This was a rather foolish move on Lady Gaga’s part. The superstar, known for her outlandish outfits, apparently sustained a concussion while performing a concert in New Zealand. And she went on with the show anyway, according to the Associated Press. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/lady-gaga-hit-head-pole-concert-zealand-article-1.1093334 Apparently Lady Gaga was onstage in Auckland, New..
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So far this year suicides have taken more lives of active-duty troops than actual combat in Afghanistan, according to the Associated Press. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2012/06/08/military-suicides-average-one-a-day.html Military suicides are soaring in 2012 as the psychological toll of years of fighting was in Iraq and Afghanistan appears to have pushed many soldiers over the..
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Here’s some rather alarming research: A study had found evidence that CT scans in kids increases the risk for brain cancer and leukemia. The results of the study, which was published online in the British journal Lancet, last week were widely reported in the media, including The New York Times...
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Nearly 100 concussion lawsuits filed by ex-pro players against the NFL are being consolidated, according to various press reports. http://www.latimes.com/sports/football/nfl/la-sp-nfl-concussions-20120608,0,2393930.story On Thursday lawyers, representing more than 2,000 former NFL players who claim they’ve sustained permanent brain damage under suffering concussions, filed a complaint to consolidate some 85 suits, according to..
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Sheryl Crow is a breast cancer survivor. And she will also apparently be a brain tumor survivor. Crow shocked her fans when she told The Las Vegas Review-Journal that she has a brain tumor last week. The tumor is benign, according to Crow, but it has affected her mind. http://www.lvrj.com/news/sheryl-crow-has-reason-to-forget-157158445.html?ref=445..
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The family of a Texas boy, who sustained traumatic brain injury in a traffic accident, has reached a confidential settlement of a lawsuit that charged that an Applebee’s restaurant served more than 20 drinks to a patron, who later caused the crash. http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/30/4525576/family-of-brain-injured-child.html Abdallah Khader, now 6, suffered extensive brain..
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It was not good news for Memorial Day: about 45 percent of the 1.6 million veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are seeking disability benefits for injuries, psychological and physical, from combat. http://www.htrnews.com/article/20120528/MAN0101/205280404/More-veterans-filing-disability-benefits The figure emerged following three months of reporting and digging by the Associated Press, a..
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As part of the largest study of mental-health risk ever done by the U.S. military, Rutgers University in New Jersey has been awarded $2.4 million to research the genetic make-up of soldiers at risk for suicide or psychological issues, the school announced Saturday. http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/news-releases/2012/rutgers-receives-2-4-20120526/ Jay A. Tischfield, a Rutgers professor..
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In New York, we call it’s chutzpah. I don’t know what you call it in the Big Easy. Suspended New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a libel and defamation suit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, according to the Associated Press and many other media outlets.. http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/7942639/new-orleans-saints-jonathan-vilma-sues-commissioner-roger-goodell-defamation The..
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An extra in the third “Transformers” movie, who lost about a third of her skull during an accident on the set, will receive $18.5 million as part of settlement, according to The Chicago Tribune.http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-transformers-lawsuit-20120524,0,2278975.storyThe woman, 26-year-old Gabriela Cedillo, will be receiving the compensation from Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Studio Productions,..
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