Serial lactate measures also help assess response to therapy. The half-life of lactate is around 20 minutes, even in septic patients. If the lactate is persistently elevated, it's not because the body can't get rid of it, but because the body continues producing it, shifting to anaerobic metabolism.
That's because the Philadelphia Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, which has been run in the city for 38 years, has a new date for 2015, landing on Oct. 31.
No trip to Philly would be complete without a visit here. And it's free, good golly Ms. Molly! My first bell experience happened back in 1989 when the bell was located in the Liberty Bell Pavilion which is now long gone.