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Argentinean President Recovers From Brain Surgery, Doctors Widely Differ On Rest Time

As President Cristina Fernandez recovers from surgery to relieve pressure on her brain, surgeons are offering widely different views on how long it might be for her to retake control of a government that seems entirely dependent on her calling the shots.Many Argentines have expressed concern at her being sidelined only three weeks before congressional elections, just when U.S. Supreme Court rejection of an Argentine appeal makes another debt default more likely, the economy has slowed sharply, and her Vice President Amado Boudou is under investigation for corruption."This is no time to go on automatic pilot," economist Jorge Todesca said in a letter to his clients.Todesca said Fernandez has run the government like an "anarchy" characterized by spontaneous acts, short-term thinking and key decisions that she often makes from within an intimate circle of advisers. Without her daily presence, top officials could lack the political authority they need to manage a looming economic crisis, h...

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  1. Multiple concussions may be causing increase in military suicides, study finds

    New research has revealed that soldiers who experienced multiple concussions during active service are much more likely to have suicidal thoughts than those who sust...

  2. Man, 36, dies after soccer injury, officials say

    Officials say a 36-year-old man has died after sustaining a head injury during an indoor soccer game in West Michigan.The Muskegon Chronicle reports Kevin Lee Conkri...

  3. Rare condition causes stroke in 14-year-old boy

    For 14-year-old Jackson Leitch, March 4 had started out like any other day.“He had gotten up in the morning, eaten breakfast and gone to school,” Robin Leitch, Jacks...

  4. Clinical trial attempts to cure autism with cord blood

    Researchers recently announced the beginning of a FDA-approved clinical trial that uses umbilical cord blood stem cells to ‘cure’ autism.Dr. Michael Chez, director o...

  5. Clinton's blood clot an uncommon complication

    The kind of blood clot in the skull that doctors say Hillary Rodham Clinton has is relatively uncommon but can occur after an injury like the fall and concussion the...

  6. Concussions may boost football players' depression risk

    Professional football players may be at increased risk for depression as a result of suffering frequent concussions, a new study suggests.The study evaluated 34 reti...

  7. Hillary Clinton wearing special glasses to treat 'double vision'

    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s new eyeglasses aren’t just a new look — they have a special lens that’s used to treat double vision, eye doctors told The...

  8. 11-year-old hospital patient catches fire

    State investigators are now looking into a fire that badly burned an 11-year-old patient at Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Fox 12 Oregon reported.Ireland Lane, a c...

  9. Hearing loss: Causes and treatment

    Hearing loss is one of the most common disorders affecting aging Americans.Approximately 18 percent of American adults aged 45-64 years, 30 percent of adults aged 65...

  10. Should science on brain injury inspire a ban on boxing?

    When Ireland's Katie Taylor was taking hits and striking blows for boxing's Olympic debut in an east London ring last year, John Hardy did not want to look.To this l...

  11. A Little Waiting May Be Good for Head-Injured Kids

    Observing some kids after a head injury may help doctors decide which ones need a head x-ray, according to a new study published in Pediatrics.That's important becau...

  12. Kids' CT scans not on the rise, study finds

    Contrary to previous research showing the number of CT scans done on children is rising, a new study finds use of the technology has leveled off and might even be de...

  1. Head injury , pesticides tied to Parkinson's disease

    The combination of a past serious head injury and pesticide exposure may be linked to an extra-high risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests.The ...

  2. New device may help detect athletes’ concussions on sidelines

    Millions of athletes experience concussions every year, yet there is currently no objective test to diagnose these injuries from the sidelines. As a result, many con...

  3. Clues discovered on course of degenerative brain disease in athletes

    In a new study of former athletes with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), researchers have found the disease tends to show up in one of two ways: early, with de...

  4. Less than half of parents aware of CT scan risks

    Just under half of parents in a recent survey understood that radiation from a computed tomography (CT) scan is tied to an increased risk of cancer for their child.T...

  5. Doctors use fat from man’s stomach to repair head injury

    In one of the first procedures of its kind, doctors reshaped a man’s head with fat from his stomach after he fell from a drainpipe and shattered part of his skull, B...

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  7. Kids' repeat concussions may mean longer recovery

    Young people may take longer to recover after their second or third concussion, a new study suggests.Researchers typically believe the average athlete needs up to tw...

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