Singer Usher’s stepson, who was declared brain-dead after a Jet Ski accident, died Saturday after he was taken off life support, according to the Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-usher-stepson-dead-kile-glover-tameka-raymond,0,3861923.story Kile Glover, 11, had been in the hospital since the July 6 mishap. He and a friend were floating in an inner..
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This just in from the UK: Oldsters who drink up a storm risk brain damage. A study done by British scientists found a link between binge drinking, which is defined as having four or more alcoholic beverages at one sitting, and later memory loss and cognitive decline, according to the..
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Researchers are excited about the prospects for an immune-disorder drug that, at least in initial tests, halted the progression of Alzheimer’s disease for three years, according to USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-07-16/alzheimers-treatment-gammagard/56270084/1 Scientists announced the results of their study involving Gammagard, which is manufactured by Baxter International, at last week’s Alzheimer’s Association..
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The father of a 6-year-old girl who sustained brain injury after being hit by a foul ball at an Atlanta Braves game has filed suit against the team, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/lawsuit-filed-for-girl-1480479.html The Braves, team parent Liberty Media Corp., and Major League Baseball Enterprises were named as defendants..
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Two actresses, Halle Berry and Kristin Chenoweth, recently sustained head injuries while working on production sets. And it seems to me that their possible concussions were taken too lightly. Berry was sent to the hospital Tuesday after she fell and struck her head on concrete on the set of the..
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At a major Alzheimer’s disease conference in Vancouver last weekend, there were four studies unveiled that basically came to the same conclusion: That exercise can lessen the risk and slow the progression of dementia. There have been dozens of stories written about the various studies, but the best summary that..
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A new vaccine is being tested, and is giving patients with aggressive brain tumors a few more precious months to live. Researchers are hoping the vaccine, which is actually made from brain-tumor tissue from its eventual recipients, may be a breakthrough in terms of cancer treatment. Valley Hospital in Ridgewood,..
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Celebrity gossipmonger TMZ offered an “exclusive” Monday that had the media buzzing. It was a story claiming that the plug will have to be pulled on singer Usher’s stepson because insurance will no longer pay for him to stay on life support. http://www.tmz.com/2012/07/15/usher-stepson-tameka-foster-life-support/?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl2|sec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D179363 Last week the stepson, Kyle Glover, sustained..
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Former Great Bay Packer Craig Newsome offered insight into the painful retirement of an NFL player in an interview this weekend in the the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The story is about the Super Bowl winner’s struggle with an excruciating back injury and pain; addiction to prescription painkillers; depression; hopelessness; and..
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An 18-year-old lesbian isn’t letting a gunshot wound to the head stop her from helping police find the assailant who shot her and murdered her girlfriend, according to ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/US/lesbian-shooting-survivor-recuperating-brain-injury-working-police/story?id=16779285#.UAOA1ZHXOuI Mary Kristene Chapa is still in the hospital recovering from her brain injury, but she has been assisting police..
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