Brain-Damaged U.S. Soldiers Sent Back on Battlefield

"A study at Walter Reed Medical Center found that 52 percent of soldiers severely injured in Iraq and Afghanistan were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries, and yet many are sent back on the battlefield. One...

A home birth is not a safe birth

A baby has been reported to have died due to a home birth delivery. The death came at the time the Australian government is considering a review of maternity services. " Reports this week of the death during childbirth of the baby of a leading home birth advocate at her...

Baby Ordered to Die Today

This is what the parents of an unnamed baby will face today. "Parents battling to keep their seriously ill baby alive have failed to overturn a ruling allowing him to die. The nine-month-old boy has a rare...

Natasha Richardson Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury in Ski Accident

Actress Natasha Richardson, the wife of actor Liam Neeson, might have suffered brain damage after she was "critically injured" in a ski accident while in Canada. Richardson was taken to a hospital in Montreal where she is currently being treated for a "traumatic brain...

Binge drinking can cause long-term brain damage - study

Yet another report highlighting the negative effects of binge drinking. This report shows that binge drinking - even just a few sessions - can cause brain damage. Binge drinking amongst young people is a key area...

Illegal sex drug causes brain damage

Power 1 Walnut, an illegal sex enhancement drug has been found to cause severe brain damage in users after Singapore researchers examined eight men. The drug causes lesions and plaque to accumulate in the brain...

Diesel exhaust fumes ugly and dangerous

"If the smell of diesel exhaust isn't enough to make you avoid getting a lungful, new research now shows that even a short exposure to the fumes can affect your brain. A study published in the open access journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology reveals that an hour of sniffing...

Voices - Do Legalized Drug Pushers Influence TeenScreen?

"For the time being, the psychiatric drug trade is legal. As long as this is the case, drug companies have a legal right to market their wares and make a profit. They do not have a right to slither into schools in order to find new profit centers amongst our children. The...

Severity of Injuries Requires New Forms of Rehabilitation

"Never before have so many US soldiers survived such terrible injuries as during the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many have suffered multiple injuries, including brain damage. In special...

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