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  For Iraq Veterans, Headaches Continue After Traumatic Brain Injury

  February 23, 2009 — Many soldiers who experienced mild head trauma or a blast exposure while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan are returning to the United States with headaches, according to a new ... > full story
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  Increased Physician Awareness Needed To Reduce Injuries And Neglect In Children

  February 19, 2009 — Scientists found that young children with multiple injury-related emergency department visits are more likely to have been reported to child protective services than children with only one visit. The ... > full story
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  Shark Attacks Decline Worldwide In Midst Of Economic Recession

  February 19, 2009 — The recession may be responsible for a slump of a different sort: an unexpected dive in shark attacks, says a University of Florida ... > full story
• Religion
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  Collective Religious Rituals, Not Religious Devotion, Spur Support For Suicide Attacks

  February 18, 2009 — While the relationship between religion and popular support for suicide attacks is a topic of frequent conjecture, scientific study of the relationship is rare. A new study in Psychological Science ... > full story
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  Cancer-Causing Toxins Linked To Unexploded Munitions In Oceans

  February 18, 2009 — During a research trip to Puerto Rico, an ecologist took samples from underwater nuclear bomb target USS Killen, expecting to find evidence of radioactive matter -- instead he found a link to cancer. ... > full story
• Automotive and Transportation
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  Accidental Wireless: Wireless-Based Sensor System Could SAVE Lives

  February 9, 2009 — Following a rollover automobile accident, driver and passengers are usually unable to call for help. So, unless the accident occurs on a busy road, rescue is unlikely to arrive in time to save them. ... > full story
• Psychiatry
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  Nightmares Increase Risk Of Further Suicide Attempts

  February 3, 2009 — People who have nightmares following a suicide attempt are five times more likely to attempt suicide again, compared with those who do not have ... > full story
• Accident and Trauma
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  Driving Under The Influence (Of Stress): Regional Effects Of 9/11 Attacks On Driving

  February 2, 2009 — A new study reveals that there was an increase in the rate of traffic fatalities in the three months following the 9/11 attacks, but only in the Northeast, the region closest to the terrorist ... > full story
• Dinosaurs
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  Ancient Wounds Reveal Triceratops Battles

  January 27, 2009 — How did the dinosaur Triceratops use its three horns? The horns and frills of horned dinosaurs were not just for looks. Battle scars on the skulls of Triceratops preserve rare evidence of ... > full story
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  Shoulder Injuries In US High School Athletes Occur More Often In Boys

  January 26, 2009 — Although shoulder injuries accounted for just 8 percent of all injuries sustained by high school athletes, shoulder injuries were relatively common in predominately male sports such as baseball (18 ... > full story

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