All posts tagged 'brain damage and disease'

Prosecution rests in case of brain-injured girl

Posted on November 20th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 11/20/2008 By DENISE LAVOIEAssociated Press Writer SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) _ Prosecutors wrapped up their case Wednesday against a man accused of beating his stepdaughter into a coma, triggering a right-to-die case that was resolved when the girl began to recover. Jason Strickland, a 34-year-old auto mechanic, is charged with..
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Arizona health officials issue rabies warning

Posted on November 7th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 11/7/2008 Arizona health officials issue rabies warning PHOENIX (AP) _ Officials with the Arizona Department of Health Services say the state is on track to count a record number of rabies cases this year. They are warning people to take precautions to avoid being exposed to the fatal disease,..
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Group calls for free malaria treatment in Africa

Posted on September 30th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

NOTE: Malaria not only kills 1 million people each year, survivors may suffer brain damage. Children are the most vulnerable to this disease. Date: 9/30/2008 9:22 AM By DONNA BRYSONAssociated Press Writer JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) _ Making tests and treatment for malaria free dramatically increases the number of people..
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