LONDON (Reuters Life!) - An epilepsy sufferer has courted controversy in Britain by creating a public performance in which she will attempt to ...
Army helps vets with `invisible wounds' _ brain injuries, PTSD _ find jobs; employers hesitate Richard Martin keeps a rearview mirror on his ...
John O'Connor III, husband of retired Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, dead at 79 John J. O'Connor III, the husband of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, has died. The court said that O'Connor, 79, died Wednesday in Phoenix, Ariz., ...
John O'Connor, the husband of retired US Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, died Wednesday in Arizona after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, the US high court announced. He was 79. Sandra Day O'Connor left her seat on the Supreme Court ...
Rising violence in Afghanistan yields more spinal, traumatic brain injuries among US troops Far from winding down, the numbers of U.S. soldiers coming home wounded have continued to swell. The problem is especially acute among those fighting in Afghanistan, where nearly four ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older people with stronger muscles are at reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease compared to their weaker peers, a new study shows. Dr. Patricia A. Boyle of Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center in Chicago and her colleagues found ...
Aranesp nearly doubles stroke risk in diabetics with anemia and kidney problems, study finds A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Football League and its players association agreed on Wednesday to cooperate in a congressional call for an independent review of the scope and severity of head injuries in their sport. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith, ...
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: National Football League Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee member Dr. Andrew Tucker testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about football brain injuries on Captiol Hill October 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. A recent NFL study of retired players ...
2009 Rita Hayworth Alzheimer's Gala Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City 10-27-2009 Photo By Judie Burstein-Globe Photos, Inc. 2009 Copyright 2009 Globe Photos
NFL commissioner: League to offer medical follow-up to ex-players who reported mental problems When a recent study conducted for the NFL suggested that retired pro football players may have a higher rate than normal of Alzheimer's disease or other memory afflictions, the ...
Migraines accompanied by a blurring of vision known as "aura" double the risk of stroke, according to a study released Wednesday. That risk becomes even higher for woman, persons under 45, and smokers, said the study, published in the British Medical Journal. ...
