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Exercise prevents knee injuries in army recruits
• Trauma & Injuries • Jan 18 11

Stretching and strengthening exercises help new military recruits avoid knee pain from hard training, UK researchers have found.

Nearly a quarter of physically active… Exercise prevents knee injuries in army recruits   

 
 

Link between fracture prevention and treatment adherence not fully understood by patients
• Gender: Female • • Trauma & Injuries • Jan 13 11

Newly released findings of a multinational survey conducted on behalf of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) show clear disparities between patients’ and doctors’ perceptions… Link between fracture prevention and treatment adherence not fully understood by patients   

 
 

New insight into neuronal survival after brain injury
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Jan 13 11

A new study identifies a molecule that is a critical regulator of neuron survival after ischemic brain injury. The research, published by Cell Press… New insight into neuronal survival after brain injury   

 
 

This new year, how motivated are you?
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • • Surgery • • Trauma & Injuries • Jan 05 11

Personal motivation may be the biggest factor in determining the length of time it takes for a patient to return to work following a… This new year, how motivated are you?   

 
 

Biological Joints Could Replace Artificial Joints Soon
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • • Trauma & Injuries • Jan 05 11

Artificial joint replacements can drastically change a patient’s quality of life. Painful, arthritic knees, shoulders and hips can be replaced with state-of-the-art metal or… Biological Joints Could Replace Artificial Joints Soon   

 
 

Optimizing patient outcomes after therapeutic hypothermia for traumatic brain injury
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Jan 04 11

Lowering the body temperature of patients soon after they have suffered a severe brain injury may reduce neurologic complications and improve outcomes. The safety… Optimizing patient outcomes after therapeutic hypothermia for traumatic brain injury   

 
 

Transferring trauma patients may take longer than 2 hours—but not for the most serious injuries
• Public Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Dec 21 10

Many trauma patients in Illinois who are transferred to another facility for care are not transported within the state-mandated two-hour window, but the most… Transferring trauma patients may take longer than 2 hours—but not for the most serious injuries   

 
 

Silent thyroid problems linked to fractures in men
• Endocrinology • • Gender: Male • • Trauma & Injuries • Nov 24 10

Elderly men with mild thyroid dysfunction - most of whom are unaware of it - are significantly more likely to develop hip fractures,… Silent thyroid problems linked to fractures in men   

 
 

Extensive Natural Recovery Seen After Spinal Cord Injury
• Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Nov 15 10

A study led by researchers in the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine shows unexpected and… Extensive Natural Recovery Seen After Spinal Cord Injury   

 
 

Airbags protect the kidneys during a crash
• Surgery • • Trauma & Injuries • • Urine Problems • Oct 26 10

Airbags not only protect people from head and chest injuries during car accidents, they may also protect individual organs - particularly the kidneys.

In… Airbags protect the kidneys during a crash   

 
 

New Study Identifies Risk Factors That Lead to Bicycling Injuries in City Traffic
• Trauma & Injuries • Oct 07 10

The streets of New York City can be dangerous for bicyclists, but they can be especially risky for young adult male bicyclists who don’t… New Study Identifies Risk Factors That Lead to Bicycling Injuries in City Traffic   

 
 

Kids’ brain injuries from basketball may be rising
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 13 10

Nearly 400,000 U.S. children and teenagers go to the emergency room for basketball-related injuries each year - with the number of concussions and other… Kids’ brain injuries from basketball may be rising   

 
 

Female Athletes with Higher Estrogen Levels May Have Higher Injury Risk
• Endocrinology • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 11 10

In female athletes with chronically higher estrogen levels, differences in the mechanical properties of tendons may lead to a higher risk of injury, according… Female Athletes with Higher Estrogen Levels May Have Higher Injury Risk   

 
 

Falls the Leading Cause of Injury among Older Adults in China
• Aging and Gerontology • • Trauma & Injuries • Aug 06 10

Falls are the most common injury for both urban and rural elderly in China, responsible for more than two-thirds of all injuries in people… Falls the Leading Cause of Injury among Older Adults in China   

 
 

Combat injuries may cause epilepsy years later
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Jul 20 10

Soldiers may develop epilepsy from a head injury as many as 30 years down the road, hints a new study of Vietnam veterans.

Post-traumatic… Combat injuries may cause epilepsy years later   

 
 

Five Reasons Why Knee Replacements Fail
• Arthritis • • Trauma & Injuries • Jul 11 10

While most knee replacements will function well for years, patients should be aware of the signs of failure—including increased pain or decreased function—that may… Five Reasons Why Knee Replacements Fail   

 
 

Custom running shoes might not prevent injuries
• Trauma & Injuries • Jul 08 10

Buying running shoes? A new study suggests that wearing sneakers tailored to your foot shape might not protect you against injuries.

New Balance, the… Custom running shoes might not prevent injuries   

 
 

To protect babies, keep car seats in the car: study
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Jul 05 10

To prevent injuries in babies, car seats should stay in the car. That’s the message of a new study, published today in the journal… To protect babies, keep car seats in the car: study   

 
 

Brain damage rare in kids with simple head injuries
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Jun 22 10

You shouldn’t worry too much if your kid hits his or her head and the doctor says it’s just a minor injury, Canadian researchers… Brain damage rare in kids with simple head injuries   

 
 

Traumatic Brain Injury in Professional Football: An Evidence-based Perspective
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Jun 12 10

Experts from Johns Hopkins Medicine hosted a press conference following a continuing medical education program on the epidemiology of head injury in professional football.… Traumatic Brain Injury in Professional Football: An Evidence-based Perspective   

 
 

Dysfunction and Obesity
• Obesity • • Trauma & Injuries • Jun 03 10

If you’re overweight, you have injuries. You’ve been so inactive that these injuries have been dormant. They don’t show up until you finally remove… Dysfunction and Obesity   

 
 

15 Years After ACL Knee Reconstruction, 84% of Male Patients Still Highly Active
• Arthritis • • Trauma & Injuries • Mar 13 10

Eighty-four percent of males who had ACL knee (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction with a patellar tendon (the tendon that attaches the knee to the… 15 Years After ACL Knee Reconstruction, 84% of Male Patients Still Highly Active   

 
 

Special issue of NeuroRehabilitation focuses on hypoxic-ischemic brain injuries
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Feb 22 10

IOS Press announces publication of a special issue of NeuroRehabilitation: An International Journal (NRE) devoted specifically to hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HI-BI), a significant disruption… Special issue of NeuroRehabilitation focuses on hypoxic-ischemic brain injuries   

 
 

Opiate painkillers raise fracture risk
• Drug Abuse • • Pain • • Trauma & Injuries • Jan 26 10

Older adults who take powerful prescription painkillers known as opioids face an increased risk of bone fractures, especially at moderately high medication doses, a… Opiate painkillers raise fracture risk   

 
 

Trauma Patients Safe from Mortality Risks, Complications Associated With So-Called “Weekend Ef
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Trauma & Injuries • Jan 23 10

People who are in car crashes or suffer serious falls, gunshot or knife wounds and other injuries at nights or on weekends do not… Trauma Patients Safe from Mortality Risks, Complications Associated With So-Called “Weekend Ef   

 
 
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