http://goldbamboo.com/ Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a206832.html Plagued by poison ivy allergy? It might be possible to coax the body to build up immunity to poison ivy. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a222815.html A computerized heart scan may start easing the emergency-room wait, giving doctors a faster picture of clogged arteries to help determine who can go home — within just four hours — and who needs more care. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:26 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a220810.html The following highlights health issues mentioned in governors' recent state of the state addresses.Connecticut: In her Feb. 7 speech, Gov. Jodi Rell (R) said that her December 2006 proposal to create the Charter Oak Health Plan will offer the state's 220,000 uninsured adult residents "good, basic health care ... for a premium of about $250 a month. [click link for full article] Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a215345.html The murderous antics of one of the 19th century's most infamous killers are the subject of a new book entitled Poison, detection, and the Victorian imagination.Dr William Palmer's arrest, trial, conviction and subsequent execution, attracted massive media attention, not least because of Victorian England's growing fear of a new form of homicide - criminal poisoning 'by science'. [click link for full article] Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a216346.html WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nasty staph germ circulating in and out of hospitals produces a poison that can kill pneumonia patients within 72 hours, researchers said on Thursday. Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:02 EST