HUS is a frightening complication that even in the best American centers has a notable mortality rate.[54] Among survivors, at least five percent will suffer end stage renal disease (“ESRD”) with the resultant need for dialysis or transplantation.[55] But, “[b]ecause renal failure can progress slowly over decades, the eventual incidence of ESRD cannot yet be determined. [read post]

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Box 3716 Sioux City, IA 51102-3716 Phone: (712) 279-5802 Web: http://www.alz-sioux.org Mid-Iowa Chapter 700 East University, Level B Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA 50316 Phone: (515) 263-2464; (800) 738-8071 (Toll Free) Fax: (515) 263-2466 East Central Iowa Chapter 1642 42nd Street NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 Phone: (319) 294-9699 Fax: (319) 294-0068 Web: http://www.alzeci.org Mississippi Valley Chapter 736 Federal Street, Building #2 Davenport, IA 52803 Phone: (319)… [read post]

The Case Against The Death Penaltyby Hugo Adam Bedau --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ContentsPrefaceIntroductionDeterrenceUnfairnessInevitability of ErrorBarbarityRetributionFinancial CostsPublic OpinionAbolition TrendsFor Further Information & ReferenceNotes--------------------------------------------------------------------------------PrefaceHugo Adam Bedau is Fletcher Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University. [read post]

Over the last month, on our New Republic: Security States newsfeed, we rolled out a series designed to explain why fairly allocating the costs of software deficiencies between software makers and users is so critical to addressing the growing problem of vulnerability-ridden code—and how such a regime will require questioning some of our deep-seated beliefs about the very nature of software security. [read post]