-Caveat Lector- Degenerative brain disease may have spread at hospital NEW ORLEANS (October 27, 2000 3:09 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - A patient who died after brain surgery had an incurable disease that may have spread to as many as eight other patients through tainted instruments, hospital officials said. Tulane University Hospital and Clinic destroyed the instruments as soon as officials realized the first patient had died from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, said Dr. Alan Miller, a Tulane vice president. The patient checked into the hospital in March and the disease was diagnosed in an autopsy in May, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The university said the other patients all had brain surgeries and the surgical instruments were put through "normal" washing and sterilization procedures. Citing patient confidentiality requirements, Tulane did not release the patients' names or the dates of the procedures. The eight living patients are receiving counseling and related medical care, Miller said in a statement. University officials declined requests for interviews Friday. The disease strikes about 6,000 people a year, leaving the brain with holes and a spongelike consistency, resulting in progressive dementia and loss of physical functions. Patients usually die within a year of the first symptoms. University officials did not say whether the original patient had the form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob that may be related to a bovine brain disorder known as "mad cow disease." Some authorities believe humans contract that form of the disease by eating meat from infected cows. It was not known how the original patient contracted the disease. The only proven method of transmission between people is medical treatment with tainted human matter or surgical instruments, according to the Creutzfeldt- Jakob Disease Foundation. The independent group that renewed the hospital's accreditation last month for three years, will investigate, as will the federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ }}}> ANOMALOUS RADIO <{{{ - Techno, Ambient, Talk (33k+) http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?autostart=anomalous }}}> RADIO ANOMALY <{{{ - Techno, Ambient, Jazz (Cable, DSL) http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?autostart=stevew168 Anomalous Images and UFO Files http://www.anomalous-images.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
