Indigent burials strain small town coroners in York SC
In York South Carolina a 54 year old Navy veteran named Dale Saxton lay in an unclaimed pauper's grave after his family did not claim him. The coroner paid 2020 for embalming and a simple coffin as indigent burials rise nearly doubling in the state.
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York
S.C
Dale Saxton
Saxton
South Carolina
Doug McKown
York County
Oklahoma
David Smith
Los Angeles County
McKown
Gene Frizzled 6 Linked to Hair Pattern Variations
Researchers report in PNAS that the Frizzled 6 gene controls hair patterns in mice. Mice lacking the gene show unusual whorls and tufts, suggesting a similar human effect, though not yet proven. Findings extend knowledge from fruit fly bristle patterns to mammals.
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Washington
Jeremy Nathans
John Hopkins School of Medicine
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Nathans
Proceedings of
The
National Academy of Sciences
Survivors of West Nile virus face crippling pain and sleepless nights
In Delta Colorado Jean Lemon, 68, and her husband Lowell recount yearlong battle with West Nile virus. They describe crippling fever, chronic pain, and sleep deprivation as doctors warn of long-lasting nerve damage. Health officials note most infections are mild, but a small fraction develop severe symptoms and require extended care.
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Delta
Colo
Jean Lemon
Lowell
Arthri
Colorado
New York
United States
Frank Judson
Denver
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Susan Chewning
Charleston County
Fred Jordan
National Association of Medical Examiners
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Poplar
Ottawa
Orschein Town & Country Supply
Or Ace
Ae, Gee
V.A
Ace
Conair
Country Mart
Orscheln
Veranda Park Bench
Town & Country Supply
Don Woodward Community Center
USDA
Washington, D.C
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