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Atlanta rehab hospital to provide free care to some vets - Sioux City Journal
ATLANTA (AP) -- An Atlanta rehabilitation hospital will provide free care to wounded military veterans who need brain or spinal cord injury services that aren't covered by the government, hospital officials said Monday. The Shepherd Center, which ...

Investigators raise questions over VA care of brain-injured vets - KEPR
WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of Iraq war veterans who could have suffered traumatic brain injury may be getting unnecessary or inadequate health care because Veterans Affairs officials have yet to determine whether their initial screening tests are ...

Use the methane - Corpus Christi Caller
Now that Corpus Christi has a new landfill (Cutting-edge landfill designed to serve the city for 100 years, Oct. 28), the Solid Waste Department should consider collecting the methane off-gassing from both the Elliot and the new landfill and use it ...

Fall from roof has been tough slip in life - Roanoke Times
OUT OF FOCUS: For Tim Alley, 28, picking out the threads of his life is an elusive task. He visibly strains to remember what things were like before June 25, the day he fell 12 feet from a roof at a construction site. In addition to several broken ...

Top News Headlines - InteliHealth
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal drug safety regulators said Thursday they are investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin can increase patients' risk of developing cancer. ATLANTA (AP) -- The number of measles cases in the U.S. is at its ...

Coeur d'Alene Soldier Buried at Arlington National Cemetery - Spokane Spokesman-Review
A highly decorated U.S. Army Special Forces sergeant major from Coeur d’Alene, who died May 9, was buried this afternoon at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Sgt. Maj. Bradly Conner, 41, was killed in an explosion while serving his fourth tour in ...

Mill Creek Little League WS - Everett Herald
Symptoms of a concussion In trying to diagnose an athlete with a concussion, look for these warning signs: 1. Appears dazed or stunned 2. Is confused about assignment 3. Forgets plays 4. Is unsure of game, score or opponent 5. Moves clumsily 6 ...

Soldiers' concussion symptoms tied to stress - MSNBC
Eric O'Brien, 32, an Army staff sergeant, tries to remember places he is to look for and the tasks he is to perform as he prepares to take a walk with occupational therapist Jenny Owens, right, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. As a ...

Department Of Defense Awards $35M To Support Local Brain Injury ... - Medical News Today
Of the more than 1.5 million people who suffer a traumatic brain injury each year in the United States, as many as 75 percent sustain a concussion, a brain injury that is classified as mild yet can lead to long-term or permanent impairments and ...

War Veterans’ Concussions Are Often Overlooked - The Ledger
Former Staff Sgt. Kevin Owsley is not quite sure what rattled his brain in 2004: the roadside bomb that exploded about a yard from his Humvee or the rocket-propelled grenade that flung him across a road as he walked to a Porta Potti on base six weeks ...

 

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