Show The puzzle of Reye’s Syndrome pwon - GRAND RAPIDS Mich (UPI) Ona December xxigj In I Dieckxnan left hla bed walked down the dark hallway to the bathroom coUapeed and (Had Docton attributed the death to Reyes Syndrome an often fatal liver aOmient whose moat frequent victims are children recoverini from viral infections Johnny's parents Mr and Mrs John Dieckxnan of Bemonia had never heard of Reyes Syndrome They were appalled to find their doctors knew little about the A few months later Dieckxnan end three other faxnlliea who had suffered shnilar tragedies chartered the Reyes Syndrome Foundation a nonprofit organisation to promote research for the detection and treatment of the mysterious "Most people don't know about Reyes Syndrome" said Dieckxnan foxaxdaflon president "It is very difficult for the layman — the parent — to detect "Ifs basically a disease of the liver with encephalitis of the brain The Uver simply says 'I’m going on vacation and I may not i return1 Aa a reault toxina get into the Mood stream and uo to tha bran" Dieckxnan said the syndrome seems to set in three to five days after a child ap pears recovered from some type of viral u Illness such influenza A jxifluensa B chicken or a respiratory infection “The child starts to get lethargic and acts tired" Dieckxnan aaii "Vomitmg sets in he becomes disoriented and may become violent Then he may go Into a come If he doesn't come out of the coma after 4S or M hours he's fax trouble" Treatment usually Is llxnited to basic life support measures Dieckxnan Mid Exchange transfusions cranial surgery to relieve pressure on the brain and total “saline waahouta" of the blood system have also been attempted A team of doctors at the University of Mlchigsn recently developed a more effective way of treating severe forms of die ailment by using special drugs to control brain pressure The Reye's treatment team at the university’s C 8 Mott Children's Hospital reports the survival rate has increased from 50 to 80 per cent in patients with moderately severe forxns of the disease Dieckxnan said statistics compiled by the National Center for Disease Control show a the Great Syndrome in states Lakes He said Michigan recorded Meases in both 1974 dm lyearsha done" Dieckman said "To ttie best of our knowledge the only dollar amount spent by the federal government directly fax research of Reyes 8yndrome is 9M0JM0 compared to millions for other diseases ” Dieckxnan said the foundation is trying to attract federal funds Into research at existing medical centers A team of six medical! advisers fxom children's hospitals throughout the country assist the foun dation in applying for available grants "We are not Interested tax amassing great wealth for the foundation or in creating a giant bureaucracy or research center of our own" he said "What we want to see Is the development of a treatment for the disease and a program of biocher research and epidemiological study Lopn Utah Sunday March 100 27 1177 The Herald Jo vrad-- 13 cageyf°r man SIENA Italy (UPI) — The guillotine was watting for them but the pigeons didn’t show up One of them must have been a stool pigeon It was the first day of the Siena City Hairs plan to capture and execute hy beheading the estimated 4 JW pigeons which officials say are a health hazard to the planas of the ancient medieval fortress City workers were out at dawn spreading nets strewn with corn on the planas In an attempt to lure the pigeons to their death But the pigeons weren't buying it They stayed in their nlchea under the eaves of the city’s roofs refusing to descend to their usual haunts Some residents said a drizzling rain may have been the reason the birds stayed In their dry nests But ired pigeons off others noted that rain has never before Siena's Socialist-CommuniCity Council earlier this week set Friday as the first day for netting and destroying the pigeons A city spokesman said the birds are suffering from a form of salmonella first noticed in Copenhagen which could be dangerous to man 'Guillotining has been approved as the mo humane way’of destroying the birds after con cal anunu spokesman bodies would then be burned in the city incinerator 3 Official meetings Tuesday Cache County Commission 10 am regular meeting Hall of Justice 160 North Main Logan st Thursday Preston City Council 4 offices 70 West Oneida pm special meeting city 1 M ni x (evenohabn) id r fie rj ib There are some who think weVe only after money when we say “Give till it helps? 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