Childbirth apparently leads to bigger brains for new moms, according to a recent study. http://www.aolhealth.com/2010/10/22/woman-grow-bigger-brains-months-after-giving-birth/?icid=main%7Cmain%7Cdl3%7Csec3_lnk1%7C179843&a_dgi=aolshare_email The research, spearheaded by Dr. Pilyoung Kim with the National Institute of Mental Health, found that becoming a mother may not be so much “an instinctive response…
Hypocrite U.S. Chamber of Commerce Says It Can Sue, Not You
Hypocrisy, thy name is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its president and CEO, Tom Donohue. Today, Wednesday, the chamber is holding its annual Legal Reform Summit, whose unstated agenda is to undermine the civil justice system and to weaken the basic legal protections…
Brain-Damaged Arizona Bicyclist Gets $3.5 Million Settlement For Tucson Tour Accident
An Arizona bicyclist who sustained severe brain injury while competing in a race in Tucson has reached a $3.5 million settlement with Pima County and the organizers of El Tour de Tucson, The Arizona Star reported Tuesday. http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_8aecede2-77e1-5827-8ed6-aa2c23f677b7.html The settlement goes…
New Jersey Girl’s ‘Inoperable’ Brain Tumor Removed With Laser Treatment
A 10-year-old girl from Howell, N.J., may owe her life to an experimental laser procedure that “burned” a tumor from deep within the child’s brain. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/10/howell_girl_is_first_child_in.html The Star-Ledger of Newark wrote a story, headlined “Tackling the ‘Inoperable,’” Friday about Madison Beggs, who is…
Study Finds That Neurotic People Cost Us $22,000 A Year
Neurotic people are a financial burden to society, according to Dutch research, costing society as much as $22,000 a year. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_neurotic_costs/print The least neurotic people only cost society about $3,000 a year, but the most neurotic ring up costs of more than…
First Judge Finds That Federal Health Care Reform Is Constitutional
Foes of President Obama’s health care reform have lost the first round to have the law ruled unconstitutional, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/health/policy/08health.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=George%20E.%20Steeh&st=cse Judge George Steeh of Federal District Court in Detroit Thursday threw out one of the 15…
Hypertonic Fluids Don’t Help Brain Injury Victims, Study Finds
Here’s another setback in the emergency treatment of brain injury. A study has found that hypertonic fluid, a concentrated saline solution that paramedics administer intravenously to head trauma patients, doesn’t help improve the patients’ chances of survival or their later brain…
Neurofeedback The Subject Of Major Study Being Released Oct. 26
Controversial neurofeedback, which purportedly helps people change their own brain waves, is seeing a surge in popularity, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/health/05neurofeedback.html?_r=1&hpw Proponents of neurofeedback, which entails having electrodes attached to your scalp, say that it can help people…
Fort Hood Takes Extra Measures To Halt Soldier Suicides
Fort Hood in Texas has a suicide-prevention program, but the number of soldiers taking own lives there continues to rise at a record rate, with four killing themselves this week. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/us/30hood.html In response to the latest round of deaths, the Army is…
The Problems Enforcing Washington’s Model Lystedt Concussion Law
Many states have enacted concussion laws to protect young athletes, but those rules are not always properly enforced by schools and doctors, according to an incisive article by The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/23/sports/23concussion.html Headlined “Despite Law, Town Finds Concussion Dangers Lurk,” the…