DIED, May 04, 2012

California Researcher Dies From Infection He Studied ABC News The death of a 25-year-old researcher studying a sinister strain of bacteria has highlighted the hazards of infectious disease research. The man, whose name has not been released, died Saturday at the San Francisco VA Medical Center from a ... See all stories on this topic »

Medic in Afghanistan dies in Skype chat with wife KFVS The Texas-based wife of an Army medic serving in Afghanistan witnessed her husband's death as the two video chatted via Skype, his family said Friday. A California jury has awarded nearly $2.5 million to a woman who said she almost died when a chicken ... See all stories on this topic »

Boy, 6, dies after being rescued from San Jose fire that killed mother San Jose Mercury News By Mike Rosenberg The 6-year-old boy rescued from a house fire Tuesday died at the hospital Thursday, authorities said. His mother had died at the scene of the blaze. Fire crews had tried to resuscitate the boy after the early-morning fire in South San ... See all stories on this topic »

Charles Higham, Celebrity Biographer, Dies at 81 New York Times Charles Higham, a prolific celebrity biographer whose books drew vast attention for their memorably vast claims (Errol Flynn was a Nazi spy, Howard Hughes played a central role in Watergate), died on April 21 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 81. See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Woman, 81, dies after struck by SUV near her home Chicago Tribune An 81-year-old woman died after she was hit by a Chevy Tahoe as she crossed Devon Avenue in the West Rogers Park neighborhood, officials said. Tasoula Metropolos was struck in a crosswalk in the 2700 block of West Devon Avenue and taken to St. Francis... See all stories on this topic »

Jenny Bluestein dies; hair salon owner and TV make-over artist Chicago Tribune Jenny Bluestein, who died Friday, was a pediatric oncology nurse who changed careers and became a hair stylist. She and her husband, Markus Bluestein, operated Facade Ltd., a popular Clayton hair salon. During the 1980s and '90s, their hair and makeup ... See all stories on this topic »

Lab tech dies after handling rare strain of bacteria Contra Costa Times By Paul Elias AP SAN FRANCISCO - Lab workers at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs medical center will be urged to get vaccinations for the diseases they study as a precaution as investigators continue looking into a researcher's death after he handled... See all stories on this topic »