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Brain death – How to cope with it

...nts of road traffic accidents, severe stokes, head injuries or cerebral hemorrhage are all confined to a situa...that a relative who is still warm with no apparent injuries and breathing with the help of a ventilator can be brain dead, despite explanations from medical sta...

Doctors operate upon patients in candlelight- latest from the quake scene

...ar and at least 50000 people have suffered serious injuries of the brain, spinal cord and other grave injuries. While most of the fractures and other injuries were treated at the site some serious life threatening injuries had to be treated by shifting the pa...

Eating disorders are hereditary

...s in the moment they have any inconvenient trigger injuries in their self esteem, injuries that they try to heal improving their physical image. It was concluded that genes have a lot to do...

Less drinking less stroke

...ents appeared to protect against age-related brain injuries such as silent stroke and white matter disease. However, consumption of alcohol, at any level, was also associated with some brain atrophy.// The research team studied 2,306 patients over the age of 65 who were enrolled in the Cardiovascular Health...

Blood Pressure Drug may slow wasting in burn victims

...atients, including many with crush and broken bone injuries from falls or car wrecks....

More Elderly Take Inappropriate and Harmful Medications

...takes a medication that could put them at risk for injuries and illness. According to the report, more than 21% of elderly Americans--representing nearly 7 million// individuals--had received at least one of these 33 potentially inappropriate medications in 1996. Nearly 3% used a medication that elderly peop...

Risk Of Developing Arthritis

.... The Arthritis Research Campaign says that sports injuries can lead unnecessarily to osteoarthritis, but a few simple measures could significantly reduce the risk of permanent damage. Chief executive of the organisation Fergus Logan says this should not deter people from pursuing sporting activities. “But...

Alzheimer's followed by head injury

...in England has buttressed the suggestion that head injuries may be linked to the onset of Alzheimer's disease.... They found that those who suffered moderate head injuries were twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's while those who experienced severe head injuries were fo...

Osteoporosis associated with Childhood Cancer

...nger face potentially more severe and debilitating injuries as they age. The researchers determined that the effective drug combination used to treat childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (prednisone, vincristine, daunorubicin, L-asparginase, etoposide and cytarabine), combined with higher doses of cranial...

Harm to the chest can be destructive

...at a specific phase of the heart beat. Most such injuries occur during sports like baseball, hockey, softball or soccer. They may also occur during 'shadow' boxing or while intervening in a scuffle. The study makes a case for better protective clothing in sports where the chest is exposed, and for more wide...

Arthritis Drug May Cause Liver Damage

...itis has been connected to dozens of serious liver injuries and 12 deaths which should be banned.// Arava began selling in 1998 as a competitor to the gold-standard treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, called methotrexate. When the Food and Drug Administration approved Arava, the agency noted Arava worked no b...

Evading sports injuries

.../ went up by 50 per cent among those aged 60. Most injuries were due to inflammation and wear and tear aggravated by overuse. Biking, skiing, tennis and skating were the highest-risk activities. To stay safe, always remember to warm up and cool down before and after your exercise session. You also need to p...

Control of anger disorder connected to Brain Dysfunction

... IED patients similar to that found in people with injuries to the brain region. For one, IED patients showed marked differences from other study participants in tests of "emotion recognition"--being, for example, more likely to perceive "neutral" facial expressions as "disgusted." In other tests, Best's tea...

Many factors influence sexual potency

...ions such as diabetes, blood vessel disease, nerve injuries and low levels of male hormones can cause sexual impairment. Also, certain medications can affect sexual potency. The physicians often can modify doses of the medication which might decrease adverse side effects. - Smoking can be a factor. Smoking ...

Stretching the muscles doesn't make them more resilient

...might be a waste of time. It does little to reduce injuries or muscle soreness, say researchers. Warning up and cooling down by stretching was thought to reduce the risk// of unused muscles going into painful spasm. The spasm theory turned out to be wrong, but the stretching habit stuck. It is one of the “man...

Airbags lessens oppressive eye injuries

...98. They looked at the severity of the various eye injuries that occurred. Level 1 included problems like skin...he eye and eyelid, while Level 4 described serious injuries such as optical nerve damage and retinal detachment. The researchers found that 3.5 per cent of th...

Spurt in hospital admissions following football shoot-outs

...r heart attack, stroke, self-harm and road traffic injuries increased during the days following the match. The match ended with a penalty shoot out - a tense situation where in each team takes a shot at the goal and the one who misses first loses the game. England lost the game - and the researchers recorded...

Inflammation may help battle infection in gums

... suggested in today's other news article, leads to injuries of the arteries resulting in ischemic stroke diseases. Periodontists who have long been cautioning that inflammation of the gums is a sign of periodontal diseases are now puzzled by a recent research study which indicates that chronic// gum inflammat...

Research on causes for falling helps develop preventive strategies

...ver effective ways of preventing falls or reducing injuries during a fall. One such discovery is the "hip bag", which acts a protective cushion that is triggered to inflate when someone slips. If they fall, it prevents injury. Special shoes, strength training routines, and environmental and flooring designs t...

Backpacks cause more than just back injuries

... backpacks have often been associated with related injuries to the back, in children. However, researchers in ...w study have found that heavy backpacks cause more injuries to the heads and faces of children than they do to the back. The study was published in the January...

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