Sep 29 2006
convicted in ‘04 murder
Name: MARCELLE HANEMANN
The Daily News
BOGALUSA - Nathaniel Parish, a former Washington Correctional Institute inmate was found guilty Wednesday of second degree murder for the beating death of a fellow inmate on Sept. 28, 2004. Sentencing has been set for June 14.
Sep 29 2006
Tuesday Apr 25 17:11 AEST
Of the 330,770 young Australians who served abroad during World War I, 61,919 never came home and 137,013 were wounded in action.
But there’s another group of hidden casualties - the psychologically scarred who may have suffered no physical harm but whose wounds in many cases endured to the end of their life.
Sep 29 2006
Name : Steven A. King, MD, MS
April 2006, Vol. XXIII, No. 4
First described more than 500 years ago, phantom limb pain (PLP) is a common disorder today; as many as 50% to 80% of patients who undergo amputation report experiencing pain in the missing body part.1 Although it is easy to recognize and diagnose, its cause remains unclear and it can be difficult to manage successfully. Perhaps that’s why health care professionals often do not address it. A survey by Hanley and associates,2 for example, found that 53% of patients with PLP and 38% with severe PLP had never been treated for the disorder.
Sep 29 2006
Anosmics - those without a sense of smell - miss something often taken for granted.
By Bryan David Finlayson
I was 13 when I lost my sense of smell.
Skateboarding downhill in Santa Barbara, Calif., my stepbrother Christian and I were racing. It was not important where we were going; there was no reward for winning, no punishment for losing.
Sep 29 2006
By Christine Dell`amore Apr 27, 2006, 0:12 GMT
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) — A new stem-cell technology has allowed rats with spinal-cord injuries to walk again within two weeks, an advance that could one day help people with traumatic spinal-cord injuries.
Sep 29 2006
LAST UPDATE: 4/28/2006 3:30:24 PM
Local doctors have found a way to up your odds of surviving a critical injury. Vascular surgeons at the University of Cincinnati are repairing a potentially life threatening condition from car accidents to traumatic falls in a whole new way.
Sep 28 2006
Karen Collier
03may06
THE trapped miners are slowly sipping drinks hour by hour and crawling across their cage in a fight to keep alive.
Sep 28 2006
Tuesday, April 25, 2006 9:46 AM CDT
Editor’s note: This is the last in a four-part, weekly series.
By Adam Hammer, staff writer
Hangovers are temporary, but cirrhosis of the liver is forever and often results in death.
“Alcohol is a contributor to the top three causes of death partially because the immune system is decreased,” Barb Meek, a certified nurse practitioner at Fountain Centers, said.
Sep 28 2006
Farmington Hills site is planned
April 21, 2006
Name: JULIE EDGAR
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
A chain of centers that treats people with brain injuries is opening another inpatient location in Farmington Hills in the fall.
Sep 28 2006
By RANDY GRIFFITH
The Tribune-Democrat
Rocky Myers of Somerset said he has trouble keeping in touch with buddies from his Ligonier-based National Guard unit.
Since returning from active duty in Iraq, some of the soldiers have found themselves traveling great distances for military health services, Myers said.
