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Kids' concussions need follow-up after ER visit

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than 100,000 U.S. children visit the emergency room for a concussion each year, with many discharged without instructions to get needed follow-up care, a new study suggests.The findings, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, appear to ...

Grenade attack at Mexico resort wounds 15: report

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 15 people were injured, some seriously, after a grenade was thrown into a crowded bar in the internationally-popular Mexican beach resort of Puerto Vallarta on Wednesday night, media reported.Four of the injured people lost limbs in ...

Survival differences after injuries 'alarming'

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The chances of surviving a gunshot or a car crash may vary across North America, researchers have found, suggesting room for improvement in some healthcare systems.Based on data from six U.S. and three Canadian sites, the researchers ...

In Japan, bystander CPR often not so helpful

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A nationwide study from Japan shows chest compressions did little to help people who'd collapsed but didn't have underlying heart disease, such as those who had drowned or suffocated.Only 1.5 percent survived a month or more without ...

Over 20 killed in Iran mosque explosions: agency

TEHRAN (Reuters) - More than 20 people were killed and over 100 were injured in two explosions in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan Thursday night, a provincial emergency official was quoted as saying by IRNA news agency . "In the two explosions ...
A new study of about 1,400 Marine Corps recruits followed their injuries throughout 12 weeks of training and found injuries occurred just as often in the tailored shoes, Reuters Health reported.. Dr. Julie Silver, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist for AOL ...

Uruguay captain Lugano doubtful for semi-final

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Uruguay's captain and inspirational defender Diego Lugano may not be able to shake off a knee injury in time for the South Americans' World Cup semi-final against Netherlands, he said on Sunday."It's complicated because the time between one match ...

Brain damage rare in kids with simple head injuries

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - 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 said Monday.While some grownups may experience delayed, and potentially fatal, bleeding in the ...

Safina ruled out of Wimbledon with back injury

LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's former world number one Dinara Safina has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of injury, tournament organizers said on Saturday.Safina, who was seeded 20th for the grand-slam event which starts on Monday, has a lower back injury. Her position in ...

Six injured at Cape Town World Cup fan zone

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Six people were injured in a crowd crush at Cape Town's main World Cup fan zone on Thursday when thousands of fans attempted to get into the venue, a city spokesman said. "People were anxious to get in ...