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Knock on the Head – No Small Thing After Al

... One, or mild, concussion never results in loss of consciousness but should not be ignored, Shannon says, as it can lead to serious consequences if you’re reinjured. Possible symptoms are mild headache, ringing in the ears, blurred vision, dizziness, impairment of thought processes or memory, or sensitivity to lig...

From Excitement To Health - Coke To Serve All

...l Singh told PTI here. Looking at growing health consciousness as an ‘opportunity’ to expand, Coke, which is striving to reverse the declining sales and profitability, is going to match rival Pepsi in terms of offering a complete spectrum of beverages but says no to snacks, a factor that has contributed to good ...

Delhi Faces Threat of Brain Fever

...brain may be affected, leading to altered level of consciousness and shock. Treatment of the condition usually involves admission into the intensive care unit, followed by intensive monitoring. Intravenous fluids, antibiotic administration, breathing support and management of blood pressure may be required. The ...

Allergies can be fatal if not attended properly

...uddenly developed difficulty in breathing and lost consciousness in an hour’s time. She was immediately rushed to the Southampton General Hospital, but her heart stopped, causing irreversible brain damage. Five days later, her mother Sandra took the decision to turn off her life support. She had never been form...

New warning signs for child meningitis

...daches, stiff neck, light sensitivity and impaired consciousness to diagnose a meningococcal disease in children. T...adache ·Stiff neck ·Sensitivity to light ·Impaired consciousness ‘New’ symptoms: ·Severe leg pain which prevents the child standing or walking ·Cold hands or feet -...

Indian Incense Invades American Senses

...es from the incense burned by men and women, their consciousness rides the smoke and blends with the divine emanations of cosmic light, allowing a brief spiritual attuning with the Divine Consciousness," says Stern who appreciates the invasion of Indian incense. (Source: IANS) ...

Endemic Encephalitis in India can be controlled by early vaccination

...sease symptoms are characterized by fever, loss of consciousness and seizures and this years out-break has caused more than 764 child deaths in Uttar Pradesh. Compared to Uttar Pradesh the incidence of encephalitis is low in Andhra Pradesh state due to precautionary methods taken by Andhra Pradesh government by ...

A New Initiative To Fight Childhood Obesity

...ue of childhood obesity to the forefront of health consciousness and will help America's youth get involved to create their own healthy lifestyles.' Following the announcement, President Clinton participated in a town hall meeting with young people from around America. The program, hosted by Linda Ellerbee, wil...

Poisoning by fruits similar to blackberries

... at the emergency room demonstrated disturbance of consciousness with facial twitching. The pupils were found symmetric and reactive. Hemodynamic status was good and cardiopulmonary auscultation and electrocardiogram were normal. He needed repeated diazepam administrations and was managed in the hospital, and re...

B-Carotene Increases Oral Cancer Risk In Smokers

...to improve general health of people. With health consciousness spreading steadily, the number of people taking vitamin supplements for improving health // status has considerably increased. The approach requires caution because the need for beta-carotene supplement would be dependent to a large scale on the smok...

Identifying brain lesions with impaired consciousness

... for discriminating between patients with impaired consciousness who have a brain lesion and those who do not. Usin...stolic blood pressure in the diagnosis of impaired consciousness should give both clinical and economical benefits."...

Right side of the brain helps in awareness

...of self-awareness may provide unique insights into consciousness and doctors hope eventually to use such information to help people with disorders that include a lack of awareness of self and others, such as schizophrenia, autism and depersonalisation syndrome. Keenan and colleagues worked with five patients who ...

Alzheimer's followed by head injury

...ose who suffered mild head injuries - who had lost consciousness for no more than 30 minutes and had no skull fractures - were twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Those who had suffered more severe head injuries - who had been hospitalised and had been unconscious for more than 24 hours - were four ti...

A boon to epileptics

...he partial seizure, is associated with a change in consciousness - often the only external clue of a seizure is that the person affected will merely appear vacant or distracted for a short period. Partial seizures often originate in the temporal lobe, which is associated with memory, and patients often report ex...

Health at heights

... co-ordination, weakness, and decreasing levels of consciousness including, disorientation, loss of memory, hallucinations, psychotic behavior, and coma. It occurs after a week or more at high altitude, and can lead to death if not treated promptly. Balloonists will have tp prepare for such eventualities. ...

The right is responsible

...of self-awareness may provide unique insights into consciousness and doctors hope eventually to use such information to help people with disorders that include a lack of awareness of self and others, such as schizophrenia, autism and depersonalisation syndrome. Keenan and colleagues worked with five patients who ...

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