surgically repairing the damage...
...College will appoint an associate dean for bowel movements after a Harvard School of Public Health study links problems with regularity to spending long winters in large brick buildings. Something about the iron content in the bricks. Dean of the College Jacob Hale Russell ’05 will claim that the new appointment addresses a pressing absence of deanlets and will nicely complement the work of the assistant dean for animal control and the associate dean for undergraduate lighting...