Archive for November, 2008

US family opposes end to care for brain-dead boy

Posted on November 8th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 11/8/2008 By DAVID B. CARUSOAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ A U.S. hospital has asked a judge for permission to stop treating a brain-dead 12-year-old cancer patient, even though his ultra-religious New York parents want to keep him on life support. Motl Brody of Brooklyn was pronounced dead..
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Arizona health officials issue rabies warning

Posted on November 7th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 11/7/2008 Arizona health officials issue rabies warning PHOENIX (AP) _ Officials with the Arizona Department of Health Services say the state is on track to count a record number of rabies cases this year. They are warning people to take precautions to avoid being exposed to the fatal disease,..
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DA: Sister will testify that Mass. girl was beaten

Posted on November 5th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 11/5/2008 By DENISE LAVOIEAssociated Press Writer SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) _ The younger sister of a girl who suffered a severe brain injury will testify that she saw her stepfather push the older girl down a flight of stairs, prosecutors said Tuesday. “She will tell you that this was the..
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Author Jon Katz writes of dogs, death and healing

Posted on November 3rd, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 11/2/2008 5:27 PM By MARY ESCHAssociated Press Writer WEST HEBRON, N.Y. (AP) — Jon Katz and companion Izzy, both wearing the photo IDs of hospice volunteers, are greeted brightly as they enter the dining room at Pleasant Valley Infirmary. While Katz chats and jokes with caretakers and residents seated..
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CA surgeon to stand trial in organ donation case

Posted on November 2nd, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 11/2/2008 5:28 PM By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruben Navarro loved horror movies. He watched the “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Friday the 13th” series with his mother, Rosa, and liked to visit Knott’s Berry Farm when it was transformed every October to “Knott’s Scary..
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