Samuel Morris (Prince Kaboo):

A biography of Samuel Morris, written by Thaddeus C. Reade of Taylor University.https://pillars.taylor.edu/samuel-morris/1004/thumbnail.jp

Samuel Morris (Prince Kaboo): Born of the Spirit, Led by the Spirit, Filled with the Spirit

A biography of Samuel Morris written by T.C. Reade of Taylor University.https://pillars.taylor.edu/samuel-morris/1002/thumbnail.jp

Samuel Morris (Prince Kaboo): Sketch of the Life of Samuel Morris

A biography written by Taylor University president Thaddeus C. Reade about the life of Samuel Morris.https://pillars.taylor.edu/samuel-morris/1003/thumbnail.jp

The Elder Brother

WHO builds the Home, the Church, the School? WHO manages the Store, toils in the Shop, cultivates the Farm, builds and operates the Mill and the Factory? WHO carries on Commerce, builds the State, makes the Nation? WHO furnishes the Money, the Thought, the Time, the Heart, Love and Sacrifice to lead the cause of Christ to victory? The Elder Brother.https://pillars.taylor.edu/faculty-books/1011/thumbnail.jp

The Exodus and Other Poems

The Exodus and Other Poems is a book of poetry by Rev. Thaddeus C. Reade.https://pillars.taylor.edu/ayres-collection-books/1027/thumbnail.jp

Bench-to-bedside review: Amelioration of acute renal impairment using ethyl pyruvate

Inflammation and oxidative stress cause renal impairment. Renal failure exacerbates the effect of oxidative stress on many organ systems. Antioxidants can prevent or treat renal failure in various experimental models and clinical situations. Pyruvate is an endogenous antioxidant with beneficial effects in animal models of oxidative stress. Because sodium pyruvate rapidly degrades in solution, a simple derivative of pyruvic acid, namely ethyl pyruvate, has been investigated as a therapeutic agent in preclinical studies. Ethyl pyruvate reduces organ system damage in ischaemia/reperfusion injury and haemorrhagic and endotoxic shock, at least in part through its antioxidant action. In addition, ethyl pyruvate appears to have direct beneficial effects on cytokine expression and proinflammatory gene regulation. The effect is long lasting and, importantly, even when it is administered after the onset of inflammation it can ameliorate organ damage and improve survival. Ethyl pyruvate is a widely used as a food additive and was shown to be safe in phase I clinical trials. We suggest ethyl pyruvate warrants further evaluation in the management of acute renal impairment

The pursuit of a high central venous oxygen saturation in sepsis: growing concerns

In this issue of Critical Care, Dutch investigators report that, in a cohort of patients with sepsis/septic shock admitted to three different intensive care units (ICUs), low central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2) was uncommon at the time of ICU admission, and hospital mortality was <30%. Their findings, taken together with those of recent reports from Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), raise serious concerns about the utility of early goal directed therapy (EGDT) outside the context of the original trial. Despite inclusion of EGDT into the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines, in response to growing uncertainty, ANZ and US investigators will soon begin randomization of patients into two large multicentre trials comparing EGDT to standard therapy. Until such studies are completed, basing international treatment guidelines on a single centre study performed in what may turn out to be a highly atypical environment would seem premature

An unusual suicidal death by automobile antenna: a case report

Worldwide, over one million people commit suicide every year. In the United States, the majority of these cases consist of gunshot wounds, hangings, and drug overdoses. Nevertheless, on rare occasions will individuals exhibit extraordinary creativity in how they decide to end their lives