News tagged with head trauma

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App for mobile phones helps diagnose concussions

(AP) -- The next tool in the campaign against concussions might be your smartphone. A doctor at the University of North Carolina teamed with other head-trauma researchers to develop an application for mobile devices that ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pediatricians adopt new term for shaken baby abuse

(AP) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to stop using the term "shaken baby syndrome" in favor of something more scientific.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Women commit shaken baby violence as often as men

Women are just as likely as men to violently shake a small child in their care, though men cause more severe injuries and death, according to a new University of Florida study.

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created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sideline test accurately detects athletes' concussions in minutes, study shows

A simple test performed at the sideline of sporting events can accurately detect concussions in athletes, according to study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Current sideline tests can ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hope for stroke victims

Two new studies from Spain provide conclusive evidence that an approach developed at the Weizmann Institute could speed recovery from stroke and head trauma.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study identifies which children do not need CT scans after head trauma

A substantial percentage of children who get CT scans after apparently minor head trauma do not need them, and as a result are put at increased risk of cancer due to radiation exposure. After analyzing more than 42,000 children ...

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created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reports claiming ALS caused by head trauma lacks scientific validation

A recent study1 suggesting that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may be attributed to "repetitive head trauma experienced in collision sports" lacks scientific epidemiological evidence to support this claim. In a revie ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Endangered baby gorilla born at Chicago zoo dies

(AP) -- A preliminary exam shows that an endangered baby gorilla born nine days ago at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo died of head trauma.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Children's well-being another casualty of recession

The incidence of abusive head trauma among children has skyrocketed since the beginning of the recession in late 2007, according to research that will be presented Saturday, May 1 at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) ...

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created May 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Shortcut through eyelid gives surgeons less-invasive approach to fix brain fluid leaks

Surgeons at Johns Hopkins have safely and effectively operated inside the brains of a dozen patients by making a small entry incision through the natural creases of an eyelid to reach the skull and deep brain.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Uninsured more likely to die after trauma

Americans without health insurance appear more likely to die following admission to the hospital for trauma than those with health care coverage, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Surgery.

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0