THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity caused by heavy drinking can add to brain damage caused by drinking itself, says a new study.
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a sudden trauma to the brain caused by force. A severe TBI can leave a person almost incapable of functioning. But even a mild TBI, a concussion, can lead to a range of debilitating symptoms.
Cell phones can damage fertility in many ways, especially sperm counts. Learning how to minimize exposing your brain - and your partners - to cell phone radiation could help you to conceive faster.
NPR News/ProPublica Investigation: Army commanders have routinely denied Purple Hearts to soldiers who have sustained mild traumatic brain injuries in Iraq, despite regulations that make such wounds eligible for the medal.
The Purple Heart is the most powerful symbol that a soldier has sacrificed for his or her country. For generations, the military has awarded Purple Hearts to soldiers wounded in action. But an investigation by NPR and ProPublica has found that Army commanders routinely deny Purple Hearts to soldiers who've suffered concussions from explosions -- even though Army regulations say they merit the ...
Awareness of the potential damage from concussions apparently is on the uptick. A study on organized youth sports published in Pediatrics magazine this month found that emergency room visits for concussions for 8- to 13-year-olds doubled from 1997 to 2007. For 14- to 18-year-olds, they tripled. Still, experts believe far more concussions are never reported.
The U.S. Army honors soldiers wounded or killed in combat with the Purple Heart, a powerful symbol designed to recognize their sacrifice and service.
Royal Perth Hospital doctors have found that an alarming one in five speed users treated at their emergency department has a brain abnormality linked to memory loss, dementia and an increased risk of stroke.
A teenager has been sentenced to three years detention for taking part in a "brutal" and "cowardly" attack which left a Perth father with irreversible brain damage and forever changed the life of his family.
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain is disturbed, resulting in damage to precious cells.
When Jordan Petersen got knocked out on the football field at Spruce Creek High School, his heart stopped. Medical professionals speculate that he experienced a rare event called a "commotio cordis."
The World Future Society’s yearly confab got underway last night in Boston with a keynote from Wendell Wallach, a bioethicist, lecturer and scholar at Yale University.
STROKE is the second-largest cause of death and a leading cause of disability among adults in Australia.
AMESBURY — It's been about two weeks since the last American combat troops left Iraq. But Amesbury veterans agent Kristen LaRue's case files are not accumulating as one would expect with the wrapping up of such a major theater of war.
Without a doubt, nearly every person wants to believe that their town, city and country are safe, comforting places to live and raise a family.
The clot-busting drug tPA has put six stroke patients back on their feet, and spared another 10 from major disability, since it was first used in Palmerston North two years ago.
HOHENWALD — The Elephant Sanctuary has announced the appointment of a new CEO to run the not-for-profit wildlife refuge in Lewis County.
It appears that the millions of sweat-stained tourists who invade Rome's landmarks every year are a nuisance to more than just the locals — they're even starting to disturb God. At least, that is, the depictions of God on the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, which showed signs of damage during a routine cleaning this summer. According to Vatican Museums director Antonio Paolucci, the harm has ...
A schoolboy who was told he couldn’t take part in games after suffering a brain injury is to receive an Excellence in Sport Award.
"Neat" is not reflective of its name. The play, the first production of the B Street Theatre's 2010-11 season B3 series, is a messy family drama about real lives, real relationships and all the "stuff" that entails.
