Whiplash injuries ?are they caused by startle reflexes?
New research published in The Journal of Physiology suggests that a cause of whiplash injuries could be startle reflexes elicited by unexpected loud sounds. Whiplash injuries most commonly result from seemingly minor low-speed rear-end collisions. The reason for the injury is not known but it is generally thought that the sudden acceleration of the body relative to the head damages the jo...A rarity among arachnids, whip spiders have a sociable family life
Whip spiders, considered by many to be creepy-crawly, are giving new meaning to the term touchy-feely. In two species of whip spiders, or amblypygids, mothers caress their young with long feelers, siblings stick together until they reach sexual maturity, and all mix in social groups. This is surprising behavior for these arachnids long-thought to be purely aggressive and anti-social, acco...Whiplash injury causes persistent
Researchers at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, in a first of its kind study compared a group of whiplash patients with a group of ankle injury patients. They found that those who suffered a whiplash injury had pain in the neck, head, shoulder, arm and even lower back which persisted for up to a year. In the study of the two groups, pain in the ankle injury group declined rapidly, mor...The Silver Lining after a Whiplash Injury
A recent study has shown that people who suffer whiplash injuries can recover soon with a newly developed whiplash management agreement, widely used in Quebec, Canada.// The Whiplash Management strategy is a big leap towards enabling speedier recovery, the highlights of this initiative being better cost economy and earlier resumption of normal activities, following faster recovery. The...Elective Surgery - the Financial Whipping Boy
The Australian reported last week that patients in several states were made to wait for common elective procedures such as cataract removals// and knee and hip replacements for much longer periods than they used to. The average wait for a cataract removal has risen from 168 days to 218 days in NSW and from 152 to 176 days in Victoria. Almost one-third of patients in NSW and in the North...FDA cracks the whip on manufacturers of unapproved Cold Medicines
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to the manufacturers of unauthorized medicines for cough and cold which include the drug carbinoxamine. // The companies have been given time from 30 to 90 days by which time they should completely stop selling these medicines. The FDA announced that this drug is known to be unsafe for treating cough and cold in children yet is bein...China Cracks the Whip on Pharmaceutical Companies Involved in Bribery
China's Ministry of Health has embarked on a drive of ridding the pharmaceutical industry off corrupt practices. In a national effort, the ministry has ordered// the blacklisting of drug companies involved in bribery. The companies that are blacklisted will not be patronized by any medical institution, for a period of two years. The list would include companies that have been scrutin...