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.
So Far, Philly Murder Rate Down in 2016. The combined January-February number was the second lowest of the last 10 years. So far in 2016, Philadelphiaâs murder rate is at its second-lowest number in the last 10 years. Even with two more homicides â including the death of a South Philly restaurant worker â added by end of day Thursday, the city has still recorded 39 homicides for the year.