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Better brain trauma testing urged for those at war

Posted on March 13th, 2009 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 3/12/2009 6:14 PM By KIMBERLY HEFLINGAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of doctors and scientists said Thursday the U.S. needs to devise a uniform test for traumatic brain injury to be performed on all troops who are exposed to a blast or other violent event in wartime. Traumatic..
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America’s VetDogs: Four-legged Therapy for Soldiers

Posted on March 11th, 2009 · Posted in Brain Injury

In our firm we are confirmed believers in the benefit of canine companions. Our paralegal, Jayne, and her dog, Magic, recently completed their therapy dog certification and are well on their way to helping brighten up the days of nursing home residents in their area. Therapy dogs provide many services..
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FDA approves brain-zapping device to relieve OCD

Posted on February 19th, 2009 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 2/19/2009 By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Patients suffering from obsessive, distressing thoughts have a new treatment option: a pacemaker-like device that relieves anxiety with electrical jolts to the brain. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Medtronic’s Reclaim Deep Brain Stimulator device as the first..
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Amid nurse shortage, hospitals focus on retention

Posted on February 16th, 2009 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 2/16/2009 By RASHA MADKOURAssociated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) — Newly minted nurse Katie O’Bryan was determined to stay at her first job at least a year, even if she did leave the hospital every day wanting to quit. She lasted nine months. The stress of trying to keep her..
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Ruined financiers committing desperate acts

Posted on February 14th, 2009 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 2/14/2009 By DEBORAH HASTINGSAP National Writer In the abyss of financial ruin, faced with sure disgrace and possibly prison, some of the newly scandalized rich have taken desperate measures in these despairing times. The black hole of hopelessness can be overwhelming. A man who lost $1.4 billion to Bernie..
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Iowa agency: Housing for disabled men was criminal

Posted on February 10th, 2009 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 2/10/2009 By NIGEL DUARAAssociated Press Writer IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa state agency said Tuesday it intends to file criminal charges against the party responsible for lodging 21 mentally disabled factory workers in an unsafe, poorly heated building. The state Department of Inspections and Appeals would file..
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3rd Service Member Electrocuted in Shower in Iraq

Posted on February 3rd, 2009 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 2/3/2009 By KIMBERLY HEFLINGAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A third U.S. service member has been determined to have been electrocuted in a shower in Iraq, and Navy criminal investigators are investigating, The Associated Press has learned. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class David A. Cedergren, 25, of South St...
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Death after ‘gasser’ leads to charge against coach

Posted on January 24th, 2009 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 1/24/2009 By BRETT BARROUQUERE and WILL GRAVESAssociated Press Writers LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Football players know them as “gassers” — sprints up and down the field to build stamina. Sophomore Max Gilpin and his Pleasure Ridge Park teammates spent the tail end of a three-hour practice on a sweltering..
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Prosecutor: Ky. coach should have known heat risk

Posted on January 23rd, 2009 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 1/23/2009 By BRETT BARROUQUEREAssociated Press Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A high school football coach should have realized a player could collapse from heat stroke in the broiling weather during practice, a prosecutor said in announcing reckless homicide charges in a youth’s death. A grand jury indicted David Jason..
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Debris kills boy in stands at monster truck show

Posted on January 18th, 2009 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 1/18/2009 TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Debris flew into the grandstands at a monster truck show in Washington state, killing a 6-year-old boy and injuring another spectator, witnesses and city officials said Saturday. A red truck came apart while doing doughnuts during the freestyle competition of Friday night’s Monster Jam..
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