Date: 10/31/2008 BEIJING (AP) _ A Chinese mother who admitted poisoning and smothering her mentally ill daughter to death has been spared a jail sentence, state media reported Friday. Li Daohong fed her 20-year-old daughter, who suffered from brain paralysis, more than 200 sleeping pills in a Beijing hotel before..
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Date: 10/29/2008 GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) _ A Kentucky man arrested after police found the mummified remains of his disabled sister in the trunk of his car was set to appear in court Wednesday for an extradition hearing. Timothy Allen Brown, 36, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in St. Louis on..
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Date: 10/28/2008 By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated Press Writer CAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ An Egyptian security official says police detained a teacher in the northern coastal city of Alexandria after one of his pupils — a schoolboy — died in hospital, after allegedly being hit by the teacher. The official says the..
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10/27/08 From the Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin (BIAW): The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is looking for newand experienced objective grant reviewers with expertise in traumatic braininjury. HRSA is looking specifically for individuals with specializededucation, knowledge, and experience in the area of traumatic brain injuryto apply to be..
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Date: 10/26/2008 By CARLA K. JOHNSONAssociated Press Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ There’s no phone and no television. Only a screen offers privacy. But heart patient Edward Gray understands why the hospital put him in a cardiac unit hallway. “They sent me up here to make room for other emergency patients,”..
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Date: 10/23/2008 1:26 PM SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) _ A woman was told to move out of her apartment when the landlord discovered she has marijuana for medical use. Bobbie Wooten, 47, uses a wheelchair because she was paralyzed from the waist down in a car crash several years ago..
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Date: 10/20/2008 5:05 PM By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ The government has approved the first noninvasive brain stimulator to treat depression — a device that beams magnetic pulses through the skull. If it sounds like science-fiction, well, those woodpecker-like pulses trigger small electrical charges that spark brain..
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Date: 10/16/2008 2:04 PM By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Drink a milkshake and the pleasure center in your brain gets a hit of happy — unless you’re overweight. It sounds counterintuitive. But scientists who watched young women savor milkshakes inside a brain scanner concluded that when the..
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Date: 10/14/2008 4:18 PM NORWICH, Conn. (AP) _ The parents of a 2-year-old boy who died after accidentally shooting himself with a gun he found at home pleaded not guilty to charges related to the death. Jason Matteau, 27, and Rebecca Matteau, 24, of Jewett City, were arraigned Tuesday in..
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Date: 10/14/2008 10:01 AM Turkey apologizes for inmate beating death ANKARA, Turkey (AP) _ In a rare gesture, Turkey’s justice minister apologized Tuesday to the family of an inmate who was allegedly beaten to death in Istanbul and said 19 prison workers have been suspended in connection with the killing...
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