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Dying of Cold: Hypothermia in Trauma Victims
July 30, 2012 Hypothermia in trauma victims is a serious complication and is associated with an increased risk of dying. A new study has found that the key risk factor was severity of injury. However, ... > full story -
Terrorism and the Olympics by-the-Numbers
July 26, 2012 History offers a warning, but no clear pattern on the true risk of terrorism at the Olympic Games, concludes a new report. The Olympics have been terror targets on three separate occasions since ... > full story -
Cyberbullying: One in Two Victims Suffer from Distribution of Embarrassing Photos and Videos
July 25, 2012 Embarrassing personal photos and videos circulating in the Internet: researchers have discovered that young people who fall victim to cyberbullying or cyber harassment suffer most when fellow ... > full story -
How a Single Brain Trauma May Lead to Alzheimer's Disease
July 24, 2012 A study, performed in mice and utilizing post-mortem samples of brains from patients with Alzheimer’s disease, found that a single event of a moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) can ... > full story -
Sleep Deprivation May Reduce Risk of PTSD
July 18, 2012 It revealed in a series of experiments that sleep deprivation of approximately six hours immediately after exposure to a traumatic event reduces the development of post trauma-like behavioral ... > full story -
Cancer and Injuries More Likely in People With Serious Mental Illness
July 18, 2012 People with serious mental illness -- schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and disabling depression -- are 2.6 times more likely to develop cancer than the general population, new research ... > full story -
Hockey: Researchers Hit Back at Early Bodycheck Theory
July 12, 2012 A new study shows no evidence to back up the popular theory that teaching kids to body check earlier prevents injuries ... > full story -
Stray-Bullet Shootings Frequently Harm Women and Children
July 10, 2012 Most people killed or wounded in stray-bullet shootings were unaware of events leading to the gunfire that caused their injuries, and nearly one-third of the victims were children and nearly half ... > full story -
Increase in Track-Related Injuries Found Among Youth in the United States
July 3, 2012 With the 2012 summer Olympic games about to take place in London, children everywhere are looking forward to watching their sports idols and role models take center stage. While the Olympics may ... > full story -
Thumbs Down on Fireworks, Warns Trauma Expert
July 3, 2012 Thumb and finger loss account for 32 percent of all reported injuries due to fireworks - imagining not being able to text for life is more potent than personal safety to today's generation, says a ... > full story
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