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Long a contentious issue between government agencies and veterans, a new study shows Gulf War Syndrome is the result of long-term exposure to small amounts of sarin gas, and at least 25 percent of veterans deployed in the war may have the syndrome.
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Female teenagers who binge drink could be damaging the part of the brain that controls their memory and spatial awareness. But California researchers say boys don't seem to be equally affected.
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In Britain, a teenage girl has suffered from seizures and brain damage after taking the Cervarix cervical cancer vaccine, which protects teenage girls from contracting the cancer. This is one of many cases related to the vaccine.
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Scientists are concerned that women with early-term pregnancies should avoid exposure to the H1N1 swine flu virus at all costs - as the virus appears to disrupt the development of fetal brains.
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Adolescents and young adults who are heavy users of marijuana are more likely than non-users to have disrupted brain development, according to a new imaging study.
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According to a report from the Institute for Children's Environmental Health (ICEH), fluoride found in dental products, supplements and virtually all foods and beverages may damage the brain, causing developmental defects in children.
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Even very small amounts of lead in children's blood -- amounts well below the current federal standard -- are associated with reduced IQ scores, finds a new, six-year Cornell study.
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We hear the death count every day. 3,500 US soldiers have died in Iraq. But what of the wounded? Those maimed, burned, broken and mentally damaged, whose numbers now exceed 35,000 and rising. How will we care for all of our disabled veterans?
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Shaken Baby syndrome is a preventable disability that strikes more than 1,200 children annually. 25% to 30% of the tiny victims die as a result while the rest of the sufferers deal with lifelong problems.
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A 65 year old becomes the character of the person he meets because of brain damage.
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A girl left severely brain damaged by complications after her premature birth is awarded £7.3m.
Monika Samaan contracted salmonella poisoning at the Australia restaurant.
Do repeated concussions lead to brain damage?
The family of an Australian girl left severely brain damaged after eating a KFC chicken meal is awarded $8.3m (£5.1m) in damages.
Deion Branch's son Deiondre, 11, has brain damage from viral meningitis.
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Susan Spence has always been intrigued with life in the west in the 1880s. She researched historical accounts and...
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Fukushima is a disaster that continues to tell the world that nuclear power can't be controlled - which means it can't...
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Researchers have discovered that a bacterial pathogen can breakdown down protective molecules, known as mucins, on...
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