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Hospitals Make Medication Errors With Blood Thinners
Blood thinners, including anticoagulants, are used to prevent heart attack or stroke. They help keep blood clots from forming in the arteries and veins. New research has revealed that in hospitals,...
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Evidence of Whiplash Hyperexcitability to Pain
It has long been noted that whiplash seems to cause widespread sensitivity to pain in some chronic patients. About half of people who suffer from whiplash-associated disorder (WAD) continue to report...
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Mechanisms That Cause Chronic Whiplash Pain
Whiplash is a multi-faceted type of injury and the subject of a great deal of scientific research and discussion. There are dozens of ways that whiplash can manifest depending on the type and location...
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Drug Could Prevent PTSD
A new drug could prevent PTSD symptoms after a traumatic incident, scientists have found, and can mitigate the effects of a newly-discovered gene linked to PTSD. An estimated 38% of whiplash patients...
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MRI Confirms Brain Damage From “Heading” Soccer Ball
Photo courtesy of Creative Commons Athletes using their head to move a soccer ball: It is called “heading,” and it is quite common. During competitive games, each soccer player averages six to 12...
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What Gets Patients to Work Sooner After Brain Injury?
Vocational rehabilitation has proven to be successful in helping patients return to work after brain injury, but is it worth the cost? It’s easy to assume additional appointments with therapists and...
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TMJ Disorders Cause Teeth Grinding and Headache, Study Finds
Damage to the temporomandibular joint is known to cause a long list of problems and medical complications in patients with temporomandibular disorders, or TMD. Former research has linked TMD with...
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Txt Hands-free? U Are Still In Danger
The Chevrolet Mylink is one of the many new interfaces allowing drivers to have hands-free mobile communications in effort to improve auto safety. But new research shows that such interfaces aren’t as...
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Motorcyclists Medical Insurance Claims Spike 36%
Photo by Elvert Barnes via Creative Commons Severe injury claims by motorcyclists have risen by 36% in Michigan, after the state passed laws that exempt most riders from wearing helmets, according to a...
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Helicopter Ambulances Save Lives
Photo courtesy of Dreamstime. For over 40 years, helicopters have been used in medical emergencies to transport severely injured patients to the hospital. Compared to ambulances that take trauma...
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