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Two Types Of Gulf War Disease Target Different Parts Of Brain

Posted on June 15th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Gulf War illness, with its many and varied many symptoms, isn’t a psychological ailment. It causes neurological damage in two different parts of the brain, affecting pain regulation and heart rates, according to a study by Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC). http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=70708&PageTemplateID=295 Researchers found that Gulf War illness has two..
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B Vitamins Slow Down Dementia’s Progress, Study Finds

Posted on June 14th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Global pharmaceutical makers have spent a not-so-small fortune trying to develop drugs to stave off Alzheimer’s disease and dementia — to no avail. As it turns out, a mere handful of inexpensive vitamins may do the trick. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences..
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Star Quarterback Cullen Finnerty’s Last Hours, And Unsolved Death

Posted on June 12th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

The New York Times Sunday did a big takeout, three pages, on the mysterious death of three-time Division II quarterback Cullen Finnerty. But there are still no answers about what caused his demise. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/sports/ncaafootball/questions-linger-about-death-of-former-quarterback-cullen-finnerty.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2& The Times sent a sports reporter out to Michigan to interview Finnerty’s family. On May 26,..
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Keeping Roethlisberger On The Bench For A Concussion

Posted on June 9th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Here’s to Mark Lovell, founding director of the sports concussion program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). He and his hospital were pioneers in taking head injuries seriously for the teams it provides medical care for, namely the Pittsburgh Steelers, University of Pittsburgh athletes and even the Pittsburgh..
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Treating Third-World Wartime Rape Victims For PTSD

Posted on June 8th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Rape seems to historically been employed as a weapon or tactic in warfare, but recent sexual violence in places such as Africa and the Mideast have put it in the spotlight. In those parts of the world, women who have been raped not only have to deal with the shock..
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Lem Barney Blames Head Injuries For Deacon Jones’ Demise

Posted on June 6th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Pro Football Hall of Famer Lem Barney has gone public with what I was thinking when I heard that NFL legend Deacon Jones had died: That head injuries played a part in his demise. In an interview with USA Today, Barney blamed the concussions that Jones endured during his career..
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Youth Football Concussions Mainly Happen At Games, Not Practices

Posted on June 5th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

A new study found that in youth football, concussions take place significantly more often during games compared to practice. Overall, players were 26 times more likely to suffer a concussion in a game than in practice. The research, conducted by the University of Pittsburgh and Cornell University, is scheduled for..
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Woman May Sue Over Brain Injury From Music Awards Accident

Posted on June 4th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Why are people so stupid? During the Billboard Music Awards, the singer Miguel took it upon himself to leap across the stage, over the audience, in a showy stunt. But he didn’t leap quite far enough. During the event, televised by ABC, Miguel landed in the crowd. His leg hit..
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Avastin Studies Conflict Over Its Use For Brain-Cancer Patients

Posted on June 3rd, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Two studies on the cancer-fighting drug Avastin produced different results, with the tests by the drug’s maker, Roche, coming out more positive for the medication, according to The Wall Street Journal. http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-244324/ In a study presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago, ..
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Andrew Greeley, Bruno Mars’ Mom, Succumb To Brain Maladies

Posted on June 3rd, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Two recent celebrity-related deaths caught my attention in the past few days, because they both involved ills of the brain. First, Roman Catholic priest and best-selling author Andrew M. Greeley died last Thursday at age 85 in Chicago. A vocal critic of the Church, and a writer of sometimes-racy novels,..
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