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Injury is damage or harm caused to the structure or function of the body caused by an outside agent or force, which may be physical or chemical. Injury may also refer to injured feelings or reputation rather than injuries to the body. Some types of injury Burns are injuries caused by excess heat or sometimes cold (frostbite). Fractures are injuries to bones. Wound: cuts and grazes are injuries to the skin, that can cause bleeding (i.e. a laceration). A bruise is a haemorrhage under the ...
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- Pain Specialists Investigate Impact And Treatment Of Landmine Injury - Special Issue Focuses On Physical, Mental Consequences
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Ibuprofen Best for Kids' Injury Pain
MedicineNet - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Boy given £6.6m for birth injury
BBC - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:38 EST
- Crashes Top Spinal Cord Injury Causes
WebMD - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:52 EST
- Crashes Top Spinal Cord Injury Causes
WebMD - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Take more breaks to avoid back injury on the job
Reuters - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:49 EST
- Teenagers With Retail, Service Jobs At Risk Of Injury, Robberies, Sleep Deprivation
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- The Journey Back From Brain Injury
ABC News - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:39 EST
- Avoid Back Injury At Work By Taking More Breaks, Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 11 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Higher Nitric Oxide Levels Increase Survival For Acute Lung Injury And Acute Respiratory ...
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Take More Breaks To Avoid Back Injury At Work, Study Says
ScienceDaily - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Pregnant women face high rate of serious injury
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:17 EST
- Doubts Over Studies Raise Serious Implications For Patients, Doctors Warn In BMJ
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Urine Test Helps Predict Lung Injury Outcome
MedicineNet - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- First National Review Of Pediatric Soccer Injuries: Higher Injury Rates In Girls And Very Young ...
ScienceDaily - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Simple, Inexpensive Solution To Common Cause Of Injury For Seniors
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Doctors find clues to mystery dizziness
MSNBC - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:41 EST
- New Supercomputer Brings Unique Opportunities For Swedish Brain Research
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Study finds clues to mystery dizziness
Reuters - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:41 EST
- Study finds clues to mystery dizziness
Reuters - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:41 EST
- Damage Control Orthopaedics: Patient Stabilization, Early Mobilization
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Psychiatric And Neurologic Conditions May Underlie Many Cases Of Chronic Dizziness
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- 'Smart Bladder Pacemaker' Moves A Step Closer
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Steroids Cause The Same Tissue Changes As Tendon Injury
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Psychiatric And Neurologic Conditions May Underlie Many Cases Of Chronic Dizziness
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- 'Smart' Prosthetics Restore Independence To People With Disabilities
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Biomedical Engineers Advance On 'Smart Bladder Pacemaker'
ScienceDaily - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Menstrual cycle injury risk link
BBC - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:43 EST
- Getting On Your Nerves ... And Repairing Them
ScienceDaily - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Stenting Surgery Could Prevent Heart Injury Deaths
MedicineNet - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Stroke victims train brains to see again
Reuters - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:29 EST
- Stroke victims train brains to see again
Reuters - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:29 EST
- Stroke patients can train brain to repair vision
MSNBC - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:13 EST
- Workers who lift need more breaks
The Earth Times - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:43 EST
- Workplace Pressures, Hazards Raise Risk Of Job Injuries In Youths
ScienceDaily - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Accidental drug-poisoning deaths on the rise
Reuters - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:35 EST
- Accidental drug-poisoning deaths on the rise
Reuters - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:35 EST
- News Tips From The Journal Of Neuroscience
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Health Tip: Treating a Sports Injury
MedicineNet - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Study Reveals 1.6 Million Pediatric Soccer Injuries From 14-Year Period
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Top Gear insulting, says charity
BBC - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:47 EST
- Accidental drug-poisoning deaths on the rise
MSNBC - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:52 EST
- Pediatric Soccer Injuries Study Finds Higher Injury Rates In Girls And Very Young Players
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Higher Nitric Oxide Levels Increase Survival In ALI/ARDS Trial
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Brain Cleaner: New Method Holds Promise For Treating Brain Injuries
ScienceDaily - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Protein Found That Causes Blood Vessel Leakage And Swelling With Diabetic Retinopathy
ScienceDaily - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- An Injury Teaches Mental Flexibility
Washington Post - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
- Blood banks may soon only take men's plasma
MSNBC - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:57 EST
- Xytis Begins Phase II Clinical Study With Anatibant (XY2405) For Traumatic Brain Injury
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Developing Thought-Controlled Artificial Limbs: New Ideas From Penn Scientists
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 21 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
- Uric Acid And Spinal Cord Injury Treatment: Novel Approach Holds Potential For Inhibiting ...
