Archive for March, 2009
Scientists with DaVinci Biosciences and Hospital Luis Vernaza have developed a way to effectively treat spinal cord injuries (SCI). Researchers found that injecting a patient’s bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMCs) into the spinal column benefited both acute and chronic SCIs. When a spinal cord is injured, there is hemorrhaging which leads to swelling and restricted blood flow. The injected BMCs promote blood vessel growth, which aids in healing.
“Yen optimism plummets as Japanese economy sinks…â€
“The global economy is likely to shrink for the first time since World War II, and trade will decline by the most in 80 years.â€
“US unemployment rate to reach 9.4%.â€
“Russia’s official unemployment hits 2.34 million.â€
With headlines like these everywhere you look, it’s hard to, as aptly put in “Meet the Robinsons”, keep moving forward. As the world economy continues its nose dive, more and more people are forced to file for unemployment, state medical assistance, and food benefits. In tandem with the fall, the percentage of people having trouble paying for health care is rising fast – 21% of the American population at the last report.
During a news conference addressing Brain Injury Awareness Month, Army Brig. Gen. Loree Sutton, head of the Pentagon’s Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, estimated that “up to 360,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans may have suffered brain injuries” (USA Today).
How do you know if your child has suffered a mild or severe concussion? Interestingly enough, there is little data to determine not only how bad the concussion is, but when the patient has fully recovered.
