A new study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that stroke patients who had their clots removed from the arteries by medical devices had an increased chance of recovery than patients given clot-dissolving medication. The study was conducted on 500 stroke patients. Jeffrey Saver, MD, who wasn’t involved in the study, said that although clot-removing devices had been … [Read more...]
Head-banging Could Cause Rare Brain Injury, Say Researchers
A report that was recently published in the medical journal The Lancet details the case of a rare brain injury experienced by a head-banging Motorhead concertgoer. The same report goes on to add that not all head-banging will produce the same effects, though. It’s interesting to note that a major metal rock band has made it into a medical journal – one doesn’t see this too often. But it’s all … [Read more...]