ScienceDaily - Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Essay: Diet Supplements and Safety: Some Disquieting Data
New York Times - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:14 EST
- New Method Developed At Weizmann Institute Holds Promise For Treating Brain Injuries
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
- Uric Acid And Spinal Cord Injury Treatment - A Novel Approach From Rutgers Holds Potential For Central Nervous System Damage
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Cancer Stem Cells And Other Advances In A Hot Scientific Field
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
- Drink 'cuts brain injury damage'
BBC - Sun, 24 Dec 2006 01:33 EST
- Spinal manipulation may not be safe for children
Reuters - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:36 EST
- Alcohol May Be Protective from Head Injury
ABC News - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:40 EST
- States With Higher Levels Of Gun Ownership Have Higher Homicide Rates
ScienceDaily - Sun, 14 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Diabetes Drug Shows Promise For Preventing Brain Injury From Radiation Therapy
ScienceDaily - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Adult injuries linked to child IQ scores
The Earth Times - Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:54 EST
- Feeling Tired? You May Be Less Likely To Get Hurt, Researcher Says
ScienceDaily - Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Diabetes Drug Shows Promise For Preventing Brain Injury From Radiation Therapy
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Cognitive Rehabilitation Not Covered By Many Health Insurers
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
- Feeling Tired? You May Be Less Likely To Get Hurt, MU Researcher Says
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Kicking causes most severe injury
BBC - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:11 EST
- Stem Cells Found in Amniotic Fluid
WebMD - Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Key To Avoiding Whiplash Injury May Lie In Head Restraint Positioning
ScienceDaily - Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Low To Moderate Blood Alcohol Level Linked To Reduced Mortality Following Traumatic Head Injury
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:00 EST
- Study Finds Surfing Safer Than Soccer
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:00 EST
- Low to moderate levels of alcohol in blood could save brain injury patients
The Earth Times - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:16 EST
- Study Finds Surfing Safer Than Soccer
ScienceDaily - Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- New Treatments Prevent Brain Injury Hours After Stroke In Rats
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Innovative Collaboration Continues Brain Injury Research
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Low To Moderate Blood Alcohol Level Linked To Reduced Mortality Following Traumatic Head Injury
ScienceDaily - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- New Treatments Prevent Brain Injury Hours After Stroke In Rats
ScienceDaily - Sun, 31 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Are Women Weak In The Knees?
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Unbelted Backseat Passengers Produce Deadly Results
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 02:00 EST
- Gas On Your Mind
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 25 Dec 2006 07:00 EST
- Platelets Key To Acute Lung Injury
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 03:00 EST
- Barrow Receives Two Grants Worth A Total Of 900,000 From The ABRC
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:00 EST
- TV Programs Score Poorly In Seatbelt/Helmet Use
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 25 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Chiropractic Resolutions For A Healthy, Pain-Free Year
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 24 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Unbelted Backseat Passengers Produce Deadly Results
ScienceDaily - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- 1 In 3 Drivers Under 'The Limit' For Alcohol Still Test Positive For Drugs
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 26 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Key To Avoiding Whiplash Injury May Lie In Head Restraint Positioning
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:00 EST
- Greater Insight Into The Workings Of The Human Mind - Through The Study Of A Snail's Brain
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 25 Dec 2006 11:00 EST
- Sword Swallowers More Likely To Be Injured When Distracted Or Swallowing 'Unusual' Swords
ScienceDaily - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Protective effect from alcohol seen in head injury
Reuters - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:38 EST
- Protective effect from alcohol seen in head injury
Reuters - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:38 EST
- Surgery may offer help for incontinence
MSNBC - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:22 EST
- Performance Of Wide Receivers, Running Backs Post-ACL Injury Falls By One Third
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 04 Dec 2006 02:00 EST
- Rerouting Nerves May Aid Bladder Control
ABC News - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:46 EST
- Kicking causes severe injuries, says study
The Earth Times - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:36 EST
- Obstacles To Reducing Human Injury And Death Due To Medical Error
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Moderate Alcohol Helps You Survive Brain Injury
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:00 EST
- Boots More Harmful Than Weapons In Street Violence, Study Shows
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:00 EST
- Feet as Weapons Do Serious Damage
WebMD - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:00 EST
- Massive Gun "Buyback" Doubled Fall In Australian Gun Deaths
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Feet, Rather Than Fists, The Most Dangerous Bodily Weapon To Use In Assaults
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
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