Richard Knox

Recovery Begins For Mother, Daughter Injured In Boston

Richard Knox — Thu, 02 May 2013 07:03:00 +0000

The number of Boston bombing victims still in the hospital dropped to 19 as of Wednesday evening.

Human Cases Of Bird Flu In China Draw Scrutiny

Richard Knox — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:04:00 +0000

Sixteen cases of a new flu around Shanghai have touched off a major effort to determine what kind of threat this new bug might be.

The victims range in age from 4 to 87 years old. Six have died. It is a tragedy for them and their families, but is it a global crisis?

To understand why so few cases are generating so much concern, the first thing to know is that no flu virus like this one — called H7N9 — has ever been known to infect humans before.

That immediately grabs the attention of flu pros.

As Stroke Risk Rises Among Younger Adults, So Does Early Death

Richard Knox — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:21:00 +0000

Most people (including a lot of doctors) think of a stroke as something that happens to old people. But the rate is increasing among those in their 50s, 40s and even younger.

In one recent 10-year period, the rate of strokes in Americans younger than 55 went up 84 percent among whites and 54 percent among blacks.

To Control Asthma, Start With The Home Instead Of The Child

Richard Knox — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 07:22:00 +0000

Nothing sends more kids to the hospital than asthma.

So when doctors at Children's Hospital in Boston noticed they kept seeing an unusually high number of asthmatic kids from certain low-income neighborhoods, they wondered if they could do something about the environment these kids were living in.

It's well-known that asthma attacks are triggered by dust,

Scientists Report First Cure of HIV In A Child, Say It's A Game-Changer

Richard Knox — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:43:00 +0000

Scientists believe a little girl born with HIV has been cured of the infection.

She's the first child and only the second person in the world known to have been cured since the virus touched off a global pandemic nearly 32 years ago.

Doctors aren't releasing the child's name, but we know she was born in Mississippi and is now 2 1/2 years old — and healthy. Scientists presented details of the case Sunday at a scientific conference in Atlanta.

The case has big implications.