At least 100 customers in Illinois sick with the Norovirus. [read post]

An Introduction to Norovirus The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that noroviruses cause nearly 21 million cases of acute gastroenteritis annually, making noroviruses the leading cause of gastroenteritis in adults in the United States. [1] According to a relatively recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine: The Norwalk agent was the first virus that was identified as causing gastroenteritis in humans, but recognition of its importance as a pathogen has been… [read post]

. * 1673: Molière, the French actor and playwright, died after being seized by a violent coughing fit, whilst playing the title role in his play Le Malade imaginaire (The Hypochondriac or The Imaginary Invalid). * 1687: Jean-Baptiste Lully, composer, died of a gangrenous abscess after piercing his foot with a staff while he was vigorously conducting a Te Deum, as it was customary at that time to conduct by banging a staff on the floor. [read post]

In Alvaran v New Jersey Transit Corporation, the New Jersey Transit Corporation  [New Jersey Transit] appealed a New York State Supreme Court's denial of its motion to dismiss the complaint filed against it based on New Jersey Transit's  claim of sovereign immunity. [read post]