'No shell remedy link' to tragedy.A POPULAR remedy made from crab shells could not be directly linked to a man's death from liver failure liver failure Clinical medicine Liver insufficiency that results in death, requires a liver transplant, or is characterized by recovery after encephalopathy, or while awaiting a transplant; also defined as a condition with ≥ 3 of following: albumin < 3. , a sheriff has ruled. The family of Norman Ferrie told a fatal accident inquiry But sheriff Michael Fletcher Michael Edward Fletcher (born February 17, 1977 in Compton, California) is a Canadian Football League linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts. College career Fletcher attended the University of Oregon and was a four-year starter at middle linebacker. said that there was no evidence to link the tragedy to the treatment - which is commonly taken for painful joints. Mr Ferrie's sister, Elaine, described how her "strong and healthy" brother rapidly declined after starting to take glucosamine in 2004. He was taken into hospital with acute liver failure Acute liver failure is the appearance of severe complications rapidly after the first signs of liver disease (such as jaundice), and indicates that the liver has sustained severe damage (loss of function of 80-90% of liver cells). and died at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on July 3 that year. His own doctor, John Dillon, said he suspected that glucosamine could be involved because he was aware of two other cases. However, Mr Fletcher said that, on the basis of the evidence presented, he could not rule that taking the remedy had caused the death of Mr Ferrie, from Invergowrie, near Dundee. The hearing at Perth Sheriff Court was told the cause of Mr Ferrie's liver failure was unknown. CAPTION(S): 'HEALTHY': Norman |
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