Dispensary Corner 21 Oct 10
October 21, 2010
THE dead walk!
A French woman who was
declared “very certainly clinically
dead” by doctors trying to
convince her sons to take her off
life support, has shocked staff at
the Bordeaux Rive Droite private
hospital by waking out of her
death-like sleep.
The woman, Lydie Paillard, fell
unconscious whilst being prepared
for her chemotherapy session.
Doctors on the scene were able
to revive her, and put her on a life
support system.
After careful deliberation, her
two sons were informed that their
mother was dead.
Doctors then had Lydie
transferred to a university
hospital, after her sons refused to
take her off the life support system.
It was at the university hospital
that a brain scan revealed activity,
meaning she had not passed away.
Fourteen hours later she awoke.
“All I remember is that I felt
unwell after receiving an
injection to prevent me
vomiting,” Lydie told reporters.
Staff at the university hospital
have suggested the Paillard
family now meet with the team at
Bordeaux Rive to discuss the
“communication error”.
IT’S in the genes.
Scientists at the University of
North Carolina have isolated what
they believe to be the ‘tipsy gene’.
Known more formally as
CYP2E1, the gene could
potentially be the reason why
some people feel the effects of
alcohol after just a small
amount, compared to others who
do not.
Basically people with gene
process alcohol more rapidly,
meaning they get feel the affects
of alcohol faster and get tipsy
quicker than others.
Scientists believe that the
discovery of CYP2E1 on
chromosome 10 may lead to
breakthroughs with alcoholism,
as people with the tipsy gene are
surmised to be less likely to
become addicts due to their
stronger reaction to the drug.
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