News tagged with loss of consciousness

Anti-cholesterol drugs could help stave off seizures: research

Statins, the family of drugs used to lower cholesterol, might also reduce the risk of epileptic seizures in people with cardiovascular disease, according to a new statistical study by a drug safety expert at the University ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NFL players with concussions now sidelined longer

NFL players with concussions now stay away from the game significantly longer than they did in the late 1990s and early 2000s, according to research in Sports Health. The mean days lost with concussion increased from 1.92 d ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children with concussions require follow-up care before returning to play, say researchers

Children hospitalized with concussions should wait until they are seen by a clinician in a follow-up exam before returning to regular sports or playtime activities, according to researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Classifying concussions could help kids

It's estimated that more than a half million kids in the U.S. go to the hospital each year with a concussion.* That's an average of a kid per minute- every minute of every day. Some concussions are worse than others but it ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0