Friday, February 18, 2011

“The same federally funded study also looked at a more conventional health risk _ salt. It found higher risks for people eating more than 1,500 milligrams a day. That's the limit the American Heart Association recommends, but last week's new dietary guidelines from the government say it's OK to have a little more.
Researchers found that stroke risk rose 16 percent for every 500 milligrams of salt consumed each day. Those who took in 4,000 or more milligrams of salt had more than 2.5 times greater risk of stroke compared to those who limited themselves to 1,500 milligrams”
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Who. People who drink diet coke.
What . causes stroke and heart prombles.
Where. All over the world
When. now
Why. People are getting too much salt.
How. From drinking the diet soda.

Summary to a third grader                      -
People who drink too much pop with no calories in it are now having strokes and heart problems, because they’re getting to much salt. People are suppose to limit it themselves to 1,500 milligrams of salt a day, by them drinking this soda they have 4,000 more milligrams aloud a day, that’s a 2.5 greater risk of having a stroke then the people who limit themselves.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Article summary blog. 2

A four-year-old girl died in a car crash after her parents followed sat-nav instructions which contradicted road signs, an inquest heard.
Ariana Bardhaj was killed when her parents' car collided with another vehicle as they drove along the A6 in Blackrod, Bolton, on 11 September.
Fernando and Trish Bardhaj, of Blackpool, said they had not seen the no right turn signs into Station Road.
Giving a narrative verdict, the coroner said Ariana died of multiple injuries.
The hearing at Bolton Coroners' Court heard that learner driver Mr Bardhaj had just taken over the driving from his wife.
'Plenty of signage'
Ariana and her younger brother, Xhemil, were in the back of the family's white Vauxhall Astra when it collided with the Audi A5, which was travelling at 45mph (72km/h). The speed limit on the A6 is 60mph (96km/h).
Sgt Garry Lyle, of Greater Manchester Police, told the hearing: "They were following a sat-nav and it told them to turn right.
"There's plenty of signage there saying 'No right turn'. The sat-nav said turn right and they followed that and didn't follow the signs."
Sgt Lyle said he returned to the scene with a similar sat-nav and it also told him to turn right.
But the sat-nav carried a warning telling motorists to follow road signs and restrictions, the inquest heard.
The Audi hit the back passenger door and Ariana took the full force of the impact. She died in the Royal Bolton Hospital three hours later.
Assistant Deputy Coroner Peter Watson said: "The deceased died from a severe head and spinal injury sustained while she was a passenger in a motor vehicle involved in a road traffic collision."
Who- Four year old girl (Ariana)
What – died three hours after getting to the hospital because she was in a car crash, her parents were listening to the GPS that was suppose to tell them if there was a no turn sign, they turned right because it told them to at  a know turn zone.
When- September 11
Where- Blackrod, Bolton, Royal Bolton Hospital
Why- GPS gave wrong directions
How- told to turn at a no turn zone.
Summary to a 3rd grader.
A little girl and her family were driving while a computer told them where to go, it was suppose to tell them if they were allowed to turn or not, it told them to turn right when they were not allowed to, they seen the no turn signs, but they listen to the computer rather than the signs, rite away they were hit by a car, the little girl took the full force of the hit, she was taken to the doctors when she was at the doctors, they while they were trying to fix all her injuries and she died 3 hours after the crash from head and back injuries.
*contradicted
  • be in contradiction with

  • deny the truth of

  • oppose: be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"

  • negate: prove negative; show to be false

  • Friday, February 4, 2011

    Article summary blog.

    In detective novels and television crime dramas like "CSI," the nation's morgues are staffed by highly trained medical professionals equipped with the most sophisticated tools of 21st-century science. Operating at the nexus of medicine and criminal justice, these death detectives thoroughly investigate each and every suspicious fatality.
    The reality, though, is far different. In a joint reporting effort, ProPublica, PBS "Frontline" and NPR spent a year looking at the nation's 2,300 coroner and medical examiner offices and found a deeply dysfunctional system that quite literally buries its mistakes.
    Blunders by doctors in America's morgues have put innocent people in prison cells, allowed the guilty to go free, and left some cases so muddled that prosecutors could do nothing.
    In Mississippi, a physician’s errors in two autopsies [4] helped convict a pair of innocent men, sending them to prison for more than a decade.
    The Massachusetts medical examiner's office has cremated a corpse before police could determine if the person had been murdered; misplaced bones; and lost track of at least five bodies.
    Late last year, a doctor in a suburb of Detroit autopsied the body of a bank executive pulled from a lake -- and managed to miss the bullet hole in his neck and the bullet lodged in his jaw.
    "I thought it was a superficial autopsy," said Dr. David Balash, a forensic science consultant and former Michigan state trooper hired by the Macomb County Sheriff's Department to evaluate the case. "You see a lot of these kinds of things, unfortunately."
    Who- highly trained people who examine dead bodies.
    What- messing up autopsies and getting innocent people sent to prison and letting guilty people walk free.
    When- present                                   
    Where- all over the world
    Why- not looking hard enough or well enough at the bodies and also, cremating bodies before the police could look at the body.
    How- missing small things, or not paying attention.

    Summary for a 3rd grader.
    Very well trained doctors, have made it harder for police officers to catch murders, or putting people away in jail that didn’t do anything. Also they ruined clues that the police needed to put the people in jail that actually are killing other people. By destroying or getting rid of the body’s. Before they could see if they really did the crime.