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Judging Mark Kelly: Gabrielle Giffords Would Want Him to Fly the Shuttle
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyGive him some credit. Give her some credit. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head on Jan. 8 in Tucson, Arizona, has made so much progress in a Houston rehabilitation center that her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, decided to leave his wife's side and join his crew aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, scheduled to launch in April. And here come the critics, right on time: Mark Kelly is selfish, he's ego-driven, he cares more about his career than he does his wife. How can he even think of abandoning her in her fragile state? Hey, people! Mark Kelly is going back to work, like thousands of ...
Hurdle in Giffords' Recovery: How to Replace Her Skull
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsOne of the many medical hurdles facing Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is replacing the part of her skull that was removed to relieve swelling in her brain after she was shot at a meet-and-greet event on Jan. 8. Surgeons removed the bone from the congresswoman in the first days after she was shot in the head; in the coming months, they'll need to put the brain-protecting bone back into place. How exactly do surgeons go about replacing a part of the skull? The idea of replacing the bone -- or removing it in the first place -- may make most people cringe, but neurosurgeons say the procedure is so ...
The Revised Concussion Rulebook: What It Means for Kids and Contact Sports
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Nov. 2) -- Concussions, no matter how minor the symptoms, need to be a top medical priority for young athletes, their coaches and their parents. That's the bottom line from a top medical advisory board, which Monday issued a rigorous new set of recommendations on the management of concussive injuries. After months of debate over the proper handling of concussions, especially among teenage football players, the American Academy of Neurology has published a position paper on the issue. What's the AAN's key point? That concussions can be lifelong injuries with incredibly serious implications ...
Toxic Sand: Another Enemy in Afghanistan
By not in system - AOL News(June 26) - American forces in Afghanistan, who already face roadside bombs and insurgent attacks, may be dealing with an environmental enemy as well -- toxic sand that can damage their brains, according to a recent Navy study. In a presentation at a neurotoxicology conference in Portland, Ore., earlier this month, Palur G. Gunasekar, a senior scientist with the Navy Environmental Health Effects Laboratory, said that dust kicked up in sandstorms contains manganese and other metals. "The sand is a risk factor for inducing neurotoxicity," Gunasekar said. Compounds that are neurotoxic are those ...
Toxic Sand: Another Enemy in Afghanistan?
By Sheila Kaplan - Politics DailyAmerican forces in Afghanistan, who already face roadside bombs and insurgent attacks, may be dealing with an environmental enemy as well -- toxic sand that can damage their brains, according to a recent Navy study. In a presentation at a neurotoxicology conference in Portland, Ore., earlier this month, Palur G. Gunasekar, a senior scientist with the Navy Environmental Health Effects Laboratory, said that dust kicked up in sandstorms contains manganese and other metals. "The sand is a risk factor for inducing neurotoxicity," Gunasekar said. Compounds that are neurotoxic are those that damage ...
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