Alaska man treated for flesh-eating infection

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A man from Juneau, Alaska, contracted a rare infection from flesh-eating bacteria and was in satisfactory condition in a Seattle hospital after being flown in for emergency treatment, hospital officials said on Thursday. Don't miss these Health stories After fighting for her life, mom finally gets to hold new baby After suffering a burst blood vessel in her brain while 38 weeks pregnant, Amber Scott was rushed to the hospital for an emergency C-section followed by brain surgery....

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Addicted while pregnant (a) ' "monstrous tidal wave '

AppId is over the quotaBy Catherine OlianRock CenterThey are the youngest victims of the prescription drug epidemic, tiny babies born already addicted to the drugs their mothers were taking when they were pregnant. More than13, 000 babies a year are born in America addicted to prescription painkillers like OxyContin, hydrocodone and other narcotic drugs, according to a recent study released by the Journal of the American Medical Association.Rock Center visited three hospitals and two doctors spoke to many more. These babies may seem normal to birth,...

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After fighting for his life, holds mom finally newborn

Tommy Scott was not worried when his pregnant wife called to tell him she thought she was on the road with a migraine. But when he came home from work, Tommy found amber, 38 weeks pregnant, laying in their bedroom do not react with one eye open and the other closed, Moaning and vomiting."Rush of course everything through your head," Tommy told today's Natalie Morales. "I phoned 911 right away and the ambulance was there within 10 minutes and we were at the hospital right away. But it was crazy. "Doctors determined that the 29-year-old Amber had...

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